USA/1674
WTO/TBT
US United States of America
  • 13 - Environment and health protection, Safety
  • 97 - Domestic and commercial equipment, Entertainment, Sports
2021-02-16
2020-12-07

Unvented heating appliances; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Domestic, commercial and industrial heating appliances (ICS 97.100)

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Heating Equipment (26 page(s), in English)

Notification of proposed determination and request for comment - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products, including direct heating equipment (DHE). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to periodically determine whether more- stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. After carefully considering the available market and technical information for these products, DOE has tentatively concluded in this document that more-stringent standards for DHE would not save a significant amount of energy. Further, depending on the product class, more‑stringent standards for DHE would not be technologically feasible or economically justified. As such, DOE has tentatively determined that amended energy conservation standards are not needed. DOE requests comment on this proposed determination, as well as the associated analyses and results.