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

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Residential Water Heaters Technical Support Document for the January 17, 2001, Final Rule

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) prepared the January 2001 Final Rule technical support document for the first energy conservation standards rulemaking on residential water heaters.

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Table of Contents (PDF 208 KB)
Chapters
Chapter 1. Introduction (PDF 57 KB)
Chapter 2. Analytic Framework (PDF 347 KB)
Chapter 3. Market and Technology Assessment (PDF 278 KB)
Chapter 4. Screening Analysis (PDF 174 KB)
Chapter 5. Retail Prices (PDF 185 KB)
Chapter 6. Manufacturing Cost Assessment (PDF 137 KB)
Chapter 7. Markup (PDF 141 KB)
Chapter 8. Engineering Analysis (PDF 522 KB)
Chapter 9. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (PDF 1.4 MB)
Chapter 10. Consumer Sub-Group Analysis (PDF 1.9 MB)
Chapter 11. Shipments (PDF 470 KB)
Chapter 12. National Energy Impacts (PDF 266 KB)
Chapter 13. Manufacturer Impact Analysis (PDF 246 KB)
Chapter 14. Utility Impacts Analysis (PDF 184 KB)
Chapter 15. Net National Employment (PDF 165 KB)
Appendices
Appendix A-1. Contributors to the TSD (PDF 59 KB)
Appendix A-2. Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF 14 KB)
Appendix B. Water Heater Price Database (PDF 191 KB)
Appendix C-1. Data Request Forms - Manufacturing Costs and Energy Characteristics for Electric and Gas-Fired Storage Water Heaters (PDF 95 KB)
Appendix C-2. Manufacturer Cost Data for Residential Electric and Gas-Fired Water Heaters (PDF 89 KB)
Appendix C-3. Estimates of Manufacturing Costs and Energy Characteristics for Electric and Gas-Fired Storage Water Heaters: Data from Max Minnier and Other Sources (PDF 128 KB)
Appendix D-1. WATSIM-DOE Test.xls (PDF 607 KB)
Appendix D-2. Water Heater Analysis Model (WHAM) (PDF 188 KB)
Appendix D-3. Venting Issues in Gas-Fired Water Heaters (PDF 42 KB)
Appendix D-4. Oil-Fired Water Heaters Conductive Heat Loss Calculations (PDF 103 KB)
Appendix D-5. Design Option Combinations (PDF 66 KB)
Appendix D-6. Method for Determining the Input Energy Consumption of Side Arm Gas Storage Water Heater Designs (PDF 77 KB)
Appendix E-1. Uncertainty and Variability (PDF 79 KB)
Appendix E-2. Uncertainty of Energy Parameters EF, RE, UA, and Pon (PDF 95 KB)
Appendix E-3. Manufacturing Cost Distributions (PDF 144 KB)
Appendix E-4. LCC and Payback from Alternative Energy Price Scenarios (PDF 152 KB)
Appendix F. Shipments Spreadsheet (PDF 86 KB)
Appendix G. National Energy Savings Spreadsheet (PDF 86 KB)
Appendix H-1. Water Heater Manufacturers Interview Guide (PDF 73 KB)
Appendix H-2. GRIM Operation Principles (PDF 99 KB)
Appendix I. Interpolation of Utility and Environmental Results from NEMS-BRS Output (PDF 114 KB)
Appendix J. Imbuild Model (PDF 82 KB)
Appendix K-1. Environmental Analysis for Residential Water Heaters (PDF 126 KB)
Appendix K-2. Emission Factors for Fuel Combustion from Natural Gas, LPG, and Oil-Fired Residential Water Heaters (PDF 105 KB)
Appendix K-3. Upstream Emission Factors from Coal and Natural Gas Production (PDF 99 KB)
  Regulatory Impact Analysis (PDF 115 KB)

Contact Information

Mohammed Khan
Project Manager for Heating Products
(202) 586-7892