U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

PUBLIC MEETING ON THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING FOR

ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDAR DS FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER HEATERS, DIRECT HEATING EQUIPMENT AND POOL HEATERS ( i.e.

, RESIDENTIAL HEATING PRODUCTS)

U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20585

Room 1E-245 Thursday, January 7, 2010



## Purpose

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will present its methodology developed for the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) anal yses for energy conservation standards for Residential Heating Products and the results of the analyses. DOE will also present its proposed energy conservation standard levels for Residential Heati ng Products. Lastly, DOE will seek input from interested parties on the methodologies, assumptions, data sources, and proposed standard levels presented in the NOPR.



## Agenda

9:00 - 9:10 am Welcome, Intr oduction, and Agenda Review Doug Brookman

9:10 - 9:25 am Rulemaking Overvie w and Proposed Standard Levels

Mohammed Khan Overview of the purposes of the public meeting, the statutory authority and requirements for Residential Heating Products, and a summary of the proposed minimu m energy conservation standards for Residential Heating Products.

9:25 - 9:55 am Brief Opening Remarks from Interested Parties Doug Brookman Interested parties are invited to make brief summary comments regarding the NOPR analyses and proposed test procedures and standards for Residential Heating Products.

9:55 – 10:15 am Scope of Coverage and Product Classes Ashley Armstrong Summary presentation and disc ussion regarding the scope of coverage and the produc t classes used for the Residential Heating Products rulemaking.10:15 - 10:30 am Break

10:30 – 11:30 am Screening Analysis and Engineering Analysis Ashley Armstrong and Constantin von Wentzel Summary presentation and discus sion regarding the approach

used and factors consid ered for the NOPR screening and engineering analysis.

11:30 – 12:15 pm Life-cycle Cost and Payback Period Analyses

Alex Lekov Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used

and factors considered in the li fe-cycle cost and payback period analyses, including energy use characterization, markups to determine product price, fuel prices, and other inputs.

12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch (on your own)

1:15 - 2:00 pm National Impact Analysis

Alex Lekov Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used

and factors considered for the na tional energy savings analysis and net present value analysis.

2:00 - 2:15 pm Trial Standard Levels Ashley Armstrong

Presentation of the trial standard levels considered for each of the three types of Residen tial Heating Products.

2:15 - 2:30 pm Break

2:30 - 2:35 pm Consumer Subgroup Analysis

Alex Lekov Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used and factors considered for the consumer subgroup analysis.

2:35 - 2:50 pm Manufacturer Impact Analysis Jeff Kingman Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used

and factors considered for the manufacturer impact analysis.

2:50 - 3:00 pm Utility Impacts, Employ ment Impacts, Environmental Impacts, and Regulatory Impacts Analyses

Alex Lekov Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach usedand factors considered for the u tility impacts, employment impacts, environmental impacts, and regulatory impacts analyses.

3:00 – 3:10 pm Discussion of Propos ed Standard Levels and Additional

Considerations for the Final Rule

Mohammed Khan Summary presentation and disc ussion regarding the proposed

standard levels and additional cons iderations for the final rule.

3:10 – 3:55 pm Other Issues and Fina l Remarks from In terested Parties Doug Brookman This is a facilitated discussion of the proposed standard levels, issues raised by DOE on the NOPR analyses, and issues identified by interested parties concerning the NOPR analyses and results for Residential Heating Products.

3:55 – 4:00 pm Next Steps and Closing

Mohammed Khan Adjournment of the public meeting.