Rulemaking for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment Energy Conservation Standards
Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a rulemaking to assess whether there is a need to update the uniform national energy conservation standards for certain commercial heating, air-conditioning, and water-heating equipment for which the efficiency levels were amended in American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)/ Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Standard 90.1-2013.
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DOE published a notice of data availability and request for public comment regarding energy conservation standards for certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial heating, air-conditioning, and water-heating equipment. 79 FR 20114 (April 11, 2014).
No public meeting is scheduled at this time.
The commercial heating, air-conditioning, and water-heating equipment rulemaking docket EERE-2014-BT-STD-0015 contains all notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents. For the latest information on the planned timing of future DOE regulatory milestones, see the current Office of Management and Budget Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. All planned dates are preliminary and subject to change.
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There are no related rulemakings at this time.
EPCA contains mandatory energy conservation standards for commercial heating, air-conditioning, and water-heating equipment including small, large, and very large commercial package air-conditioning and heating equipment, packaged terminal air conditioners (PTACs) and packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHPs), warm-air furnaces, packaged boilers, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks. (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)) Each time ASHRAE Standard 90.1 is amended with respect to the equipment listed, DOE must consider amending the existing Federal efficiency standard for such equipment, with the first step being to publish in the Federal Register an analysis of the energy savings potential of amended energy efficiency standards within 180 days after ASHRAE Standard 90.1 is amended. (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(A)) If DOE decides to adopt as a national standard the minimum efficiency levels specified in the amended ASHRAE Standard 90.1, DOE must establish such standard not later than 18 months after publication of the amended industry standard. (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(A)(ii)(I)) However, if DOE determines that a more-stringent standard is justified under 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(A)(ii)(II), then DOE must establish such more-stringent standard not later than 30 months after publication of the amended ASHRAE Standard 90.1. (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(B))
For more information related to this rulemaking, please email:
ashley.armstrong@ee.doe.gov