U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (CRE)

This page provides information on test procedures, energy conservation standards, and rulemaking activities for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment.

Products Covered

Commercial ice-cream freezers; self-contained and remote-condensing commercial refrigerators, commercial freezers, and commercial refrigerator-freezers with and without doors; and self-contained commercial refrigerators with transparent doors designed for pull-down temperature applications.

On-going Rulemakings: CRE Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedure

On-going Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Documents

• Notice of Public Meeting and availability of the CRE Preliminary Analysis Technical Support Document, Federal Register, 76 FR 17573, March 30, 2011
• Preliminary Analysis Technical Support Document and Analysis Spreadsheets
• Rulemaking Framework Document (April 30, 2010)
• Notice of Public Meeting and availability of the Framework Document, Federal Register, 75 FR 24824, May 6, 2010

On-going Test Procedure Rulemaking Documents

• CRE Test Procedure Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) Public Meeting, Federal Register, 75 FR 71596, November 24, 2010
• Clarified Equations Presented in the CRE Test Procedure NOPR, Federal Register, 75 FR 71596, November 24, 2010

Public Meetings and Meeting Materials for the On-going Rulemakings

• CRE Preliminary Analysis Public Meeting (April 19, 2011)
• Test Procedures NOPR Public Meeting (January 6, 2011)
• 2010 Framework Document Public Meeting (May 18, 2010)

Current CRE Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedure

Energy Conservation Standards Documents

• Current Energy Conservation Standards Final Rule (January 9, 2009)

Test Procedure Documents

• Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment; Final Rule, Federal Register, 77 FR 10292, February 21, 2012
• Test Procedure Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program: 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, Federal Register, December 8, 2006

Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement

• Additional details regarding DOE's certification, compliance, and enforcement regulations for consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment can be found on the Certification and Enforcement Web page. Submit certification reports using DOE's Compliance and Certification Management System.

Statutory Authority

EPCA, as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) prescribed Energy Conservation Standard for some commercial refrigeration equipment, which became effective on January 1, 2010. EPCA directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a rulemaking and publish energy conservation standard for other types of commercial refrigeration equipment. DOE published these standards on January 9, 2009 (74 FR 1092). The Department determined that these energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment would result in significant conservation of energy, were technologically feasible, and were economically justified.

Contact Information

Charles Llenza
Project Manager
(202) 586-2192