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

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Reports and Publications

The Appliance and Equipment Standards program publishes documents that support product rulemakings, as well as semi-annual reports to Congress, technical reports, and presentations.

Reports to Congress

Section 141 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires the Department of Energy to issue an initial report and semi-annual reports thereafter to describe its rulemaking schedule and plan for implementing the schedule. The initial report was published on January 31, 2006, and has been updated semi-annually since. The initial and all subsequent reports are listed below, with the most recent first.

• February 2013 – Thirteenth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• August 2012 – Twelfth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• February 2012 – Eleventh Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• August 2011 – Tenth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• August 2010 – Ninth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• February 2010 – Eighth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• August 2009 – Seventh Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• February 2009 – Sixth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• August 2008 – Fifth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy-Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• February 2008 – Fourth Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy-Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• August 2007 – Third Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy-Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• February 2007 – Second Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy-Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• August 2006 – First Semi-Annual Report to Congress on Appliance Energy-Efficiency Rulemakings – Implementation Report: Energy Conservation Standards Activities
• January 2006 – Report to Congress on Appliance Energy-Efficiency Rulemakings

Other Reports

• Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Representative Average Unit Costs of Energy, Federal Register, 78 FR 17648, March 25, 2013
• Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Peer Review, submitted March 2007
• 2006 Draft Rulemaking Activity Data Sheets, October 2005
• Report entitled, "North American Energy Efficiency Standards and Labeling," December 12, 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
• 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
• 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.

Presentations

• 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