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Title: Screening Analysis for EPACT-Covered Commercial HVAC and Water-Heating Equipment

Abstract

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) establishes that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulate efficiency levels of certain categories of commercial heating, cooling, and water-heating equipment. EPACT establishes the initial minimum efficiency levels for products falling under these categories, based on ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1989 requirements. EPCA states that, if ASHRAE amends Standard 90.1-1989 efficiency levels, then DOE must establish an amended uniform national manufacturing standard at the minimum level specified in the amended Standard 90.1 and that it can establish higher efficiency levels if they would result in significant additional energy savings. 011Standard 90.1-1999 increases minimum efficiency levels for some of the equipment categories covered by EPCA 92. DOE conducted a screening analysis to determine the energy-savings potential for EPACT-covered products meet and exceeding these levels. This paper describes the methodology, data assumptions, and results of the analysis.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
781428
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 25 Apr 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; HEATING; MANUFACTURING; US ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT; WATER HEATING

Citation Formats

Somasundaram, Sriram, Armstrong, Peter R, Belzer, David B, Gaines, Suzanne C, Hadley, Donald L, Smith, David L, and Winiarski, David W. Screening Analysis for EPACT-Covered Commercial HVAC and Water-Heating Equipment. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.2172/781428.
Somasundaram, Sriram, Armstrong, Peter R, Belzer, David B, Gaines, Suzanne C, Hadley, Donald L, Smith, David L, & Winiarski, David W. Screening Analysis for EPACT-Covered Commercial HVAC and Water-Heating Equipment. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/781428
Somasundaram, Sriram, Armstrong, Peter R, Belzer, David B, Gaines, Suzanne C, Hadley, Donald L, Smith, David L, and Winiarski, David W. 2000. "Screening Analysis for EPACT-Covered Commercial HVAC and Water-Heating Equipment". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/781428. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/781428.
@article{osti_781428,
title = {Screening Analysis for EPACT-Covered Commercial HVAC and Water-Heating Equipment},
author = {Somasundaram, Sriram and Armstrong, Peter R and Belzer, David B and Gaines, Suzanne C and Hadley, Donald L and Smith, David L and Winiarski, David W},
abstractNote = {The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) establishes that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulate efficiency levels of certain categories of commercial heating, cooling, and water-heating equipment. EPACT establishes the initial minimum efficiency levels for products falling under these categories, based on ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1989 requirements. EPCA states that, if ASHRAE amends Standard 90.1-1989 efficiency levels, then DOE must establish an amended uniform national manufacturing standard at the minimum level specified in the amended Standard 90.1 and that it can establish higher efficiency levels if they would result in significant additional energy savings. 011Standard 90.1-1999 increases minimum efficiency levels for some of the equipment categories covered by EPCA 92. DOE conducted a screening analysis to determine the energy-savings potential for EPACT-covered products meet and exceeding these levels. This paper describes the methodology, data assumptions, and results of the analysis.},
doi = {10.2172/781428},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/781428}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
month = {Tue Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2000}
}