Residential Direct Heating Equipment
This page describes rulemaking activities and regulations regarding energy efficiency for residential direct heating equipment.
Statutory Authority
Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.) established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other than Automobiles, covering major household appliances including water heaters and home heating equipment. Subsequent amendments expanded title III of EPCA to include additional consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including residential pool heaters. (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.) Furthermore, the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA) amended EPCA by establishing energy conservation standards for residential water heaters, "direct heating equipment" (replacing the term "home heating equipment" previously used in EPCA), and pool heaters (collectively referred to as the residential heating products), as well as requirements for determining whether these standards should be amended. (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)(1) through (4))
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now initiating the first rulemaking to review and amend energy conservation standards for residential direct heating equipment under section 325(e)(4)(A) of EPCA. Information on that rulemaking can be found below, under "Rulemakings Under Development." Documentation and materials associated with a prior rulemaking on vented home heating equipment testing can also be found below.
Rulemakings Under Development
- Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) Describing the Preliminary Activities and Analyses
- Framework
Previous Federal Register Notices and Documents
- Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Furnaces/Boilers, Vented Home Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters; Final Rule, Federal Register, 62 FR 26140, May 12, 1997 (PDF 304 KB) Download Adobe Reader.
Contact Information
Mohammed Khan
Project Manager for Heating Products
(202) 586-7892