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March 11_-12, 1998 

· U.S. Department of Energy 

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

Office of Codes and Standards 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

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Clothes Washer Workshop M.arch 11-12, 1998 

• Major. DOE Commitment 

• lmplemen_tation of Process Rule 

Customized rulemaking 

• Utilization of efficiency level or design options 

Use of mo~e transparent and robust analytical methods 

• Developed simplified spreadsheets 

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• National Energy Savings 

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• Major DOE Commitment \ 

+ EERE Performance Agreement with Office of th.e Secretary 

Final Rule' - highest energy and water savings justified 

• Possible tradeoff between time and level 

• Issuance Date: October 1999 

• Coordin.ate with the Energy Star labeling program 

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• Stakeholder Involvement 

• November~ 996 Screening.and Engineering Analysis Workshop_ 

• _March 1997 Manufacturing Impact Analysis Workshop 

-= Decision to customize each rulemaking 

• July 1997 Process and Analytical Tools Workshop 

Pre~ented Clothes Washer Rulemaking Framework 

- Developed spreadsheets for.Lee, ·shipments and NES 

• ·.December 1997 Manufacturer Cost Data Received 

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• Objective of the Workshop 

To· discuss: 

• Revised analytical tools a·nd assumptions to be utilized for . · 

the life-cycle-cost analysis with preliminary results. 

• Shipments as an inp.ut into the national energy savings 

• Approach being utilized for the reverse engin.eering analysis 

• Report on existing consumer survey res·earch and possible 

further approaches.· 

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• Proposed Schedule 

..• 1998 

Rel·ease preliminary analysis·results prior to_ 

Supplem~ntal ANOPR publication 

Publish the Supplemental ANOPR in May 

Workshop in July to receive additional comments on the -

ANOPR and to discuss appro.aches for further analysis 

Data collection .(manufacturing impact analysis) in August 

Workshop in December to discuss results of analysis 

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• ·Prop_osed Schedule (can't) . 

• ·1999 

Publish NOPR in January 

Hold public ~earin.g in March 

Publish Final Rule in October 

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• DOE Resources 

• OCS Team Leader- Bryan Be~ringer 

• Contractor Teams - AOL, LBNL, NREL, Energetics and other · 

recommended experts 

- AOL Lead: Engineering and Manufacturing Impact 

Analysis, and Reverse Engineering 

- LBNL Lead: LCC and Natiqnal Benefits Analysis 

- Peer reviews · 

Frequent stakeholder reviews 

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• Engineering Data 

+. December 1997 - Aggregated manufacturer data obtained 

+Incorporated into LCC spreadsheet 

+ DO.E seeks additional manufacturing cost data at the· 30, 35 

and 40°/o efficiency levels for the v-axis 

~ Initial efficiency levels were based on previous· 

. engineering analysis 

-. Preliminary LCC .results· are reasonable at the 25°/o level 

- Test procedure·was not finalized and impacts were not 

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Lif e-Cycle--Cost. (LCC) 

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• Life-Cycle-Cost Analysis 

+ DOE assumptions used· · 

Start Year: 2003 

March 11-12,1998 

- Purchase Expense: Baseline Retail Price - $421 w/ tax 

Lifetime: Distribution · 

- Cycles per Year: Distribution 

Energy Price Trend:· AEO 98 reference case . -

- Energy Fixed Charges: Both with and without fixed costs 

Water Price.: Distribution 

Water Price Escalator: 0% (flat) 

- Discount Rate: Distribution 

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Reverse Engineering 

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• Reverse Engineering 

• · Purpose: To derive a third party-estimate of the cost of the 

prototype for comparison.with the V arid H-axis machine data 

supplied by manufacturers, and to evaluate whether or not it. 

falls within the range of-existing data. 

• Approach 

Baseline V-axis models 

Commercially available H-axis model 

Whirlpool prototype 

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• Reverse·Engineerin·g (can't) 

• Status· 

Tear down of two V-axis machines 

- Preliminary Report dated February 24, 1998 

- Began tear down of prototype 

- Reques~ stakeholder i'nput at workshop 

· Proceed with tear down of two H-axis 

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• Whirlpool prototype 

• Performance Data 

- DOE witnessed performance testing of:_ 

• Top selling V-axis 

-. Top selling H-axis 

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• Whirlpool prototype (can't) 

• Tests performed: 

Stain/Soil Removal 

Gentleness 

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• Results are within the range of the V and H-axis · 

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• Consumer Issues 

• Recommendations from Advisory Committee.to perform 

literature . search . 

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• Draft Report on Consumer Research 

- Research/Studies 

- Utility rebates -

Consumer surveys·_ 

· - Articles 

• Current information indicates that the H-axis machines are 

acceptable to the consumer. 

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Major Studies 

• THELMA ' - . 

• The High Efficiency Laundry Metering & Marketing 

Analysis Project 

• Bern I Kansas Study 

• WashWise 

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THELMA 

• A consortium of 28 utilities, EPRI 

• Study entailed: 

• Focus groups with consumers . . 

• Laboratory testing- for. washing effectiveness and energy I 

. water use efficiency · 

• "In-home" testing 

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Bern, Kansas Study 

• Sponsors - DOE and Maytag 

• Monitored washers in 105 homes -

• Measured energy & water use for existing vertical axis washers 

and Maytag's Neptune (h-axis) washers 

• Impacts· on_: consumer laundry habits 

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Wash Wise 

• Sponsor: Northwest Energy Efficiency .Allian~e - comprised 

primarily of electric utilities ·in the Northwest 

• Included:· . . 

• Survey of rebate program participants 

• Intercept survey of consumers shopping for washers 

• Survey ·Of retaile_rs 

• Manufacturer survey 

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Utilities. 

• Utilities (surveys, rebates, education) 

• Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership 

• Consortium for Energy- Efficiency . -

• Individual utility surveys and rebate programs 

• Electric Power Research Institute 

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. Government. Projects 

• Energy Star Program (consumer education) 

- DOE/EPA program 

-.. Labels, ·efficiency w~b site 

- Utility participants 

- ·Retailer participants 

• Demonstration programs 

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. Consumer Publications 

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• . C·onsumers Union I Consumer Reports 

• Test and.rate ·appliances 

• Foreign publications 

• Test and rate appliances 

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Trade Organizations 

. • The Soap and Detergent Association --

• Provide information on detergents and high-efficiency clothes 

washers 

• AHAM 

• Has commissioned. reports in the past 

• · 1991 AOL report included consumer impact study 

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