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3 | DOE Appliance Standards 

What Does the Program Cover?

• Over 60 products are covered by DOE’s appliance standards 

These are known as “covered products.”

• Covered products are responsible for 90% of residential build

energy consumption, 60% of commercial building energy consand approximately 29% of industrial energy consumption.

o In 2009, the Nation’s 113 million households and 5.4 million comm

buildings consumed approximately 39.2 quadrillion Btu (quads) oannually, about 41 percent of the U.S. total. 

o Residential buildings use 22 percent of the U.S. total and comme

buildings use 19 percent. Industrial equipment and processes copercent of the national total. 

o Energy use in buildings costs $413.3 Billion ($2009). 
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What Does the Program Do?

• Establishes test procedures for measuring the 

energy efficiency of covered products. 

• Energy efficiency is often difficult to define, and requires 

different metrics for different products.

• Test procedures must be carefully developed, so they can’t 

be gamed.

• Establishes the mandatory standard levels for the 

energy efficiency of covered products. 

• The standard is defined in terms of the test procedures 

established by the Program.

• Manufacturers must test their products using the DOE test 

procedure, and it must meet the standard level to be sold in the U.S.

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What Does the Program Do?

• Enforces the standards. 

• DOE can order manufacturers to take 

corrective action if their products do not meet the standard levels.

• This can include ordering them not to sell the 

products in the United States and the imposition of civil penalties.

(November 28, 2012)Midea Agrees to Pay $4.5M for Four Models that Fail to Meet Federal Energy StandardsMidea America Corp., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd., and China Refrigeration Industry Co., Ltd. (“Midea”)—a

affiliates of GD Midea Holding Co., Ltd.—agreed to pay $4,562,838 after admitting in a compromise a

refrigerator-freezer basic model and three freezer basic models fail to meet the relevant federal energstandards. Specifically, Midea admitted that the DOE-tested units of the offending basic models consapproximately the following rates:UL-WD195-D: 55% over the standard UL-WD145-D: 28% over the standard 

HS-390C: 8% over the standard HD-146F: 8% over the standard
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What Does the Program Do?

• Working with EPA, leads test 

procedure development, testing/verification, and MOST EFFICIENT for ENERGY STAR.

• DOE generally uses the same 

test procedure for appliance standards and ENERGY STAR.

• DOE conducts testing in support 

of the ENERGY STAR program to verify the required efficiency levels.

• DOE has tested over 400 

products since 2010 to ensure that products bearing the ENERGY STAR logo deliver the energy savings consumers expect.

• ENERGY STAR MOST 

EFFICIENT targets ~top 5% of market for several home appliances.
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What Does the Program Do?

• Working with FTC, DOE 

creates a methodology to calculate energy-usage values for Energy Guide labels on appliances.

• Generally the results on the FTC 

label are based on calculations resulting from DOE test procedures.

• Manufacturers must file data 

reports with FTC and must contain the ratings for the appliances. FTC is allowing manufacturers to submit reports to DOE via CCMS.
8 | DOE Appliance Standards 

What Are the Program Benefits?

The Program is highly effective, achieving high bang-for-the-buck energy savings. 

• The national energy efficiency standards promulgated to date are 

to save 69 quads of energy by 2020 and 120 quads by 2030. 

• The cumulative utility bill savings to consumers of these standard

estimated to be over $900 billion by 2020 and over $1.6 trillion th

2030. 

• Annual carbon dioxide savings will reach nearly 260 million tons 

and the cumulative savings by 2030 is estimated to be 6.5 billion 
9 | DOE Appliance Standards 

What Are the Manufacturer Benefits?

Federal energy efficiency standards benefit manufacturers as we

• They reduce the regulatory burden on appliance and equipment 

manufacturers by pre-empting a potential patchwork of state stana single Federal standard. 

• Regulatory streamlining enhances industry competitiveness, prof

its ability to protect and create jobs. 

• Efficiency standards can help lower the costs of innovative energ

technology by facilitating their entry into the market and providing economies of scale. 

• Test procedures that underlay standards enhance the ability to te

performance of newer technologies. The result is higher efficiencthat are more widely available and more affordable to own. 
10 | DOE Appliance Standards 

Standards Under Development

Standard Rulemakings are ongoing for approximately 30 products 

Standards Stage

Commercial Packaged Boilers Not Yet StartedRefrigerated Beverage Vending Machines Not Yet StartedGSFL and Incandescent Reflector Lamps Preliminary AnalysHigh Intensity Discharge Preliminary AnalysCommercial and Industrial Pumps Preliminary AnalysCommercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers Preliminary AnalysMiscellaneous Residential Refrigeration Preliminary AnalysDehumidifiers Preliminary AnalysCommercial Compressors FrameworkResidential Boilers FrameworkPackaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps FrameworkCeiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light Kits FrameworkFurnace Fans NOPRWalk-in Coolers and Freezers NOPRCommercial Refrigeration Equipment NOPRElectric Motors NOPRSet Top Boxes NOPRMetal Halide Lamp Fixtures NOPRAutomatic Commercial Ice Makers NOPRCommercial Clothes Washers NOPRSingle Package Vertical Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps NOPRResidential Water Heaters NOPRCommercial Packaged Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps NOPR/DeterminatiCommercial Warm-Air Furnaces NOPR/DeterminatiCommercial Water Heaters NOPR/DeterminatiDistribution Transformers Final RuleBattery Chargers and EPSs Final RuleMicrowave Ovens Standby Final Rule
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Test Procedures Under Development

Test Procedures are ongoing for approximately 30 products in 2

Test Procedures Stage

Alternative Efficiency Determination Methods SNOPRSet Top Boxes NOPRElectric Motors NOPRHigh-Intensity Discharge Lamps SNOPRTelevision Sets SNOPRCentral Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps SNOPRInduction Cooking Products (Active-Mode) NOPRClothes Dryers (Automatic Termination Sensors) NOPRFurnace Fans SNOPRResidential and Commercial Water Heaters NOPRMiscellaneous Residential Refrigeration NOPRCommercial and Industrial Pumps NOPRCommercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers NOPRBeverage Vending Machines FrameworkCeiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light Kits NOPR

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Compact Fluorescent Lamps Direct Heating Equipment and Pool HeaterMode) Illuminated Exit Signs Light Emitting Diodes Microwave Ovens (Active Mode) Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and HPlumbing Products Residential Furnaces & Boilers (Active MoTraffic Signal Modules and Pedestrian ModCommercial Clothes Washers Residential Refrigerators - Ice Making Dehumidifiers (Active) Luminaires Lighting Systems