Residential Heating Products Framework
This page presents information on the framework stage of the current energy conservation standards rulemaking for residential heating products.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) commenced a rulemaking to amend energy conservation standards for residential water heaters, direct heating equipment, and pool heaters on January 16, 2007. DOE held an informal public meeting to present its proposed methodologies for conducting this rulemaking, discussed issues relevant to the rulemaking proceeding, initiated interaction with interested parties, and began the data collection process.
Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.
- Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Water Heaters, Direct Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters, Notice of Extension of Comment Period, Federal Register, 72 FR 4219, January 30, 2007 (PDF 75 KB)
- Framework Public Meeting Presentation, January 16, 2007 (PDF 1 MB)
- Framework Public Meeting Agenda, January 16, 2007 (PDF 16 KB)
- Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Water Heaters, Direct Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters, Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document, Federal Register, 71 FR 67825, November 24, 2006 (PDF 73 KB)
- Framework Document: Rulemaking Framework for Residential Water Heaters, Direct Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters, September 27, 2006 (PDF 525 KB)
Contact Information
Mohammed Khan
Project Manager for Heating Products
(202) 586-7892