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

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Technical Support Document: Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products and Commercial Clothes Washers

This report provides the technical analysis and results in support of the information presented in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for residential dishwashers, dehumidifiers, and cooking products and commercial clothes washers. This document consists of 14 Chapters, 10 Appendices, the Environmental Assessment and the Regulatory Impact Analysis.

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  Title Page (PDF 28 KB)
  Table of Contents (PDF 28 KB)
  Chapters  
Chapter 1. Introduction (PDF 108 KB)
Chapter 2. Analytical Framework (PDF 660 KB)
Chapter 3. Market and Technology Assessment (PDF 1 MB)
Chapter 4. Screening Analysis (PDF 164 KB)
Chapter 5. Engineering Analysis (PDF 1.2 MB)
Chapter 6. Energy and Water Use Determination (PDF 640 KB)
Chapter 7. Markups for Equipment Price Determination (PDF 260 KB)
Chapter 8. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis (PDF 2.5 MB)
Chapter 9. Trial Standard Levels (PDF 96 KB)
Chapter 10. Shipments Analysis (PDF 1 MB)
Chapter 11. National Impact Analysis (PDF 1.1 MB)
Chapter 12. Life-Cycle Cost Sub-Group Analysis (PDF 800 KB)
Chapter 13. Manufacturer Impact Analysis (PDF 1.5 MB)
Chapter 14. Utility Impact Analysis (PDF 952 KB )
Chapter 15. Employment Impact Analysis (PDF 188 KB )
Chapter 16. Environmental Impact Analysis (PDF 1 MB )
Chapter 17. Regulatory Impact Analysis (PDF 492 KB )
Appendix 5A AHAM Data Submittal (PDF 322 KB)
Appendix 5B Microwave Oven Standby Power Testing Regression Methodology (PDF 44 KB)
Appendix 5C Microwave Oven Display Configurations (PDF 28 KB)
Appendix 6A Cooktops and Ovens: Determination of Energy-Using Components (PDF 36 KB)
Appendix 8A User Instructions for LCC and PBP Spreadsheets (PDF 56 KB)
Appendix 8B Uncertainty and Variability (PDF 56 KB)
Appendix 8C Lifetime Distributions (PDF 96 KB)
Appendix 8D Household Discount Rate Distributions (PDF 116 KB)
Appendix 10A Relative Price Elasticity of Demand for Appliances (PDF 216 KB)
Appendix 11A User Instructions for Shipments and NIA Spreadsheets (PDF 48 KB)
Appendix 11B National Equipment and Operating Costs (PDF 200 KB)
Appendix 13A The Low-Volume Manufacturer (PDF 68 KB)
Appendix 13B Manufacturer Impact Analysis Interview Guides (PDF 168 KB)
Appendix 13C Government Regulatory Impact Model (GRIM) (PDF 68 KB)
Appendix 14A Interpolation of Utility and Environmental Results from NEMS-BT Output (PDF 52 KB)
Appendix 17A Regulatory Impact Analysis Supporting Material (PDF 160 KB)

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski, P.E.
Project Manager
(202) 586-7463