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MEMORANDUM

To: John Cymbalsky From: Lucy deButts and the Ceiling Fan and Ceiling Fan Light Kit Team Date: April 1 1, 2013
Re: Teleconference with the American Lighting Association clarifying the Ceiling Fan and Ceiling Fan Light Kit Framework Document

On April 10, 2013

, Lucy deButts of DOE, Colleen Kantner and Karina Garbesi of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Aris Marantan, Andre Gondouin, Aisha Hussain

, Maureen Kienle

, Michael
Brancato , and Caroline de Monasterio of Navigant Consulting particip ated in a teleconference with representatives of the American Lighting Association including Dick Upton (President), Terry McGowan (Director of Engineering), and members David Turner of Hunter Fans, and Dave Gatto of Westinghouse Lighting. This memo summ arizes the discussion that took place at that meeting.

Questions on Specific Framework Items

Item 25 : DOE requests information on the existing and/or future market availability of ceiling fan light kits with inseparable LED lighting components

.

ALA (David Turner, Hunter Fans): What does DOE mean by inse parable LED lighting components? Is inseparable d efined as per ENERGY STAR l uminaires ?

DOE : Yes . Inseparable means that the l amps are not consumer replac e able. It means that the lamp
cannot be removed from the light kit by the consumer. These light kits are usually LEDs and are hard wired to the light kit. They don’t have an ANSI socket and replacing the lamp would mean replacing the entire light kit.

Item 38 : DOE requests feedback the consumer utilit y of ceiling fan light kits that are package d with dimming functionality.

ALA (David Turner, Hunter Fans) : DOE indicated that there are currently light kits that have integrated dimmers or are packaged with dimmers. ALA would like information on those products.

DOE : DOE will post that information on the docket.

Item 49 : DOE welcomes comments on the proposed method for isolating costs associated with decorative features from costs associated with functional features in ceiling fans and ceiling fan light ki ts.

ALA (Dave Gatto, Westinghouse Lighting ): How do you plan to define decorative features and
isolate costs for decorative and functional features ?

DOE: Decorative components don’t affect performance in terms of either airflow or efficiency.
DOE welc omes feedback on what should be included. Decorative features might include: hardware, motor housing, fan blade brackets, and finish.2

ALA (Dave Gatto, Westinghouse Lighting ): Until we know what you are considering, it is hard for us to craft a response. There are fan parts that are decorative but can also affect performance, such as the motor housing and brackets. When wil l ALA be able to comment on what is being
defined as decorative ?

DOE: DOE welcomes additional feedback on which components should be considered when analyzing fan performance and costs. Beyond the Framework Document phase, there will also be two more opportunities to review and comment on the analysis

– the Preliminary Analysis and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). Each of thes e two phases will have their own public meeting and comment period.

ALA (Dick Upton): Can DOE provide a list of features it is considering including in the decorative categories with in the next few days?

DOE: DOE will consider that.

Item 51 : DOE welcome s comments on regulatory burdens and changes that should be considered in the engineering analysis of ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits.
and Item 52: DOE welcomes comments on other engineering issues that could affect the engineering analysis.

ALA (David Turner, Hunter Fans) : Are these existing regulatory burdens or ones that would be incurred by the upcoming rulemaking?

DOE : Existing. In conducting the engineering analysis, DOE must consider the effects of regulatory changes outside DOE’s stat utory energy conservation standards rulemaking process that can impact the manufacturers of the covered equipment. DOE is interested in assessing the cumulative regulatory burden to manufacturers. Stakeholders should make DOE aware of any other regulatory burdens placed on the industry.

General Questions

Dick Upton, President of the ALA

ALA : Is this rulemaking for residential and commercial ceiling fans and light kits or only
residential?

DOE : Only residential.

Terry McGowan, Director of Engineering, ALA

ALA : What is DOE planning to do regarding the GU

- 24 base? Is DOE aware of and will it be taking into account California’s experience with light kits?

DOE : DOE will consider the proposal to reclassify light kits with Gu

- 24 socket. Can ALA provide the information on California’s experience ?3

ALA: We will provide that information.

(Note : DOE will post any information it receives to the docket. )

Terry McGowan, Director of Engineering, ALA.

ALA : What a re the assumptions on speed setting s for the current analysis? W hat were the assumptions on speed settings that are the basis of the current standards?

DOE : DOE has not yet conducted this analysis for the current rulemaking. For the previous rulemaking, DOE did not do that analysis. There are currently only design standards and not efficiency performance standards for ceiling fans. The design standards were set legislatively and only codified by DOE. If ALA has documentation on analysis that was used as the basis for the legislative standards setting, it could potentially be useful for the current rulema king.