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Commercial Clothes Washers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Technical Support Document

Here you will find the technical analysis and results in support of the information presented in the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking for commercial clothes washers.

Title Page
Table of Contents

Chapters

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Analytical Framework
Chapter 3. Market and Technology Assessment
Chapter 4. Screening Analysis
Chapter 5. Engineering Analysis
Chapter 6. Energy and Water Use Determination
Chapter 7. Markups for Equipment Price Determination
Chapter 8. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis
Chapter 9. Trial Standard Levels
Chapter 10. Shipments Analysis
Chapter 11. National Impact Analysis
Chapter 12. Life-Cycle Cost Subgroup Analysis
Chapter 13. Manufacturer Impact Analysis
Chapter 14. Utility Impact Analysis
Chapter 15. Employment Impact Analysis
Chapter 16. Environmental Impact Analysis
Chapter 17. Regulatory Impact Analysis

Appendices

Appendix 5A AHAM Data Submittal
Appendix 8A User Instructions for LCC and PBP Spreadsheets
Appendix 8B Uncertainty and Variability
Appendix 8C Lifetime Distributions
Appendix 10A Relative Price Elasticity of Demand for Appliances
Appendix 11A User Instructions for Shipments and NIA Spreadsheets
Appendix 11B National Equipment and Operating Costs
Appendix 13A The Low-Volume Manufacturer
Appendix 13B Government Regulatory Impact Model (GRIM)
Appendix 13C Federal Production Tax Credit
Appendix 14A Interpolation of Utility and Environmental Results from NEMS-BT Output
Appendix 17A Regulatory Impact Analysis Supporting Material

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski, P.E.
Project Manager
202-586-7463