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Dishwasher Rulemaking

Under Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA or the

Act), the Department of Energy (Department) promulgates a rule amending its

test procedure to determine the energy efficiency of residential dishwashers.

This amendment provides a new test procedure for testing the energy

consumption of soil-sensing models, requires that manufacturers or private

labelers include the measurement of standby power consumption in the

estimated annual operating cost and estimated annual energy use calculations

for all dishwasher models, and adds new specifications for instrumentation

requirements. It also revises the number of cycles per year used for

calculating the estimated annual operating cost, based on new survey data

concerning consumer practices.

The Department 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. The Department is also initiating the data

collection. Written comments on these subjects are encouraged and should be

received by May 11, 2006.

For information related to the April 27, 2006, meeting, visit the Home

ApplliancesPublic Meeting webpage.

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

Download Acrobat Reader.

Framework Document

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers,idifiers, and Cooking Products, March 15, 2006

(PDF 402 KB

Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking

• Notice of public workshop and availability of F

r Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF 70 KB 2

rk Document,

Previous Rules and Documents

• Final Rule: Test Procedure for Dishwashers, Federal Register, August 29,

2003 (PDF 157 KB)

• Concept Summary for Dishwasher Test Procedure (PDF 7 KB)

• Review of Survey Data to Support Revisions to DOE ' s Dishwasher Test

Procedure , report by Arthur D. Little, Inc . (PDF 118 KB)

• Addendum to the Arthur D. Little, Inc . report, "Review of Survey Data to

Support Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher Test Procedure ," March 5, 2002

(.P. DF 1.2 MB)

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking : Test Procedures for Dishwashers,

Federal Register, September 3, 2002 (PDF 127 KB)

• Final Rule; Correction : Energy Conservation Program for Consumer

Products: Test Procedure for Dishwashers; Correction, Federal Register,

May 1, 2002 (PDF 52 KB)

• Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test

Procedure for Dishwashers, Federal Register, December 18, 2001 (PDF

84 KB)

 EE-2006-STD-0127 COMMENT 03.4
• Final Rule - Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test

Procedure for Clothes Washers and Reporting Requirements for Clothes

Washers, Clothes Dryers, and Dishwashers; August 27, 1997.

Contact Information

Bryan Berringer

Program Manager

(202) 586-0371

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Summary of Comments on http://www.eere.energy.

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Number: 1 Author: DOE Subject: Note Date: 9/4/2007 4:44:56 PM

See comment number 01.1

Number: 2 Author: DOE Subject: Note Date: 9/4/2007 4:45:19 PM

See comment number 01.2

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