This report provides the technical analysis and results in support of the information presented in the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. The TSD consists of 12 chapters, Appendices A through L, and the Regulatory Impact Analysis.
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Title |
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Table of Contents |
(PDF 161 KB) |
| Chapter 1. |
Introduction |
(PDF 22 KB) |
| Chapter 2. |
Analytic Framework |
(PDF 97 KB) |
| Chapter 3. |
Screening of Design Options |
(PDF 13 KB) |
| Chapter 4. |
Engineering Analysis |
(PDF 274 KB) |
| Chapter 5. |
Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis |
(PDF 515 KB) |
| Chapter 6. |
Shipments Analysis |
(PDF 178 KB) |
| Chapter 7. |
NES and Net Present Value Analysis |
(PDF 174 KB) |
| Chapter 8. |
Manufacturing Impact Analysis |
(PDF 435 KB) |
| Chapter 9. |
Competitive Impact Analysis |
(PDF 9 KB) |
| Chapter 10. |
Consumer Sub-Group Analysis |
(PDF 27 KB) |
| Chapter 11. |
Utility Impact Analysis |
(PDF 50 KB) |
| Chapter 12. |
Net National Employment Impacts Analysis |
(PDF 42 KB) |
| Appendices |
| Appendix A |
Approach for Uncertainty and Variability |
(PDF 21 KB) |
| Appendix B |
Detailed Reverse Engineering Cost Estimates and Equipment Data |
(PDF 104 KB) |
| Appendix C |
Technical Description of the Reverse Engineering Cost Estimation Methodology |
(PDF 124 KB) |
| Appendix D |
Estimation of the Distributor/wholesaler and Dealer/contractor Markups on Incremental Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Costs |
(PDF 84 KB) |
| Appendix E |
Life-Cycle Cost Results and Determination of 30-year Average Cooling Degree Day and Heating Degree Day Data |
(PDF 157 KB) |
| Appendix F |
National Energy Savings and National Net Present Value Results |
(PDF 67 KB) |
| Appendix G |
Government Regulatory Impact Model (GRIM) |
(PDF 22 KB) |
| Appendix H |
Interpolation of Utility and Environmental Results from NEMS/BRS Output |
(PDF 52 KB) |
| Appendix I |
Errata Appendix |
(PDF 21 KB) |
| Appendix J |
Supplemental Appendix |
(PDF 594 KB) |
| Appendix K |
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations |
(PDF 16 KB) |
| Appendix L |
Through-the-Wall Products |
(PDF 110 KB) |
| Appendix M |
Revised Utility Impact Analysis and Environmental Assessment |
(PDF 227 KB) |
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Regulatory Impact Analysis |
(PDF 21 KB) |
NOTE: Appendix J includes tables and figures supplementing those in TSD Chapters 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 and Appendices E and F.
