Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Circulator Pumps

<RULE> DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY <CFR>10 CFR Part 431</CFR> <DEPDOC>[EERE-2016-BT-STD-0004]</DEPDOC> <RIN>RIN 1904-AD61</RIN> <SUBJECT>Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Circulator Pumps</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (“EPCA”), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including circulator pumps. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to periodically determine whether more-stringent, standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE is adopting new energy conservation standards for circulator pumps. It has determined that the energy conservation standards for this equipment would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> The effective date of this rule is August 5, 2024. Compliance with the standards established for circulator pumps in this final rule is required on and after May 22, 2028. </EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> The docket for this rulemaking, which includes <E T="04">Federal Register</E> notices, public meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at <E T="03">www.regulations.gov.</E> All documents in the docket are listed in the <E T="03">www.regulations.gov</E> index. However, not all documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure. The docket web page can be found at <E T="03">www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2016-BT-STD-0004.</E> The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. For further information on how to review the docket, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202) 287-1445 or by email: <E T="03">ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov.</E> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Mr. Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9870. Email: <E T="03">ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov.</E> Mr. Uchechukwu “Emeka” Eze, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (240) 961-8879. Email: <E T="03">uchechukwu.eze@hq.doe.gov.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Table of Contents</HD> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">I. Synopsis of the Final Rule</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. Benefits and Costs to Consumers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. Impact on Manufacturers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">C. National Benefits and Costs</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">D. Conclusion</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">II. Introduction</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. Authority</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. Background</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">III. General Discussion</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. November 2016 CPWG Recommendations</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Energy Conservation Standard Level</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Labeling Requirements</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3. Certification Reports</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. General Comments</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">C. Equipment Classes and Scope of Coverage</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. CPWG Recommendations</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Scope</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Definitions</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. Equipment Classes</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">d. Small Vertical In-Line Pumps</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">D. Test Procedure</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Control Mode</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">E. Technological Feasibility</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. General</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Maximum Technologically Feasible Levels</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">F. Energy Savings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Determination of Savings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Significance of Savings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">G. Economic Justification</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Specific Criteria</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Economic Impact on Manufacturers and Consumers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Savings in Operating Costs Compared To Increase in Price (LCC and PBP)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. Energy Savings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">d. Lessening of Utility or Performance of Equipment</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">e. Impact of Any Lessening of Competition</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">f. Need for National Energy Conservation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">g. Other Factors</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Rebuttable Presumption</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">H. Compliance Date</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">IV. Methodology and Discussion of Related Comments</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. Market and Technology Assessment</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Scope of Coverage and Equipment Classes</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Scope</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Equipment Classes</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Technology Options</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Hydraulic Design</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. More Efficient Motors</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. Speed Reduction</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. Screening Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Screened-Out Technologies</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Remaining Technologies</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">C. Engineering Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Representative Equipment</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Circulator Pump Varieties</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Efficiency Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Baseline Efficiency</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Higher Efficiency Levels</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. EL Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3. Cost Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4. Cost-Efficiency Results</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">5. Manufacturer Markup and Manufacturer Selling Price</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">D. Markups Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">E. Energy Use Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Circulator Pump Applications</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Consumer Samples</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3. Operating Hours</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4. Load Profiles</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">F. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Equipment Cost</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Installation Cost</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3. Annual Energy Consumption</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4. Energy Prices</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">5. Maintenance and Repair Costs</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">6. Equipment Lifetime</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">7. Discount Rates</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Residential</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Commercial</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">8. Energy Efficiency Distribution in the No-New-Standards Case</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">9. Payback Period Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">G. Shipments Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. No-New-Standards Case Shipments Projections</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Standards-Case Shipment Projections</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">H. National Impact Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Equipment Efficiency Trends</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. National Energy Savings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3. Net Present Value Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">I. Consumer Subgroup Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">J. Manufacturer Impact Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Overview</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Government Regulatory Impact Model and Key Inputs</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Manufacturer Production Costs</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Shipments Projections</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. Product and Capital Conversion Costs</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">d. Manufacturer Markup Scenarios</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">K. Emissions Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Air Quality Regulations Incorporated in DOE's Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">L. Monetizing Emissions Impacts</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Monetization of Greenhouse Gas Emissions</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Social Cost of Carbon</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Social Cost of Methane and Nitrous Oxide</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Monetization of Other Emissions Impacts</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">M. Utility Impact Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">N. Employment Impact Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">V. Analytical Results and Conclusions</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. Trial Standard Levels</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. Economic Justification and Energy Savings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Economic Impacts on Individual Consumers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Consumer Subgroup Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. Rebuttable Presumption Payback</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">2. Economic Impacts on Manufacturers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Industry Cash Flow Analysis Results</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2"> b. Direct Impacts on Employment </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. Impacts on Manufacturing Capacity</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">d. Impacts on Subgroups of Manufacturers</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">e. Cumulative Regulatory Burden</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">3. National Impact Analysis</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">a. Significance of Energy Savings</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">b. Net Present Value of Consumer Costs and Benefits</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">c. Indirect Impacts on Employment</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">4. Impact on Utility or Performance of Equipment</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">5. Impact of Any Lessening of Competition</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">6. Need of the Nation To Conserve Energy</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">7. Other Factors</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">8. Summary of Economic Impacts</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">C. Conclusion</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">1. Benefits and Burdens of TSLs Considered for Circu ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 394k characters. Full document text is stored and available for version comparison. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━