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Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, 

Electric and Gas Kitchen 

Ranges and Ovens, Microwave 

Ovens, and Commercial 

Clothes Washers Energy 

Conservation Standards NOPR 

Public Meeting 

The purpose of this public meeting is to give 

DOE an opportunity to present its methodology 

and the results of the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) analyses and to respond to 

interested parties questions for establishing 

energy conservation standards for 

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Electric and Gas 

Kitchen Ranges and Ovens, Microwave Ovens, 

and Commercial Clothes Washers. 

On this page, you will find meeting materials, 

instructions for submitting comments on this 

rulemaking, and contact information. 

The following documents are available as Adobe 

Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader. 

Meeting Materials 

z NOPR for Residential Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, 

EERE Information Center 

DATE: November 13, 2008 

TIME: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT 

LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Energy 

Forrestal Building 

Room 8E-089 

Washington, DC 20585-0121 

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and Commercial Clothes Washers, 

Federal Register, October 17, 2008 (PDF

1.1 MB) 

z Agenda (PDF 16 KB) 

z Presentations (Available after the 

meeting) 

z Transcript (Available after the meeting) 

How to Submit Comments 

You may submit comments electronically, by 

mail, or by courier. Wherever possible, 

comments in the electronic format should carry 

the electronic signature of the author. Absent 

an electronic signature, comments submitted 

electronically must be authenticated by 

submitting the signed original paper document. 

All comments submitted must identify the 

docket number, and regulatory identifier 

number (RIN). 

z Docket Number EE-2006-STD-0127 and 

Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) 

1904-AB49. 

Comments may be submitted using any of the 

following methods: 

z Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov/

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

z E-mail: 

home_appliance.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. 

Include docket number EE-2006-STD0127 and/or RIN 1904-AB49 in the 

subject line of the message. 

z Postal Mail: 

Brenda Edwards 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Building Technologies Program 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Mailstop EE-2J 

Washington, DC 20585 

Please include one signed original. 

z Hand Delivery or Courier: 

Brenda Edwards 

U.S. Department of Energy 

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Telephone: (202) 586-2945 

Please include one signed original. 

Comments should clearly identify docket 

number EE-2006-STD-0127. The deadline for 

submitting comments is December 16, 2008. 

Contact Information 

Stephen Witkowski

Project Manager

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Cooking Products 

On this page, you will find 

information on DOE's energy 

conservation standards, test 

procedures, public meetings, 

and additional information 

pertaining to residential kitchen 

ranges, cooktops, ovens, 

microwave ovens, dishwashers, 

dehumidifiers, and cooking 

products as well as commercial 

clothes washers. 

In October 2008, the U.S 

Department of Energy (DOE) is 

proposing to amend the energy 

conservation standards for 

residential gas kitchen ranges 

and ovens and microwave 

ovens. DOE has tentatively 

determined that energy 

conservation standards for 

residential electric kitchen 

ranges and ovens are not 

technologically feasible or 

economically justified, and, 

therefore, is proposing a "nostandard" standard for these 

products. DOE is undertaking 

this action because the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act 

(EPCA), as amended, prescribes 

energy conservation standards 

for various consumer products 

and commercial and industrial 

equipment, and requires DOE to 

determine whether amended, 

more stringent, standards would 

be technologically feasible and 

economically justified, and 

would save a significant amount 

of energy. 

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In addition, DOE published a 

Final Rule for Electric Cooking 

Products on September 8, 1998, 

to address the energy 

conservation standards for 

electric cooking products 

(including microwave products) 

and substitute the term 

"cooking products" for the 

current obsolete term "kitchen 

ranges and ovens". This rule 

became effective on October 8, 

1998. DOE also amended its 

test procedures for Kitchen 

Ranges, Cooktops, Ovens, and 

Microwave Ovens which was 

published on October 3, 1997. 

Prior to these meetings, DOE 

held an informal public meeting 

on April 27, 2006, to discuss 

and receive comments on issues 

to be addressed in the 

Framework Document for 

establishing energy 

conservation standards for 

residential electric and gas 

ranges and ovens and 

microwave ovens, dishwashers, 

dehumidifiers, and commercial 

clothes washers. 

Some of the following 

documents are available as 

Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download 

Adobe Reader. 

Energy Conservation 

Standards 

z NOPR for Residential 

Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, and 

Cooking Products, and 

Commercial Clothes 

Washers, Federal 

Register, October 17, 

2008 (PDF 1.1 MB) 

z ANOPR for Residential 

Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, and 

Cooking Products, and 

Commercial Clothes 

Washers; Federal 

Register, November 15, 

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2007 (PDF 2.8 MB) 

z NOPR Technical Support 

Document for Consumer 

Products and Commercial 

and Industrial Equipment, 

Residential Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, and 

Cooking Products, and 

Commercial Clothes 

Washers 

z Technical Support 

Document Analysis Tools

z Notice of public workshop 

and availability of 

Framework Document, 

Federal Register, March 

27, 2006 (PDF 70 KB) 

z Rulemaking Framework 

for Commercial Clothes 

Washers and Residential 

Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, and 

Cooking Products, March 

15, 2006 (PDF 402 KB) 

Test Procedures 

z NOPR Test Procedure for 

Microwave Ovens, Federal 

Register, October 17, 

2008 (PDF 137 KB) 

z Kitchen Ranges, 

Cooktops, Ovens, and 

Microwave Ovens Test 

Procedure Final Rule, 

October 3, 1997 

Public Meetings and 

Meeting Materials 

z NOPR Test Procedure 

Public Meeting for 

Microwave Ovens 

z NOPR Public Meeting for 

Residential Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, Cooking 

Products, and Commercial 

Clothes Washers 

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z ANOPR Public Meeting for 

Residential Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, Cooking 

Products, and Commercial 

Clothes Washers 

z Framework Document 

Public Meeting for 

Commercial Clothes 

Washers and Residential 

Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, and 

Cooking Products 

Additional Information 

z Final Rule: Energy 

Conservation Standards 

for Electric Cooking 

Products (Electric 

Cooktops, Electric SelfCleaning-Ovens, and 

Microwave Ovens); Final 

Rule, Federal Register, 

September 8, 1998 (PDF

143 KB) 

z Cooking Products NOPR 

Technical Support 

Document

Life-Cycle Cost and Payback 

Period 

z Draft Oven LCC 

Spreadsheet (Excel 1.27 

MB) 

z Draft Cooktops LCC 

Spreadsheet (Excel 1.25 

MB) 

z Draft Microwave Oven 

LCC Spreadsheet (Excel

1.07 MB) 

National Energy Savings and 

Shipments 

z Draft Cooktop and Oven 

NES Spreadsheet (Excel

1.33) 

z Draft Microwave Oven 

NES Spreadsheet (Excel

561 KB) 

Contact Information 

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Technical Support 

Document: 

Residential 

Dishwashers, 

Dehumidifiers, and 

Cooking Products 

and Commercial 

Clothes Washers 

This report provides the 

technical analysis and results in 

support of the information 

presented in the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking for 

residential dishwashers, 

dehumidifiers, and cooking 

products and commercial 

clothes washers. This document 

consists of 14 Chapters, 10 

Appendices, the Environmental 

Assessment and the Regulatory 

Impact Analysis. 

The following documents are 

available as Adobe Acrobat 

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EERE Information Center 

Title Page (PDF

17 

KB)

Table of 

Contents

(PDF

270 

KB)

Chapters

Chapter 

1.

Introduction (PDF

85 

KB)

Chapter Analytical (PDF

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2. Framework 194 

KB)

Chapter 

3.

Market and 

Technology 

Assessment

(PDF

1.4 

MB)

Chapter 

4.

Screening 

Analysis

(PDF

125 

KB)

Chapter 

5.

Engineering 

Analysis

(PDF

1.4 

MB)

Chapter 

6.

Energy and 

Water Use 

Determination

(PDF

842 

KB)

Chapter 

7.

Markups for 

Equipment 

Price 

Determination

(PDF

308 

KB)

Chapter 

8.

Life-Cycle Cost 

and Payback 

Period 

Analysis

(PDF

5.5 

MB)

Chapter 

9.

Shipments 

Analysis

(PDF

521 

KB)

Chapter 

10.

National 

Impact 

Analysis

(PDF

1.3 

MB)

Chapter 

11.

Life-Cycle Cost 

Sub-Group 

Analysis

(PDF

20 

KB)

Chapter 

12.

Manufacturer 

Impact 

Analysis

(PDF

344 

KB)

Chapter 

13.

Utility Impact 

Analysis

(PDF

31 

KB)

Chapter 

14.

Employment 

Impact 

Analysis

(PDF

25 

KB)

Reports

Regulatory 

Impact 

Analysis

(PDF

20 

KB)

Environmental 

Assessment

(PDF

59 

KB)

Appendices

Appendix AHAM Data (PDF

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5A Submittal 322 

KB)

Appendix 

5B

Manufacturer 

Interview 

Guides

(PDF

52 

KB)

Appendix 

5C

The LowVolume 

Manufacturer

(PDF

169 

KB)

Appendix 

6A

Cooktops and 

Ovens: 

Determination 

of EnergyUsing 

Components

(PDF

112 

KB)

Appendix 

8A

User 

Instructions 

for LCC and 

PBP 

Spreadsheets

(PDF

89 

KB)

Appendix 

8B

Uncertainty 

and Variability

(PDF

50 

KB)

Appendix 

8C

Household 

Discount Rate 

Distributions

(PDF

179 

KB)

Appendix 

9A

Relative Price 

Elasticity of 

Demand for 

Appliances

(PDF

293 

KB)

Appendix 

10A

User 

Instruction for 

Shipments 

and NIA 

Spreadsheets

(PDF

77 

KB)

Appendix 

10B

National 

Equipment 

and Operating 

Costs

(PDF

843 

KB)

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Dishwashers, 

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Cooking Products 

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Clothes Washers 

Analysis Tools 

This website provides the 

technical analysis and results in 

support of the information 

presented in the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking for 

residential dishwashers, 

dehumidifiers, and cooking 

products and commercial 

clothes washers. 

Life Cycle Cost and Payback 

Period Spreadsheets 

z Life Cycle Cost Analysis 

for Commercial Clothes 

Washers (Excel 435 KB) 

z Life Cycle Cost Analysis 

for Cooktops (Excel 1.2 

MB) 

z Life Cycle Cost Analysis 

for Dehumidifiers (Excel

523 KB) 

z Life Cycle Cost Analysis 

for Dishwashers (Excel

1.1 MB) 

z Life Cycle Cost Analysis 

for Ovens (Excel 1.3 MB) 

National Impact Analysis 

Spreadsheets 

z National Impact Analysis 

Tool for Commercial 

Clothes Washers (Excel

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z National Impact Analysis 

Tool for Cooktops and 

Ovens (Excel 2 MB) 

z National Impact Analysis 

Tool for Dehumidifiers 

(Excel 832 KB) 

z National Impact Analysis 

Tool for Dishwashers 

(Excel 860 KB) 

z National Impact Analysis 

Tool for Microwave Ovens 

(Excel 647 KB) 

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