2013106/03 FROM:Jon Hoelter TO: Derrick Cunningham 

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I anpvrirIt)g to cQuupcnt on the o.ep9Jlme:Iit oftn"rgy's{DOE} Febrnmy) 5, 2013 ,·Notice of hoposed 

R11ietl1aking(NOPR)reg(trdihzt1Iepropiise\l,waiver fdrlarge oap~cityejec\)i¢ re~is\~nce waterheaten; cilj'labkof 

belngus,*l in delpilll(! respOllS<; and U\em1!lf stotilgeprQgrams, "'{hile [appreciate the ""~lOUnCCl11ent of.an annual 

W~iver with p{jssihHity tor teM}w,'11,) oeliev¢a;5 yeanvalVcr wouI4 DemOTe app\'ilpria,te, 

I appreciate DOE' ,recognition oft'llc importat1¢e of p-(:)IUlnd response and tjlelUw) s\Qrage, Tn()se !echliQto gies 

make deelrichymote affordable, m(tic" the ekciri<; gd\l moteJ:e\i~bte,atidlJreintel1igerlt lYaystot'ltegmte 

renewabl!l r~'$ourees il1[0 Our nation's power supply, J aISQ.;;t,ppXeci1\le DOE's HiCOgTI\tion ofthenee<'<tb ltlitigate 

thehppact ofits.2010efi1ciet1cystandi)rdontloe~" pmgmrus, 1{oweyer, 1 bdieveDOll's <:'urt¢ntproj'losal [atUll 

"')111;lal walverdaes!lOt ptoVit!e IT\ough¢ert.aiutyf9r malll\fac(urer", and \yilJ negatively i1+lPac! C·OllSml1¢rS, 

Cbr1S~lp:ieT~ li!",neJ:l1 ftom ffiQre cj:1biGes,.alll:\ajIo,ving llrcrnf\hittllQt\lriliS; PIorily a litnited l1l.1rnl1er ofel.ectric water 

b~!lJets witjl tAl' testrictjveo!:mditiOils ill. thepmposl\[wilJliml( their ch,,1!'¢" foreu<;rg)' efficient watcrheaters,by 

eftectiv¢lyelilfllnatingdelnl\ridresponiie \Valerh~ilter., 

·DOE's pr0posed~pnual \,taivet in tlre'recent NpPRprQvi(jes hl>llfl'icientce:rtAitilytoen~ureoont:Jnued 

manuJacluriugcap&Cityfol' dell1illld tCSjlQllsepro<)\iCts,and Will prec\\\deneWthert1\u! stPl;ageprogriltllS to 

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I urge DOE ro reeon.idet!he prf,lposed aIllHllll W;llvcrprpeess and reach a .sol~i9n thil( isPt~ctie(ll, allowing 

",lectric cooperativesillld other utilities to ccmtJn(jeto operate and expruid fhell'. detllilhdtesponse ptogr~)Us whU" 

providing cPJ1S\l)Uer,;. witbaffbrda'biehot watet, On b(:halfof n1yc.onstitllents, manufacmrcl'S,and utilities,. I 

appreciilJe·YOlJT considera(io.i and look fQtWaidt() y()w respf,lri$e., 

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2013/06/03 FROM: Jon Hoelter TO: Derrick Cunningham 

Hi Derrick, 

In this fax, please find an electronic copy of a letter mailed to Secretary Poneman. 

Thank you, 

Jon Hoelter 

Legislative Assistant 

Congressman Sean Duffy, WI 7th CD 

1208 Longworth HOB 

202-225-3365 

Jon. Hoelter@mail.house.gov 

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