Clothes Washer Technical Support Document
This report provides the technical analysis and results in support of the information presented in the Final Rule for Clothes Washers. The TSD consists of 13 chapters, Appendices A through R, the Environmental Assessment and the Regulatory Impact Analysis.
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| Table of Contents | (PDF 81 KB) |
| Chapter 1. | Introduction | (PDF 12 KB) |
| Chapter 2. | Analytic Framework | (PDF 97 KB) |
| Chapter 3. | Market Assessment | (PDF 79 KB) |
| Chapter 4. | Engineering Analysis | (PDF 54 KB) |
| Chapter 5. | Manufacturing Cost Assessment | (PDF 75 KB) |
| Chapter 6. | Mark-ups for Price Determination | (PDF 57 KB) |
| Chapter 7. | Life-Cycle Costs and Payback Period | (PDF 205 KB) |
| Chapter 8. | Consumer Analysis | (PDF 44 KB) |
| Chapter 9. | Clothes Washer Shipments Model: Revised Model | (PDF 159 KB) |
| Chapter 10. | National Energy Impacts and Regulatory Impact Estimates | (PDF 65 KB) |
| Chapter 11. | Manufacturer Impact Analysis | (PDF 357 KB) |
| Chapter 12. | Utility Impacts Analysis | (PDF 74 KB) |
| Chapter 13. | Net National Employment | (PDF 118 KB) |
| Appendix A | Clothes Washer Manufacturers | (PDF 13 KB) |
| Appendix B | Determining MEF Using a Test Procedure Program | (PDF 17 KB) |
| Appendix C | Development of a Standardized Energy Test Cloth | (PDF 186 KB) |
| Appendix C | Test Data | (PDF 65 KB) |
| Appendix D | Manufacturing Cost Assessment: Bill of Materials | (PDF 24 KB) |
| Appendix E | Approach for Uncertainty and Variability | (PDF 13 KB) |
| Appendix F | Water and Wastewater Prices | (PDF 60 KB) |
| Appendix G | Life-Cycle Cost Results | (PDF 273 KB) |
| Appendix H | Payback Periods | (PDF 113 KB) |
| Appendix I | Consumer Research Results | (PDF 80 KB) |
| Appendix J | Clothes Washer Consumer Analysis | (PDF 277 KB) |
| Appendix K | Life-Cycle Cost for Consumer Subgroups | (PDF 180 KB) |
| Appendix L | Payback Period Results for Consumer Subgroups | (PDF 79 KB) |
| Appendix M | Supplemental Shipments Forecast Charts | (PDF 54 KB) |
| Appendix N | National Energy Savings | (PDF 89 KB) |
| Appendix O | Manufacturer Interview Guide | (PDF 18 KB) |
| Appendix P | GRIM Documentation | (PDF 310 KB) |
| Appendix P | GRIM | (PDF 2.12 MB) |
| Appendix P | GRIM | (MS Word 848 KB) |
| Appendix Q | List of Acronyms and Abbreviations | (PDF 19 KB) |
| Appendix R | Life-Cycle-Cost and National Energy Savings Using the Most Current RECS 1997 and AEO 2000 Data | (PDF 33 KB) |
| Regulatory Impact Analysis | (PDF 64 KB) | |
| Environmental Assessment | (PDF 91 KB) | |
| EA, Appendix 1 | (PDF 27 KB) | |
| EA, Appendix 2 | (PDF 19 KB) | |
| EA, Appendix 3 | (PDF 94 KB) | |
| Test Procedure | (Excel 81 KB) |
Contact Information
Stephen Witkowski
Program Manager
(202) 586-7463