U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

PUBLIC MEETING ON THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING FOR 

ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS 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) analyses 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 Heating 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, Introduction, and Agenda Review 

 Doug Brookman 

 9:10 - 9:25 am Rulemaking Overview 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 minimum 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 discussion regarding the scope 

 of coverage and the product classes used for the Residential 

Heating Products rulemaking. 

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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 discussion regarding the approach 

 used and factors considered 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 life-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 national 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 Residential 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, Employment Impacts, Environmental Impacts, 

and Regulatory Impacts Analyses 

Alex Lekov 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used 

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and factors considered for the utility impacts, employment impacts, 

environmental impacts, and regulatory impacts analyses. 

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

Considerations for the Final Rule 

 Mohammed Khan 

 Summary presentation and discussion regarding the proposed 

standard levels and additional considerations for the final rule. 

3:10 – 3:55 pm Other Issues and Final Remarks from Interested 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. 

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