Dishwasher Rulemaking

Under Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA or the Act), the Department of Energy (Department) promulgates a rule amending its test procedure to determine the energy efficiency of residential dishwashers. This amendment provides a new test procedure for testing the energy consumption of soil-sensing models, requires that manufacturers or private labelers include the measurement of standby power consumption in the estimated annual operating cost and estimated annual energy use calculations for all dishwasher models, and adds new specifications for instrumentation requirements. It also revises the number of cycles per year used for calculating the estimated annual operating cost, based on new survey data concerning consumer practices.

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Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking

• Notice of public workshop and availability of Framework Document, Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF 70 KB)
  
  
• Rulemaking Framework for Commercial Clothes Washers and Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF 402 KB)
  
  
• Technical Support Document: Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, and Commercial Clothes Washers, November 2007
  
  
• Technical Support Document Analysis Tools

Public Meetings

• Public Meeting on Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Produts, and Commercial Clothes Washers, December 13, 2007
  
  
• Framework Document Public Meeting on Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Clothes Washers and Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, April 27, 2006

Previous Rules and Documents

• Draft Dishwasher LCC Spreadsheet (MS Excel 1.05 MB)
  
  
• Draft Dishwasher NES Spreadsheet (MS Excel 800 KB)
  
  
• Final Rule: Test Procedure for Dishwashers, Federal Register, August 29, 2003 (PDF 157 KB)
  
  
• Concept Summary for Dishwasher Test Procedure (PDF 7 KB)
  
  
• Review of Survey Data to Support Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher Test Procedure, report by Arthur D. Little, Inc. (PDF 118 KB)
  
  
• Addendum to the Arthur D. Little, Inc. report, "Review of Survey Data to Support Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher Test Procedure," March 5, 2002 (PDF 1.2 MB)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Test Procedures for Dishwashers, Federal Register, September 3, 2002 (PDF 127 KB)
  
  
• Final Rule; Correction: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Dishwashers; Correction, Federal Register, May 1, 2002 (PDF 52 KB)
  
  
• Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Dishwashers, Federal Register, December 18, 2001 (PDF 84 KB)
  
  
• Final Rule — Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Clothes Washers and Reporting Requirements for Clothes Washers, Clothes Dryers, and Dishwashers; August 27, 1997.

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski
Program Manager
(202) 586-7463

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