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Residential Heating Products Preliminary Technical Support Document

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) prepared the preliminary technical support document for the analyses conducted for its energy conservation standards rulemaking on residential heating products, including residential water heaters, direct heating equipment, and pool heaters.

Title Page
Table of Contents
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Executive Summary

Chapters

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Analytical Framework, Comments from Interested Parties, and DOE Responses
Chapter 3. Market and Technology Assessment
Chapter 4. Screening Analysis
Chapter 5. Engineering Analysis
Chapter 6. Markups for Equipment Price Determination
Chapter 7. Energy Use Characterization
Chapter 8. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analyses
Chapter 9. Shipments Analysis
Chapter 10. National Impact Analysis
Chapter 11. Life-Cycle Cost Subgroup Analysis
Chapter 12. Preliminary Manufacturer Impact Analysis
Chapter 13. Utility Impact Analysis
Chapter 14. Employment Impact Analysis

Reports

Environmental Assessment
Regulatory Impact Analysis

Appendices

Appendix 6-A Detailed data for Product Price Markups
Appendix 7-A RECS 2001 Variables and Values
Appendix 7-B Hot Water Draw Model
Appendix 7-C LCC Energy Use Calculations
Appendix 7-D Weather Data and Temperature Parameters
Appendix 7-E Derivation of Heating Load for Pool Heaters and Direct Heating Equipment
Appendix 8-A Installation Cost Determination
Appendix 8-B Maintenance and Repair Cost Determination
Appendix 8-C Lifetime Distributions
Appendix 8-D Distributions Used for Discount Rates
Appendix 8-E Monthly Energy Price Factor Calculations for Water Heater Analysis
Appendix 8-F Rebuttable Payback Analysis Results
Appendix 8-G User Instructions for Rebuttable Payback Analysis Spreadsheet
Appendix 8-H User Instructions for the Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Spreadsheet
Appendix 8-I Uncertainty and Variability
Appendix 9-A User Instructions for the Shipments and National Energy Savings Spreadsheet Model
Appendix 12-A Preliminary Manufacturer Interview Guides

Contact Information

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