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The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975 established an

energy conservation program for major household appliances. The

National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 amended EPCA to add

Part C of Title III, which established an energy conservation program

for certain industrial equipment. The Energy Policy Act of 1992

amended EPCA to add certain commercial equipment, including

distribution transformers.

The Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, Building Technologies Program conducts the program that

develops equipment energy conservation standards and has overall

responsibility for rulemaking activities for distribution transformers in

fulfillment of the law.

The first step in developing energy conservation standards was the

Secretarial determination in 1997 that, "Based on its analysis of the

information now available, the Department has determined that energy

conservation standards for transformers appear to be technologically

feasible and economically justified, and are likely to result in significant

savings" 62 FR 54809 (October 22, 1997).

The Department is currently conducting an energy conservation

standard rulemaking for Distribution Transformers.

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

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Energy Conservation Standard

• Notice of Data Availability (PDF 154 KB)

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [NOPR)

• Draft_Analyses for NQPR (August 5, 2005)

e Ad_vance_Notice_of Proposed._Rurlerrrakii?g

• Draft Ari4lyses Published

• Framework Document (PDF_ 108 KB)

September 28, 2006, email message to all Distribution Transformer

stakeholders (PD-F- 18 K13)

Test Procedure

• Technical Correction to the Test Procedures for Distribution

Transformers Final Rule , Federal Register, October 16, 2006 (POF

65 KB)

• Paperwork Reduction Action Submission Pertaining to Test

Procedures for Distribution Transformers Final Rule, October 13,

2006 (PD:F GO KB)

• Final Rule Test Procedures for Distribution Transformers, Federal

Register, April 27, 2006 (,FC>i[ _80_s_Ke)

• Proposed Information Collection, Federal Register, April 27, 2006

(PRF_49 103)

e Supple ental Notice of P•etrosed Rulemakina

Notice of LirriitEJ Reoppning_af thr_Record for Test Proceclure5 for

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Distribution Transformers 

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975 established an 

energy conservation program for major household appliances. The 

National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 amended EPCA to add 

Part C of Title III, which established an energy conservation program 

for certain industrial equipment. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 

amended EPCA to add certain commercial equipment, including 

distribution transformers. 

The Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, Building Technologies Program conducts the program that 

develops equipment energy conservation standards and has overall 

responsibility for rulemaking activities for distribution transformers in 

fulfillment of the law. 

The first step in developing energy conservation standards was the 

Secretarial determination in 1997 that, "Based on its analysis of the 

information now available, the Department has determined that energy 

conservation standards for transformers appear to be technologically 

feasible and economically justified, and are likely to result in significant 

savings" 62 FR 54809 (October 22, 1997). 

The Department is currently conducting an energy conservation 

standard rulemaking for Distribution Transformers. 

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. 

DD\1Loload Adobe R-eacier. 

Energy Conservation Standard 

• Notice of Data Availability ( f>D-F i11..Km 

• NQti£E;9t~rp[l o~~cigJ.1lemAklOg (N".QPJ~) 

• Q[J;lft Am~Jy~g~}9_r. N.Q£g (August 5, 2005) 

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• Q@ft Anal.y.ses e1Jbli :m~~ 

• Framework Document P.Pf_J,O · 6 ) 

September 28, 2006, email message to all Distribution Transformer 

stakeholders (PDf Jll K6) 

Test Procedure 

• Technical Correction to the Test Procedures for Distribution 

Transformers Final Rule, Federal Register, October 16, 2006 CEQ£" 

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• Paperwork Reduction Action Submission Pertaining to Test 

Procedures for Distribution Transformers Final Rule, October 13, 

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• Final Rule Test Procedures for Distribution Transformers, Federal 

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• Proposed Information Collection, Federal Register, April 27, 2006 

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Project Manager for Distribution Transformer Energy Conservation

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