U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

PUBLIC MEETING ON THE ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARD 

FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT FOR 

AUTOMATIC COMMERCIAL ICE‐MAKERS 

U.S. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW. 

Washington, DC 20585 

Thursday December 16, 2010 

Room 8E‐089 

Purpose

The Department is holding this informal public meeting as a first step in the standards

rulemaking process for commercial refrigeration equipment. This meeting is intended to

familiarize interested stakeholders with the approach and analytical tools that the DOE

anticipates using, and as such, it is the starting point for the standards‐development process.

The meeting will highlight issues on which DOE requests feedback from interested parties on

the assumptions, methodology, and analytical tools the DOE intends to use.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 am Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, & Opening Statements (Doug

Brookman)

9:30 – 9:45 am Regulatory History and Rulemaking Scope

(Charles Llenza)

Summary of statutory background and presentation scope of products

covered in today’s rulemaking and issues related to commercial ice‐

makers.

9:45 – 10:00 am Rulemaking Overview

(Charles Llenza)

Summary of the rulemaking process.

10:00 – 10:30 am Market and Technology Assessment

(Michelle Britt, Detlef Westphalen)

Presentation and discussion of the DOE proposed methodology for the

market technology assessment as part of the development of the

preliminary analysis for the energy conservation standard

10:30 ‐ 11:00 am Screening and Engineering Analysis

(Detlef Westphalen)

Presentation and discussion of the DOE proposed methodology for the

screening and engineering analysis as part of the development of the

preliminary analysis in development of the energy conservation standard.
                     

                   

             

          

       

                 

              

   

                 

                     

               

                         

             

     

                   

                   

                       

   

               

           

  

                   

         

                     

              

                  

   

   

11:00 – 11:30 am Test Procedure Background and Potential Changes

(Sarah Widder)

Presentation and discussion of the current DOE test procedure and

changes being considered to this test procedure.

11:30 – 11:45 am Markups

(Alan Cooke)

Presentation and Discussion of the DOE proposed methodology for

markups

11: 45 – 12:00 pm Energy Use Characterization

(Michelle Britt)

Presentation and discussion of the DOE proposed methodology for

energy use characterization and markups as part of the development of

the preliminary analysis for the energy conservation standard.

12:00 – 12:15 pm Life Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis, Shipments Analysis,

National Impact Analysis, Preliminary Manufacturer Impact Analysis

(Alan Cooke, Detlef Westphalen)

Presentation and discussion of the DOE proposed methodology for life

cycle cost and payback period analysis, shipments analysis, and national

impact analysis as part of the development of preliminary analysis for the

energy conservation standard.

12:15 ‐ 12:30 pm Life Cycle Cost Subgroup Analysis, Utility Impact Analysis, Employment

Impact Analysis, Environmental Assessment, and Regulatory Impact

Analysis

(Detlef Westphalen)

Presentation and discussion of the DOE proposed methodology for utility

impacts analysis, employment impact analysis, environmental

assessment, and regulatory impact analysis as part of the development of

the NOPR for the energy conservation standard.

12:30 – 1:00 pm Other issues, Questions & Comments/Closing Remarks

(Doug Brookman)

1:00 pm Adjourn