U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSES FOR RESIDENTIAL 

REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, AND FREEZERS 

U.S. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

Room 8E-089 

Thursday, December 10, 2009 

Purpose 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will present its methodology developed for the 

refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer, and freezer preliminary analyses and sample results. 

DOE will also explain its plans for the remaining analyses—the analyses to support the 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). Lastly, DOE will also seek input from 

interested parties on its planned methodologies, assumptions, and data sources. 

Agenda 

 9:00 – 9:05 am Welcome 

 U.S. Department of Energy 

 9:05 – 9:15 am Opening Remarks, Introduction and Agenda Review 

 Doug Brookman 

 9:15 – 9:30 am Rulemaking Overview 

 Lucas Adin 

 This is an overview of the analyses in the rulemaking, the tools 

DOE uses to generate results for each analysis, and the issues 

on which DOE would like input during today’s meeting. 

 9:30 – 10:00 am Brief Opening Remarks from Interested Parties 

 Doug Brookman 

 Interested parties are invited to make brief summary comments 

regarding the preliminary activities and analyses for residential 

heating products. 

 10:00 – 11:50 am Market and Technology Assessment, Screening Analysis, 

and Engineering Analysis 

 Detlef Westphalen 

 Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach 

used and factors considered for the market and technology 

assessment, screening analysis, and engineering analysis. 

 Including Break 11:00 – 11:15 am 

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 11:50 – 1:00 pm Markups to Determine Product Price Analysis, Energy Use 

Characterization, and Lifecycle Cost Analysis 

 Greg Rosenquist and Asa Hopkins 

 Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach 

used and factors considered for the markups to determine 

product price analysis, energy use characterization, lifecycle 

cost analysis, and payback period analysis. 

 1:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch (on your own) 

 2:00 – 2:30 pm Shipments Analysis and National Impact Analysis 

 Asa Hopkins

 Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach 

used and factors considered for the shipments analysis, national 

energy savings analysis, and net present value analysis. 

 2:30 – 2:45 pm Preliminary Manufacturer Analysis 

 TBD 

 Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

preliminary manufacturer impact analysis.

 2:45 – 3:00 pm Break 

 3:00 – 3:45 pm NOPR Analyses 

 Detlef Westphalen, Jeff Kingman, and Greg Rosenquist 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the planned 

revisions to the preliminary analyses, and the planned approach 

and factors that will be considered for the manufacturer impact 

analysis, utility impact analysis, employment impact analysis, 

environmental assessment, and regulatory impact analysis.

 3:45 – 4:30 pm Discussion of Other Issues and Final Remarks from 

Interested Parties 

 Doug Brookman 

 This is a facilitated discussion of the issues raised by DOE on 

the preliminary analyses and the issues identified by 

participants concerning the preliminary analyses and results for 

residential heating products. 

 4:30 – 4:45 pm Next Steps and Closing Remarks 

 Lucas Adin 

 Presentation of closing remarks by DOE and adjournment of 

the meeting. 

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