U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyBuilding Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment StandardsResidential Furnaces and BoilersThis page describes rulemaking activities and regulations regarding energy efficiency for residential furnaces and boilers. Statutory AuthorityTitle III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part A of Title III (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309) establishes the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. The program covers consumer products and certain commercial, including residential furnaces and boilers. (42 U.S.C. 6292 (a)(5)) EPCA prescribed the initial energy conservation standards for residential furnaces. (42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(1)-(2)) The statute further provides U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with the authority to conduct rulemakings to determine whether to amend these standards. (42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)). In addition, 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. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader. Prescribed Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Boilers
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