Proposed Dishwasher Energy Standards Turn Back Time
WASHINGTON, DC (July 16, 2015)-- New energy and water efficiency regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) would result in dishwasher performance that is unacceptable to consumers, essentially turning back the clock to the days of hand-washing dishes. The proposed standards, which will become effective in January 2019, would require dishwashers to cut energy use by 24% and water use by 38%, leaving just 3.1 gallons of water to clean an entire load of dishes in a normal wash cycle. This will force handwashing and repeat cycles, undermining the energy and water savings accumulated from the three previous standards, and will trigger enormous consumer dissatisfaction.
This document, concerning dishwashers is an action issued by the Department of Energy. Though it is not intended or expected, should any discrepancy occur between the document posted here and the document published in the Federal Register, the Federal Register publication controls. This document is being made available through the Internet solely as a means to facilitate the public's access to this document.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 430 Energy Conservation Program:
Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers, Grant of Petition for Rulemaking
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) received a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) to define a new product class under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA), for residential dishwashers.
The new product class would cover dishwashers with a cycle time for the normal cycle of less than one hour from washing through drying. DOE published this petition and request for comments in the Federal Register on April 24, 2018. Based upon its evaluation of the petition and careful consideration of the public comments, DOE has decided to grant this petition for rulemaking and propose a dishwasher product class with a cycle time for the normal cycle of less than one hour.
DOE intends to consider appropriate energy and water use limits for such a product class, if adopted, in a separate rulemaking.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 430 Energy Conservation Program:
Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers, Grant of Petition for Rulemaking
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) received a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) to define a new product class under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA), for residential dishwashers.
The new product class would cover dishwashers with a cycle time for the normal cycle of less than one hour from washing through drying. DOE published this petition and request for comments in the Federal Register on April 24, 2018. Based upon its evaluation of the petition and careful consideration of the public comments, DOE has decided to grant this petition for rulemaking and propose a dishwasher product class with a cycle time for the normal cycle of less than one hour.
DOE intends to consider appropriate energy and water use limits for such a product class, if adopted, in a separate rulemaking.
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DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before and will be accepted on or before [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THEFEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2018-BT-STD-0005, by any of the following methods:
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2018-BT-STD-0005, by any of the following methods:
- Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
- E-mail: Dishwashers2018STD0005@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number EERE- 2018-BT-STD-0005 in the subject line of the message.
- Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-1445. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disc (“CD”), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
- Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC, 20024. Telephone: (202) 287-1445.
please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
