Consumer-products efficiency standards economic-analysis document

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5269454

On June 30, 1980, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking proposing minimum energy efficiency standards for refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, freezers, clothes dryers, water heaters, room air conditioners, kitchen ranges and ovens, central air conditioners, and furnaces. Further analysis and significant revisions have been made to the proposed rule. This document presents the economic analysis used to support the present notice of proposed rulemaking. The methodology used in the economic analysis is described and the computer models, their outputs, and primary assumptions of the analysis are summarized. Baseline forecasts were made for appliance demand, product cost, energy usage, industry development, gross national product, inflation, balance of trade, and employment. The derivation of these baseline forecasts is discussed. The efficiency levels analyzed for standards are listed and the impacts of these efficiency levels on consumers, manufacturers, and the nation are summarized. Sensitivity studies were performed to determine how changes in technical and operational parameters affected key engineering and economic indicators used in evaluation of appliance standards. Additional details of the models and data bases used in the analysis are included in appendices. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Science Applications, Inc., McLean, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-81CS23917
• OSTI ID: 5269454
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE-0029; ON: DE82012598
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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