Refrigeration Products
Refrigeration products includes refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers, which are cabinets chill and preserve food and beverages, provide ice and chilled water, and freeze food. Manufacturers have been required to comply with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) energy conservation standards for refrigeration products since 1990.
Current Standard | Current Test Procedure |
Ongoing Rulemaking for Standards | Ongoing Rulemaking for Test Procedure |
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Recent and Ongoing Activities
Standards
| Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Announcement of Public Meeting |
- Federal Register, 88FR12452 (February 27, 2023)
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Notification of a Webinar and Availability of Preliminary TSD
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Request for Information; Comment Extension
Request for Information
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- Federal Register, 84FR68060 (December 13, 2019)
- Federal Register, 84FR62470 (November 15, 2019)
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The consumer refrigerators and freezers rulemaking docket EERE-2008-BT-STD-0012 contains all notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents pertaining to this rulemaking.
Public Meeting Information:
There is no public meeting scheduled at this time.
Submitting Public Comments
Test Procedure
| Final Rule; Correction Notice |
- Federal Register, 88FR7840 (February 7, 2023)
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| Final Rule |
- Federal Register, 86FR56790 (October 12, 2021)
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Comment Period Extension
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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- Federal Register, 85FR-9407 (February 19, 2020)
- Federal Register, 84FR70842 (January 23, 2019)
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| Request for Information |
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The consumer refrigerator and freezer test procedure rulemaking docket EERE-2012-BT-TP-0016 contains all notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents pertaining to this rulemaking.
Public Meeting Information
There is no public meeting scheduled at this time.
Submitting Public Comments
Current Standard
Consumer refrigerators and freezers manufactured and distributed in commerce, as defined by 42 U.S.C. 6291(16), must meet the energy conservation standards specified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 10 CFR 430.32(a).
To determine that residential refrigerators and freezers that are currently manufactured or distributed into commerce are in compliance with DOE standards, manufacturers must follow the test procedure methods specified at 10 CFR 430, Subpart B, Appendix A and Appendix B.
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Compliance
DOE has established regulations on certification, compliance, and enforcement in the CFR at 10 CFR Part 429. These regulations cover statistical sampling plans, certified ratings, certification reports, record retention, and enforcement. More information on these regulations is available here.
Waivers
For information on current test procedure waivers, see DOE’s Waivers webpage.
For information about obtaining test procedure waivers, see 10 CFR 430.27.
Exceptions
DOE's Office of Hearings and Appeals has authorized exception relief for residential refrigerators and freezers to BSH Home Appliances Corporation on January 4, 2012 (EXC-11-0001).
For information about obtaining exception relief, see 10 CFR part 1003.
Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions
For information on further guidance and answers to Frequently Asked Questions on all covered products, see DOE’s Further Guidance database.
State Exemptions to Federal Pre-emption
DOE has not exempted any state from this energy conservation standard. States may petition DOE to exempt a state regulation from preemption by the Federal energy conservation standard. States may also petition DOE to withdraw such exemptions. For details, see 10 CFR part 430, subpart D.
Small Business Exemptions
Any manufacturer of a covered product with annual gross revenues that do not exceed $8,000,000 from all its operations and meets certain other conditions may apply for an exemption to the energy conservation standard. For details, see 10 CFR part 430, subpart E.
ENERGY STAR®
DOE supports the testing and verification of ENERGY STAR® products in close collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Find tips and guidance for making your home, workplace, or vehicle more energy efficient visit EnergySavers.gov.
For more information related to this product, please email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov
