1904-AD15 201710 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 1900 Department of Energy DOE Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking Products

EPCA, as amended by EISA 2007, requires the Secretary to determine whether updating the statutory energy conservation standards for residential conventional cooking products would yield a significant savings in energy use and is technically feasible and economically justified. DOE is reviewing to make such determination.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes Private Sector Regulatory 10 CFR 429 10 CFR 430 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1) 42 U.S.C. 6292 (a)(10) 42 U.S.C. 6295(h) Statutory Other Subject to 6-year-look-back at 6295(m) Yes

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including residential conventional cooking products. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. DOE is proposing new and amended energy conservation standards for residential conventional cooking products, specifically conventional cooking tops and conventional ovens.

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EPCA provides that not later than 6 years after issuance of any final rule establishing or amending a standard, DOE must publish either a notice of determination that standards for the product do not need to be amended, or a notice of proposed rulemaking including new proposed energy conservation standards (42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1)).  In accordance with this statutory provision, DOE proposes new and amended energy conservation standards for residential conventional cooking products.

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Additional compliance flexibilities may be available through other means. EPCA provides that a manufacturer whose annual gross revenue from all of its operations does not exceed $8 million may apply for an exemption from all or part of an energy conservation standard for a period not longer than 24 months after the effective date of a final rule establishing the standard (42 U.S.C. 6295(t)).  Additionally, section 504 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7194, provides authority for the Secretary to adjust a rule issued under EPCA in order to prevent special hardship, inequity, or unfair distribution of burdens that may be imposed on that manufacturer as a result of such rule.  

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Using a 7-percent discount rate for benefits and costs, the estimated cost of the proposed standards for consumer conventional cooking products is $42.6 million per year in increased equipment costs, while the estimated annual benefits are $120.3 million in reduced equipment operating costs.


Using a 3-percent discount rate for all benefits and costs, the estimated cost of the proposed standards for consumer conventional cooking products is $42.3 million per year in increased equipment costs, while the estimated annual benefits are $163.3 million in reduced operating costs.


The industry net present value (INPV) is the sum of the discounted cash flows to the industry from the reference year through the end of the analysis period (2017 to 2049). Using a real discount rate of 9.1 percent, DOE estimates that the INPV for manufacturers of consumer conventional cooking products is $1,241.6 million in 2016 dollars. Under the proposed standards, DOE expects that manufacturers may experience a reduction of up to 4.7 percent of their INPV, which is approximately $58.4 million in 2016.


The cumulative net present value (NPV) of total consumer benefits of the standards for consumer conventional cooking products ranges from $1.08 billion (at a 7-percent discount rate) to $2.63 billion (at a 3-percent discount rate). This NPV expresses the estimated total value of future operating-cost savings minus the estimated increased product costs for consumer conventional cooking products purchased in 2020-2049.

]]> ]]> Request for Information (RFI) 02/12/2014 79 FR 8337 RFI Comment Period End 03/14/2014 RFI Comment Period Extended 03/03/2014 79 FR 11714 RFI Comment Period Extended End 04/14/2014 NPRM and Public Meeting 06/10/2015 80 FR 33030 NPRM Comment Period Extended 07/30/2015 80 FR 45452 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 09/09/2015 Supplemental NPRM 09/02/2016 81 FR 60784 SNPRM Comment Period End 10/03/2016 SNPRM Comment Period Extended 09/30/2016 81 FR 67219 SNPRM Comment Period Extended End 11/02/2016 Supplemental NPRM 10/00/2018 Yes Businesses Undetermined No www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=85 www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005 Yes No Stephanie Johnson General Engineer 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 202 287-1943 stephanie.johnson@ee.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Building Technologies Office, EE5B, Washington DC 20585