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

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps NOPR Technical Support Document

This technical support document (TSD) provides the technical analysis and results in support of the information presented in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. The technical support document was published in October 2000, and consists of 12 chapters, Appendices A through H, and the Regulatory Impact Analysis.

• Title
• Table of Contents

Chapters

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Analytical Framework
• Chapter 3: Screening of Design Options
• Chapter 4: Engineering Analysis
• Chapter 5: Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis
• Chapter 6: Shipments Analysis
• Chapter 7: National Impacts Analysis
• Chapter 8: Manufacturing Impact Analysis
• Chapter 9: Competitive Impact Analysis
• Chapter 10: Consumer Sub-Group Analysis
• Chapter 11: Utility Impacts Analysis
• Chapter 12: Net National Employment Impact Analysis

Report

• Regulatory Impact Analysis

Appendices

• Appendix A: Approach for Uncertainty and Variability
• Appendix B: Detailed Reverse Engineering Cost Estimates and Equipment Data
• Appendix C: Technical Description of the Reverse Engineering Cost Estimation Methodology
• Appendix D: Estimation of the Distributor/Wholesaler and Dealer/Contractor Markups on Incremental Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Costs
• Appendix E: Life-Cycle Cost Results and Determination of 30-Year Average Cooling Degree Day and Heating Degree Day Data
• Appendix F: National Energy Savings and National Net Present Value Results
• Appendix G: Government Regulatory Impact Model (GRIM)
• Appendix H: Interpolation of Utility and Environmental Results From NEMS-BRS Output

Contact Information

Michael Raymond
Project Manager
(202) 586-9611