Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines
This page describes rulemaking activities and regulations for refrigerated beverage vending machines.
Statutory Authority
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is required to establish energy conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended in section 135(c)(4) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. (42 U.S.C. 6295 (v)(1)-(3)).
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Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking
Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines; Final Rule, Date Correction, Federal Register, FR 74 45979, September 8, 2009 (PDF 77 KB)
Final Rule
- Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines; Final Rule, Federal Register, FR 74 44914, August 31, 2009 (PDF 839 KB)
- Final Rule Technical Support Document
- Final Rule Analytical Spreadsheets
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)
- Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines; Proposed Rule, Federal Register, 74 FR 26020, May 29, 2009 (PDF 579 KB)
- NOPR Technical Support Document
- NOPR Analysis Spreadsheets
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR)
- Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines; Proposed Rule, Federal Register, 73 FR 34094, June 16, 2008 (PDF 495 KB)
- ANOPR Technical Support Document
- ANOPR Analysis Spreadsheets
Framework
- Rulemaking Framework for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines, June 5, 2006 (PDF 371 KB)
Test Procedures
- Test Procedures for Certain Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment; Technical Amendment to Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment; Final Rule, Federal Register, 71 FR 71340, December 8, 2006 (PDF 499 KB)
- Test Procedures for Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines and Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers and Refrigerator-Freezers; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register, 71 FR 58308, October 3, 2006 (PDF 125 KB)
- Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Certification, Compliance and Enforcement Requirements for Consumer Products, and for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment; Technical Amendment; Proposed Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register, 71 FR 42178, July 25, 2006 (PDF 585 KB)
Public Meetings
- NOPR, June 17, 2009
- ANOPR, June 26, 2008
- Framework Document, July 11, 2006
Contact Information
Charles Llenza
Project Manager
(202) 586-2192