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Cooking Products

This page describes rulemaking activities and

regulations regarding energy efficiency for

residential kitchen ranges, cooktops, ovens,

microwave ovens, and cooking products.

Statutory Authority

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA) (42 USC 6295 (h)), as amended,

requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

to determine whether amended, more

stringent standards would be technologically

feasible and economically justified. On April 8,

2009, DOE published a final rule amending the

energy conservation standards for gas and

electric kitchen ranges and ovens. DOE raised

the standards for gas kitchen ranges and

ovens and determined that standards for

electric kitchen ranges and ovens did not

warrant revision—a "no-standard" standard.

Dehumidifiers and dishwashers were originally

included in this rulemaking, but have been

excluded because the Energy Independence

and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007)

prescribed standards for both of these

products.

Microwave oven standby-mode and off-mode

energy use were also originally considered in

this rule, as well as in a separate rulemaking

for microwave oven test procedures.

Interested party comments on both of these

rules generally supported incorporating into

the test procedure language expected to be

codified in an international standby power test

procedure, which is scheduled to be published

in July 2009. Therefore, the microwave oven

standards and test procedure amendments

addressing standby- and off-mode energy use

are now scheduled for completion in a

separate rulemaking.

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

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Energy Conservation Standards

Final Rule

Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, April 8, 2009 (PDF 1.3

MB)

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

NOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, October 17, 2008 (PDF

1.1 MB)

NOPR Technical Support Document for

Consumer Products and Commercial and

Industrial Equipment, Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, and Commercial

Clothes Washers

NOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(ANOPR)

ANOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, November 15, 2007

(PDF 2.8 MB)

ANOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Framework

Notice of Public Workshop and

Availability of Framework Document,

Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF

70 KB)

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial

Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF

402 KB)

Test Procedures

NOPR Test Procedure for Microwave

Ovens, Federal Register, October 17,

2008 (PDF 137 KB)

Kitchen Ranges, Cooktops, Ovens, and

Microwave Ovens Test Procedure Final

Rule, October 3, 1997

Public Meetings and Meeting

Materials

NOPR Test Procedure Public Meeting for

Microwave Ovens

NOPR Public Meeting for Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Cooking

Products, and Commercial Clothes

Washers

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Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Cooking

Products, and Commercial Clothes

Washers

Framework Document Public Meeting for

Commercial Clothes Washers and

Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers,

and Cooking Products

Additional Information

Final Rule: Energy Conservation

Standards for Electric Cooking Products

(Electric Cooktops, Electric

Self-Cleaning Ovens, and Microwave

Ovens), Federal Register, September 8,

1998 (PDF 143 KB)

Cooking Products NOPR Technical

Support Document

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski

Program Manager

(202) 586-7463

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Dehumidifiers

This page describes rulemaking activities and

regulations regarding energy efficiency for

residential dehumidifiers.

Statutory Authority

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA), as amended by the Energy Policy Act

of 2005 (EPACT 2005), prescribes energy

conservation standards for various consumer

products and commercial and industrial

equipment. EPCA also requires the U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) to determine

whether amended, more stringent, standards

would be technologically feasible and

economically justified, and would save a

significant amount of energy. The Energy

Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA

2007) subsequently prescribed standards for

dehumidifiers, fulfilling DOE's obligation.

Therefore, DOE is not proposing standards for

dehumidifiers in the final rule for residential

dishwashers, dehumidifiers, and cooking

products, and commercial clothes washers,

but will instead codify the statutory standards

in the EISA En Masse.

DOE also 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

microwave ovens, electric and gas ranges,

dishwashers, and dehumidifiers, as well

as commercial clothes washers.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standard

Codified Standards

EISA En Masse

Final Rule

Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, April 8, 2009 (PDF 1.3

MB)

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

NOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, October 17, 2008 (PDF

1.1 MB)

NOPR Technical Support Document

NOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(ANOPR)

ANOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, November 15, 2007

(PDF 2.8 MB)

ANOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Framework

Notice of Public Workshop and

Availability of Framework Document,

Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF

70 KB)

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial

Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF

402 KB)

Public Meetings and Meeting

Materials

NOPR Public Meeting

ANOPR Public Meeting

Framework Document Public Meeting

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski

Program Manager

(202) 586-7463

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Commercial Clothes Washers

This page describes rulemaking activities and

regulations regarding energy efficiency for

commercial clothes washers.

Statutory Authority

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA) (42 USC 6295 (e)), as amended,

requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

to determine whether amended, more

stringent standards would be technologically

feasible and economically justified.

Commercial clothes washers were originally

included in the final rule for residential

dishwashers, dehumidifiers, and cooking

products, and commercial clothes washers.

However, DOE needs to conduct supplemental

rulemaking analyses to complete the

rulemaking. As a result, the standards for

commercial clothes washers are now

scheduled for completion in a separate

rulemaking.

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, microwave

ovens, dishwashers, and dehumidifiers, as

well as commercial clothes washers.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standard

Rulemaking

Final Rule

Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, April 8, 2009 (PDF 1.3

MB)

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

NOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, October 17, 2008 (PDF

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NOPR Technical Support Document

NOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(ANOPR)

ANOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, November 15, 2007

(PDF 2.8 MB)

ANOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Framework

Notice of Public Workshop and

Availability of Framework Document,

Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF

70 KB)

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial

Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF

402 KB)

Public Meetings

NOPR Public Meeting

ANOPR Public Meeting

Framework Document Public Meeting

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski, P.E.

Project Manager

(202)586-7463

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Dishwashers

Statutory Authority

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy

conservation standards for various consumer

products and commercial and industrial

equipment. EPCA also requires the U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) to determine

whether amended, more stringent standards

would be technologically feasible and

economically justified, and would save a

significant amount of energy. The Energy

Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA

2007) subsequently prescribed standards for

dishwashers, fulfilling DOE's obligation.

Therefore, DOE is not proposing standards for

dishwashers in the final rule for residential

dishwashers, dehumidifiers, and cooking

products, and commercial clothes washers,

but will instead codify the statutory standards

in the EISA En Masse.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standard

Codified Standards

EISA En Masse

Final Rule

Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, April 8, 2009 (PDF 1.3

MB)

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Final Rule Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

NOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, and

Commercial Clothes Washers, Federal Register,

October 17, 2008 (PDF 1.1 MB)

NOPR Technical Support Document

NOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(ANOPR)

ANOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

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and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, November 15, 2007

(PDF 2.8 MB)

ANOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Framework

Notice of Public Workshop and

Availability of Framework Document,

Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF

70 KB)

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial

Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF

402 KB)

Public Meetings and Meeting

Materials

NOPR Public Meeting

ANOPR Public Meeting

Framework Document Public Meeting

Additional Information

Draft Dishwasher LCC Spreadsheet

(Excel 1.1 MB)

Draft Dishwasher NES Spreadsheet

(Excel 800 KB)

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 (PDF

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)

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

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