Dishwashers
This page describers rulemaking activities and regulations regarding energy efficiency for residential dishwashers.
Statutory Authority
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether amended, more stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) subsequently prescribed standards for dishwashers, fulfilling DOE's obligation. Therefore, DOE is not proposing standards for dishwashers in the final rule for residential dishwashers, dehumidifiers, and cooking products, and commercial clothes washers, but will instead codify the statutory standards in the EISA En Masse.
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Energy Conservation Standard
Prescribed Standards
- Standards prescribed in EISA 2007
Final Rule
- Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, and Commercial Clothes Washers, Federal Register, April 8, 2009 (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Final Rule Technical Support Document
- Final Rule Technical Support Document Analysis Tools
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)
NOPR for Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, and Commercial Clothes Washers, Federal Register, October 17, 2008 (PDF 1.1 MB)
- NOPR Technical Support Document
- NOPR Technical Support Document Analysis Tools
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR)
- ANOPR for Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, and Commercial Clothes Washers, Federal Register, November 15, 2007 (PDF 2.8 MB)
- ANOPR Technical Support Document Analysis Tools
Framework
- Notice of Public Workshop and Availability of Framework Document, Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF 70 KB)
- Rulemaking Framework for Commercial Clothes Washers and Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF 402 KB)
Public Meetings and Meeting Materials
- NOPR Public Meeting
- ANOPR Public Meeting
- Framework Document Public Meeting
Additional Information
- Final Rule: Test Procedure for Dishwashers, Federal Register, August 29, 2003 (PDF 157 KB)
- Concept Summary for Dishwasher Test Procedure (PDF 7 KB)
- Review of Survey Data to Support Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher Test Procedure, report by Arthur D. Little, Inc. (PDF 118 KB)
- Addendum to the Arthur D. Little, Inc. report, "Review of Survey Data to Support Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher Test Procedure," March 5, 2002 (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Test Procedures for Dishwashers, Federal Register, September 3, 2002 (PDF 127 KB)
- Final Rule; Correction: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Dishwashers; Correction, Federal Register, May 1, 2002 (PDF 52 KB)
- Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Dishwashers, Federal Register, December 18, 2001 (PDF 84 KB)
- Final Rule — Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Clothes Washers and Reporting Requirements for Clothes Washers, Clothes Dryers, and Dishwashers; August 27, 1997.
Contact Information
Stephen Witkowski
Program Manager
(202) 586-7463