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

Building Technologies Program – Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards

Residential Furnaces and Boilers

This page describes rulemaking activities and regulations regarding energy efficiency for residential furnaces and boilers.

Statutory Authority

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) and its amendments to consider national energy conservation standards for residential furnaces and boilers. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007), Pub. L. 110-140, was enacted on December 19, 2007. The EISA 2007 amendments to EPCA, in relevant part, require DOE to amend the test procedures for all covered products to include measures of standby mode and off mode energy consumption.

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Prescribed Energy Conservation Standards

• Standards prescribed by EISA 2007

Energy Conservation Standards

• Final Rule Technical Amendment, Federal Register, 73 FR 43611, July 28, 2008 (PDF 72 KB)
• Final Rule
• Notice of Data Availability (PDF 99 KB)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)
• Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR)
• Framework Document

Test Procedures

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Final Rule: Test Procedures for Furnaces/Boilers, Vented Home Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters, Federal Register, 62 FR 26140, May 12, 1997

Additional Information

• Public Meeting on Residential Furnace and Boiler Venting

Contact Information

Mohammed Khan
Program Manager
(202) 586-7892