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

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Residential Furnaces and Boilers ANOPR Technical Support Document

This report provides the technical analysis and results in support of the information presented in the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for residential furnaces and boilers. This document consists of 14 Chapters, 22 Appendices, the Regulatory Impact Analysis and the Environmental Assessment.

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Title Page (PDF 16 KB)
Table of Contents List (PDF 11 KB)
Table of Contents (PDF 98 KB)
Chapters
Chapter 1. Introduction (PDF 120 KB)
Chapter 2. Analytical Framework (PDF 78 KB)
Chapter 3. Market and Technology Assessment (PDF 108 KB)
Chapter 4. Screening Analysis (PDF 88 KB)
Chapter 5. Markups for Equipment Price Determination (PDF 96 KB)
Chapter 6. Engineering Analysis (PDF 187 KB)
Chapter 7. Energy Consumption of Furnaces and Boilers (PDF 492 KB)
Chapter 8. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis (PDF 315 KB)
Chapter 9. Shipments Analysis (PDF 69 KB)
Chapter 10. National Impact Analysis (PDF 68 KB)
Chapter 11. Life-Cycle Cost Subgroup Analysis (PDF 12 KB)
Chapter 12. Manufacturer Impact Analysis (PDF 33 KB)
Chapter 13. Utility Impact Analysis (PDF 19 KB)
Chapter 14. Employment Impact Analysis (PDF 18 KB)
Reports
  Environmental Assessment (PDF 47 KB)
  Regulatory Impact Analysis (PDF 41 KB)
Appendices
Appendix 5.1 Detailed Data for Equipment Price Markups (PDF 40 KB)
Appendix 6.1 Technical Description of the Reverse Engineering Cost Estimation Methodology (PDF 265 KB)
Appendix 6.2 Installation Cost Model (PDF 799 KB)
Appendix 6.3 Determination of Furnace and Boiler Energy Use (PDF 76 KB)
Appendix 6.4 Engineering Analysis Cost and Efficiency Tables (PDF 107 KB)
Appendix 7.1 Reduced Set of Furnace Models Database (PDF 142 KB)
Appendix 7.2 Decoding of Manufacturer Model Numbers (PDF 27 KB)
Appendix 7.3 Determination of Basic Furnace Models (PDF 123 KB)
Appendix 7.4 Furnace Fan Curves (PDF 35 KB)
Appendix 7.5 Blower Fan Curves (PDF 32 KB)
Appendix 7.6 Overall Air-Moving Efficiency (PDF 112 KB)
Appendix 7.7 Gas and Electricity Use for Modulating Furnaces (PDF 47 KB)
Appendix 8.1 Glossary of Variables and Their Values from EIA's RECS97 (PDF 23 KB)
Appendix 8.2 Distribution for Discount Rates (PDF 29 KB)
Appendix 8.3 LCC and PBP Results Using Alternative Installation Cost Scenarios (PDF 106 KB)
Appendix 8.4 LCC and PBP Results Using Alternative Energy Price Scenarios (PDF 448 KB)
Appendix 8.5 Analysis of Electricity Efficiency Design Options for Furnaces and Boilers (PDF 691 KB)
Appendix 8.6 Furnace Airflow Capacity Testing (PDF 207 KB)
Appendix 8.7 Power Consumption of ECM Blower Motors (PDF 255 KB)
Appendix 8.8 Power Consumption of BC/ECM+ Blower Motors (PDF 185 KB)
Appendix 8.9 Air Conditioner Operating Hours (PDF 24 KB)
Appendix 10.1 National Energy Savings and Net Present Value Using Alternative Installation Costs and Energy Price Scenarios (PDF 66 KB)
  Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF 13 KB)

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