Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Rulemaking Final Rule

This page contains material that was the basis for the Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Final Rule and the Technical Support Document (TSD). The material was prepared by DOE staff and contractors.

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Federal Register Documents

Final Rule: "Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps including the notice "Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps" Federal Register, January 22, 2001 (PDF 592 KB)
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: "Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps", Federal Register, January 22, 2001 (PDF 1.9 MB)
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: "Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (PDF 1.7 MB)
Final Rule: Delay of effective date, February 2, 2001 (PDF 64 KB)
Final Rule: GPO corrections, February 26, 2001 (PDF 15 KB)
Final Rule: Postponement of effective date and reconsideration, April 20, 2001 (PDF 13 KB)

To view previous Federal Register Documents, go to "NOPR web materials."

Final Rule Spreadsheets

Engineering Analysis (Excel 312 KB)
Life Cycle Cost for Central Air Conditioners (Excel 1.5 MB)
Life Cycle Cost for Heat Pumps (Excel 1.2 MB)
Government Regulatory Impact Model (Excel 5.0 MB)
National Energy Savings/Net Present Value/Shipments (Excel 2.9 MB)

Technical Support Document

The Technical Support Document (TSD) supports the rulemaking analyses, describing the assumptions and methodology and discussing the engineering and economic results to a greater breadth and depth than the data discussed in a Federal Register announcement of a rulemaking action. The TSD for the Final Rule is identical to the TSD for the proposed rule (NOPR), except for the following new or revised sections:

Revised Title Page (PDF 12 KB)
Revised Table of Contents (PDF 79 KB)
Appendix I: Errata Appendix (PDF 16 KB)
Appendix J: Supplemental Appendix (PDF 360 KB)
Appendix K: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF 14 KB)

To view the NOPR version of the TSD go to "NOPR TSD."

Environmental Assessment

Environmental Assessment (PDF 133 KB)

Marginal Energy Prices Report (PDF 378 KB)
Marginal Energy Prices - RECS 97 Update (PDF 17 KB)

If you have any comments or if you encounter any problems while using these spreadsheets and documents, please contact Michael Raymond at (202) 586-9611 or email at michael.raymond@hq.doe.gov.