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This page lists recently published Appliance and Equipment Standards Technical Support Documents, Rulemaking Framework Documents and other documents. You can also access recent announcements regarding workshops/other meetings, or product information from the home page.

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2012

• Energy Conservation Program: Alternative Efficiency Determination Methods and Alternative Rating Methods, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Public Meeting Presentation, June 5, 2012

• Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure Guidance For Room Air Conditioners, Residential Dishwashers, And Residential Clothes Washers, Public Meeting Transcript, June 1, 2012

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment, AMCA Presentation, May 7, 2012

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment, American Lighting Association Meeting presentation, January 19, 2012

2011

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Appliance Standards Program Schedule Review and Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement Overview and Update, The Air-Conditioning, Heating, And Refrigeration Institute's Annual Meeting, November 14, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Appliance Standards Program Schedule Review and Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement Overview and Update, the Energy-Efficiency Advocacy Groups, October 26, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Walk-in Coolers and Freezers – Testing and CCE Overview, August 30, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: CEA – External Power Supplies CCE Overview and Update, June 28, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Update and Overview of DOE Rulemakings for ASHRAE 90.1 Equipment, June 26, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: IAPMO/PMI CCE Overview and Update, June 24, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: AHAM CCE Overview and Update, June 7, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: NEMA Lighting CCE Overview and Update, May 25, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: NEMA Distribution Transformers CCE Overview and Update, May 24, 2011.

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: CCE Overview and Update – Given at the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute's Annual Meeting, April 13, 2011.

• Appliance Standards Update and Review of Certification, Compliance and Enforcement – Given at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigerating Exposition on Monday, January 31, 2011, in Las Vegas, NV

2010

• Eighth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities, February 2010

2009

• Seventh Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities, August 2009

• Sixth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities, February 2009

2008

• Fifth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities, August 2008

• Fourth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings - Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities, February 2008

2007

• Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, and Commercial Clothes Washers, November 2007

• Third Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings - Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities, August 2007

• Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Peer Review, submitted March 2007

• Second Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings - Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities, February 2007

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2006

• First Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings - Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities, August 2006

• Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings, January 2006

• Technical Support Document: Analysis of Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors, June 2006

• Rulemaking Framework Document for General Service Fluorescent Lamps, Incandescent Reflector Lamps, and General Service Incandescent Lamps, May 31, 2006

• Rulemaking Framework Document for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Including Ice-Cream Freezers; Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers without Doors; Remote Condensing Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers and Refrigerator-Freezers, April 12, 2006

• Rulemaking Framework for Commercial Clothes Washers and Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, March 15, 2006

• Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment Covered by ASHRAE Standard 90.1, March 2, 2006

• Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings, including Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies, January 31, 2006

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2005

• Technical Report: Analysis of Amended Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerator-Freezers, October 2005

• 2006 Draft Rulemaking Activity Data Sheets, October 2005

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2004

• Draft Technical Support Document High-Intensity Discharge Lamps Analysis of Potential Energy Savings, December 2004

• Technical Amendment to Incorporate the SEER and HSPF Standards for All Classes of Air Conditioners, August 17, 2004

• ANOPR Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Standards for Consumer Products: Residential Furnaces and Boilers, July 2004

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2003

• Review of Analyses in Support of Proposed U.S. DOE ANOPR on Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, November 17, 2003

• Draft Framework for Determination Analysis of Energy Conservation Standards for High Intensity Discharge Lamps, June 2003

• Draft Report: Analysis of Energy Conservation Standards for Small Motors, June 2003

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2002

• Report entitled, "North American Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling," December 12, 2002

• Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity (SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Engineering Analysis, November 26, 2002

• Review of Analyses in Support of Proposed U.S. DOE ANOPR on Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, November 17, 2003

• Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity (SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis

• Technical Suppport Document (NOPR TSD): Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, May 2002

• Addendum to the Arthur D. Little, Inc. report, "Review of Survey Data to Support Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher Test Procedure," March 5, 2002

• FY 2003 Priority Setting Summary Report and Action Proposed

  • Appendix A: Technical Support Document
  • Appendix B: Data Sheets for Existing Products
  • Appendix C: Data Sheets for New Products

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2001

• Framework Document for Residential Furnaces and Boilers Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking (Draft), July 17, 2001

• Commercial Unitary Air Conditioner and Heat Pumps Energy Conservation Standards Framework Document, June 13, 2001

• Concept Summary for Dishwasher Test Procedure

• Review of Survey Data to Support Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher Test Procedure, report by Arthur D. Little, Inc., December 18, 2001 see also the addendum by Arthur D. Little dated March 5, 2002

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2000

• Framework Document for Distribution Transformer Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking

• Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Standards for Consumer Products: Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, October 2000

• NOPR Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Standards for Consumer Products: Clothes Washers, September 2000

• Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Standards for Consumer Products: Residential Water Heaters (Including Regulatory Impact Analysis), March 2000

• Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Standards for Consumer Products: Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts (Including the Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Analysis), January 2000

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1999

• Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Federal Register, November 22, 1999

• Marginal Energy Prices Final Report, July, 1999. This report responds to a recommendation from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Advisory Committee on Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards. RECS 97 Update

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1998

• Technical Support Document: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products: Cooking Products, September 1998

• Report entitled, "Methodology of the National Energy Savings Analysis for Residential Water Heater Efficiency Standards and Preliminary Base Case Results," November 1998

• Report entitled "Baseline Results and Methodology of the Consumer Sub-Groups Analysis for Residential Water Heater Efficiency Standards," October 1998

• Report entitled "Results and Methodology of the Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Residential Water Heater Efficiency Standards," November 1998

• Report entitled "Methodology of the Utility and Environmental Analyses for Residential Water Heater Efficiency Standards," October 1998

• Report entitled "Results and Methodology of the Engineering Analysis for Residential Water Heater Efficiency Standards," October 1998

• The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report entitled "Analysis of Proposals for Compliance and Enforcement Testing Under the New Part 431; Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations," by K.L. Stricklett and M. Vangel, January 1998

• The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory report entitled "Technology Assessment and Screening Analysis, Appendix B Supplement to the Water Heater Rulemaking Framework," January 1998

• Fiscal Year 1998 Priority Setting for Appliance Standards Rulemaking Process, June 30, 1997. This document contains data sheets showing the proposed priorities for the fiscal year 1998, based on the presumption that the Office of Codes and Standards will be funded at its requested level for fiscal 1998.

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1997

• Technical Support Document for Energy Conservation Standards for Room Air Conditioners, September 1997
  • Volume 1 - The General Methodology
  • Volume 2 - Detailed Analysis of Efficiency Levels

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