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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and its amendments to consider national energy conservation standards for certain commercial unitary air conditioners and heat pumps.
The Department has gathered and analyzed data and information for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) and its Technical Support Document (TSD), as part of the standards rulemaking process. To fulfill DOE's commitment to the July 1996 Process Rule (61 FR 36974) — to make information available to the public as soon as possible — the ANOPR document, the TSD, and the analysis tools for the ANOPR analysis are available below.
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Document Availability Notice
Commercial Heating, Air Conditioning and Water Heating Equipment Notice of Document Availability for ASHRAE Products (Instantaneous Tankless Water Heaters, Commercial Boilers, PTACs and PTHPs, 3-Ph AC <65kBtu/h, and SPVUs).
Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking
- Notice of Availability: The Department of Energy announces the availability of the "Joint Stakeholders Comments on Standards for Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps" and an opportunity for public comment. Federal Register, February 15, 2005, (PDF 59 KB)
The Department received comments from a group of nineteen significant stakeholders in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps. 69 FR 45460 (July 29, 2004). In summary, the Joint Stakeholders recommend minimum energy efficiency ratios (EERs) and coefficients of performance (COPs) for certain commercial unitary air conditioners and heat pumps, both split and package systems, respectively, as follows:
| Air-Cooled Products |
Efficiency Standards |
| >65,000 - <135,000 Btu/h |
11.2/11.0 EER for Air Conditioners |
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11.0/10.8 EER for Heat Pumps |
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3.3 COP @ 47ºF for Heat Pumps |
| >135,000 - <240,000 Btu/h |
11.0/10.8 EER for Air Conditioners |
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10.6/10.4 EER for Heat Pumps |
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3.2 COP @ 47ºF for Heat Pumps |
NOTE: Where two EERs are listed, the first refers to systems with electric resistance heat or no heating, and the second refers to systems with all other heating-system types that are integrated into the unitary equipment.
Further, the Joint Stakeholders have asked DOE to adopt January 1, 2010, as the effective date for compliance with the recommended minimum efficiency standards. (PDF 251 KB)
To help DOE determine the appropriate next step in this rulemaking, DOE invites interested members of the public to submit any comments they may have on the Joint Stakeholders Comments, including the recommendation for expediting proceedings by adopting these recommended efficiency standards through a direct final rule.
Comments must be submitted to one of the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section of the above Notice of Availability. The Department will accept written comments, data, and information regarding the Joint Stakeholders Comments until April 1, 2005.
Previous Rules
- Final Rule: Energy Efficiency Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Efficiency Standards for Commercial Heating, Air Conditioning and Water Heating Equipment, Federal Register, January 12, 2001 (PDF 616 KB)
Test Procedure
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Test Procedures and Efficiency Standards for Commercial Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Federal Register, August 9, 2000.
- Final Rule: Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures and Efficiency Standards for Commercial Warm Air Furnaces: General Provisions for Commercial Heating, Air Conditioning and Water Heating Equipment; Energy Efficiency Provisions for Electric Motors, Federal Register, October 21, 2004, (PDF 359 KB)
- Direct Final Rule: Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures and Efficiency Standards for Commercial Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Federal Register, October 21, 2004, (PDF 148 KB)
Public Meetings and Meeting Material
How to Submit Comments
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by courier. Wherever possible, comments in the electronic format should carry the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting a signed original paper document.
Email: commercialairconditioner.anopr@ee.doe.gov
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20585-0121.
Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Room 1J-018, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945.
All comments (electronic and hardcopy) should clearly identify the Docket number, which is EE-RM/STD-01-375. The deadline for submitting comments is November 12, 2004.
Contact Information
Jim Raba
Project Manager
(202)586-8654
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