U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

PUBLIC MEETING ON 

ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR 

BATTERY CHARGERS AND EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES 

Room 1E-245 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

July 16, 2009

Purpose 

During this meeting DOE will present the energy conservation standards 

rulemaking for battery chargers and external power supplies with a discussion 

on the framework document. This meeting is intended to familiarize interested 

stakeholders with the approach and analytical methods that DOE proposes to 

use in its analysis for proposed standards and to solicit feedback on the 

approach and tools. 

Draft Agenda 

 9:00 - 9:05 am Welcome

 9:05 - 9:15 am Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Agenda Review 

 9:15 – 9:35 am Regulatory Overview 

Overview of past, current, and future battery charger and 

external power supply rulemakings, including statutory 

authority, schedules, and associated documents.

 9:35 – 10:00 am Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking

Major milestones (meetings and documents) along the way to 

energy conservation standards, the seven EPCA factors 

considered in evaluating proposed standards, and an overview 

of the analyses that will be conducted and the relationships 

between them. 

 10:00 – 10:30 am Comments from Participants on the Energy 

Conservation Standards Framework Document

Open forum for participants to make a brief summary statement 

and/or identify their key issues raised in the framework 

document for the energy conservation standards rulemaking. 

 10:30 – 10:45 am Break 

 10:45 – 11:30 am Test Procedures

Present preliminary findings and receive stakeholder comment 

on amending test procedures to measure the active mode energy 

consumption of battery chargers and related issues. 

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 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Scope of Analysis

Presentation and discussion of DOE’s proposed interpretation of 

definitions of battery chargers and external power supplies that 

will determine the scope of the analysis and rulemaking. 

 12:30 – 1:30 pm Break for Lunch (on your own) 

 1:30 – 2:15 pm Market and Technology Assessments and Screening 

Analysis 

 Presentation and discussion of the approach used and factors 

considered for the market and technology assessments and 

screening analysis, including a characterization of the results of 

these analyses. 

 2:15 – 3:00 pm Engineering Analysis, Product Price Determination, 

and Preliminary Manufacturer Impact Analysis 

 Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach 

used and factors considered for the engineering analysis, 

product price determination, and preliminary manufacturer 

impact analysis, including a characterization of the results of 

these analyses. 

 3:00 – 3:15 pm Break

 3:15 – 4:00 pm Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach 

used and factors considered for the energy use characterization, 

life-cycle cost and payback period analyses, and a 

characterization of the results. 

 4:00 – 4:30 pm National Impact Analysis

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach 

used and factors considered for the national energy savings, net 

present value, and shipments analyses. 

 4:30 – 4:45 pm NOPR Stage Analyses

Summary presentation of the planned approach and factors that 

will be considered for each of the analyses not conducted until 

the NOPR stage: life-cycle cost subgroup analysis, 

manufacturer impact analysis, environmental assessment, and 

utility, employment, and regulatory impact analyses. 

 4:45 – 5:00 pm Next Steps and Closing Remarks

Discuss outstanding issues and make concluding remarks. 

 5:00 pm Adjourn 

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