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‘‘(B) The term ‘V’ means the chilled or frozen compartment 
volume (ft3) (as defined in the Association of Home Appliance 
Manufacturers Standard HRF1–1979). 
‘‘(C) Other terms have such meanings as may be established 
by the Secretary, based on industry-accepted definitions and 
practice. 
‘‘(2) Each commercial refrigerator, freezer, and refrigerator-
freezer with a self-contained condensing unit designed for holding 
temperature applications manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, 
shall have a daily energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day) 
that does not exceed the following:
Refrigerators with solid doors ..........................
0.10 V + 2.04
Refrigerators with transparent doors ..............
0.12 V + 3.34
Freezers with solid doors ..................................
0.40 V + 1.38
Freezers with transparent doors ......................
0.75 V + 4.10
Refrigerators/freezers with solid doors the 
greater of.
0.27 AV – 0.71 or 
0.70. 
‘‘(3) Each commercial refrigerator with a self-contained con-
densing unit designed for pull-down temperature applications and 
transparent doors manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall 
have a daily energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day) of 
not more than 0.126 V + 3.51. 
‘‘(4)(A) Not later than January 1, 2009, the Secretary shall 
issue, by rule, standard levels for ice-cream freezers, self-contained 
commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers without 
doors, and remote condensing commercial refrigerators, freezers, 
and refrigerator-freezers, with the standard levels effective for 
equipment manufactured on or after January 1, 2012. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may issue, by rule, standard levels for 
other types of commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-
freezers not covered by paragraph (2)(A) with the standard levels 
effective for equipment manufactured 3 or more years after the 
date on which the final rule is published. 
‘‘(5)(A) Not later than January 1, 2013, the Secretary shall 
issue a final rule to determine whether the standards established 
under this subsection should be amended. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 3 years after the effective date of any 
amended standards under subparagraph (A) or the publication of 
a final rule determining that the standards should not be amended, 
the Secretary shall issue a final rule to determine whether the 
standards established under this subsection or the amended stand-
ards, as applicable, should be amended. 
‘‘(C) If the Secretary issues a final rule under subparagraph 
(A) or (B) establishing amended standards, the final rule shall 
provide that the amended standards apply to products manufac-
tured on or after the date that is— 
‘‘(i) 3 years after the date on which the final amended 
standard is published; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines, by rule, that 3 years 
is inadequate, not later than 5 years after the date on which 
the final rule is published.’’. 
(d) STANDARDS FOR AUTOMATIC COMMERCIAL ICE MAKERS.—
Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
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6313) (as amended by subsection (c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) AUTOMATIC COMMERCIAL ICE MAKERS.—(1) Each automatic 
commercial ice maker that produces cube type ice with capacities 
between 50 and 2500 pounds per 24-hour period when tested 
according to the test standard established in section 343(a)(7) and 
is manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall meet the fol-
lowing standard levels: 
Equipment Type 
Type of 
Cooling 
Harvest Rate
(lbs ice/24 hours) 
Maximum
Energy Use
(kWh/100 lbs Ice) 
Maximum
Condenser
Water Use
(gal/100 lbs Ice) 
Ice Making Head 
Water 
<500 
7.80–0.0055H 
200–0.022H
≥500 and <1436 
5.58–0.0011H 
200–0.022H
≥1436 
4.0 
200–0.022H
Ice Making Head 
Air 
<450 
10.26–0.0086H 
Not Applica-
ble
≥450 
6.89–0.0011H 
Not Applica-
ble
Remote Con-
densing 
(but not remote 
compressor) 
Air 
<1000 
8.85–0.0038H 
Not Applica-
ble
≥1000 
5.10 
Not Applica-
ble
Remote Con-
densing 
and Remote 
Compressor 
Air 
<934 
8.85–0.0038H 
Not Applica-
ble
≥934 
5.3 
Not Applica-
ble
Self Contained 
Water 
<200 
11.40–0.019H 
191–0.0315H
≥200 
7.60 
191–0.0315H
Self Contained 
Air 
<175 
18.0–0.0469H 
Not Applica-
ble
≥175 
9.80 
Not Applica-
ble 
H = Harvest rate in pounds per 24 hours. 
Water use is for the condenser only and does not include potable water used to make ice. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary may issue, by rule, standard levels for 
types of automatic commercial ice makers that are not covered 
by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) The standards established under subparagraph (A) shall 
apply to products manufactured on or after the date that is— 
‘‘(i) 3 years after the date on which the rule is published 
under subparagraph (A); or
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‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines, by rule, that 3 years 
is inadequate, not later than 5 years after the date on which 
the final rule is published. 
‘‘(3)(A) Not later than January 1, 2015, with respect to the 
standards established under paragraph (1), and, with respect to 
the standards established under paragraph (2), not later than 5 
years after the date on which the standards take effect, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule to determine whether amending 
the applicable standards is technologically feasible and economically 
justified. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 5 years after the effective date of any 
amended standards under subparagraph (A) or the publication of 
a final rule determining that amending the standards is not techno-
logically feasible or economically justified, the Secretary shall issue 
a final rule to determine whether amending the standards estab-
lished under paragraph (1) or the amended standards, as applicable, 
is technologically feasible or economically justified. 
‘‘(C) If the Secretary issues a final rule under subparagraph 
(A) or (B) establishing amended standards, the final rule shall 
provide that the amended standards apply to products manufac-
tured on or after the date that is— 
‘‘(i) 3 years after the date on which the final amended 
standard is published; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines, by rule, that 3 years 
is inadequate, not later than 5 years after the date on which 
the final amended standard is published. 
‘‘(4) A final rule issued under paragraph (2) or (3) shall establish 
standards at the maximum level that is technically feasible and 
economically justified, as provided in subsections (o) and (p) of 
section 325.’’. 
(e) STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL CLOTHES WASHERS.—Section 
342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) 
(as amended by subsection (d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) COMMERCIAL CLOTHES WASHERS.—(1) Each commercial 
clothes washer manufactured on or after January 1, 2007, shall 
have— 
‘‘(A) a Modified Energy Factor of at least 1.26; and 
‘‘(B) a Water Factor of not more than 9.5. 
‘‘(2)(A)(i) Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary shall 
publish a final rule to determine whether the standards established 
under paragraph (1) should be amended. 
‘‘(ii) The rule published under clause (i) shall provide that 
any amended standard shall apply to products manufactured 3 
years after the date on which the final amended standard is pub-
lished. 
‘‘(B)(i) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Secretary shall 
publish a final rule to determine whether the standards established 
under paragraph (1) should be amended. 
‘‘(ii) The rule published under clause (i) shall provide that 
any amended standard shall apply to products manufactured 3 
years after the date on which the final amended standard is pub-
lished.’’. 
(f) TEST PROCEDURES.—Section 343 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6314) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)—