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Critical Issues Update April 28, 2013 Department of Energy Regulations • Appliance Standards Agreement of 2010 • • Clothes Dryers autotermination test procedure Refrigerator icemaker test procedure • • Early compliance, including transitional EnergyGuide label Harmonize in Canada • Other Energy Standards/Test Procedures • • • • Battery Chargers (and External Power Supplies) Microwave Ovens Wine Chillers Commercial Clothes Washers • • Dehumidifiers Conventional Cooking Products (Induction) • Problem: Test Procedure Changes Impacting Energy 2 ENERGY STAR • Pending Specification Changes • • • • • Refrigerator/Freezers Clothes Dryers Clothes Washers Room Air Conditioners (likely on the horizon) Humidifiers (interest) • 5% Allowance for Connected Capabilities • • • • Specifications Refrigerator/Freezers – expected soon Room AC – allowance expected Dryer – allowance expected Clothes Washer – allowance expected 3 • • • • Test Procedures Refrigerator/Freezer – expected Spring 2013 Room AC -- AHAM draft to DOE Feb 2012 Dryer -- AHAM draft to DOE Dec 2012 Clothes Washer -- AHAM draft to DOE 2013 ENERGY STAR • Verification • • DOE Letter of Recognition of AHAM Verification Program Pending GAO Report on Duplicative Testing • Programmatic Reform Needed • • 4 Refusal to Synchronize with DOE Amended Standards or Multiple Changes in Short Timeframes Lack of Data and Consistent, Uniform Process Product Safety, CPSC • Analyzing CPSC Database • Working with CPSC to Further Investigate Potential Cooking Fires Mitigation Technologies • • 5 AHAM Staff met with CPSC Staff in January 2013 to discuss CPSC’s report (Written by Primaira, LLC) on cooking fires mitigation technology A delegation of AHAM Members and Staff, with CPSC Officials, visited Primaira to investigate the technology in the report Company Perspective 6 Congress • • • • Early Retirement Rebates/Authorization Energy Policy Tax Reform TSCA 7 States • EPR • • • • Hawaii – Appliances excluded Washington – Rechargeable batteries New York City – Refrigerant recovery delayed Massachusetts – Framework bill • Green Chemistry • • California – DTSC regulation anticipated to go into effect July 2013. AHAM products not expected in first grouping of product/chemical list Washington – Initial phase of developing green chemistry program identified in their Roadmap with parallel development of a law/regulation • Warranties • Maryland – AHAM changed lemon law for Refrigerators, Clothes Washers & Dryers and Dishwashers to a bill to study the matter • Energy Standards • 8 California – Possible Commercial Dryer energy standard 30 State Bills Chemical Tracking 25 20 15 10 5 0 9 State Priority Bills & Regulations 10 Company Perspective 11 Canada • EPR • • • • • French Language in Quebec Energy Standards, Test Procedures, & Labeling (NRCan) • • Need to harmonize standards, test procedures, and labeling with the US and minimize lag time Product Safety • • • British Columbia -- Small appliances (CESA) & Major appliances (MARR) Quebec – Major appliances Ontario – Considering changing law to hide eco-fees Coordination of UL and CSA Standards AHAM has recently taken the role of Chairing the Technical Harmonization Committee (THC) on Dishwashers (UL749/CSA No. 167) Flammable Refrigerants • 12 CSA approved use of Isobutane Company Perspective 13 International-Europe • • • • Proposed HFC ban on Refrigerator/Freezers in 2015 Proposed HFC ban on Room ACs in 2020 Working to ensure HFO’s are not banned Clarifying if foam is proposed to be banned • US-EU High Level Working Group on Trade and Jobs 14 Safety Standards • Refrigerators--UL 250 • • • • Microwave Ovens • • UL to publish smart enabled safety requirements IEC developing Guide 110 revisions to address home controls IEC 60335 Safety Standards • • • New proposals on “child resistance” Smart Enabled Appliances • • • Related to broader UL JTG on flammable refrigerants UL 250 TG reviewing charge size Coordination with ISO 5149, ISO TC86, SC-1 & IEC SC61D Surface temperature limits being debated and incorporated Applies to most AHAM products Batteries • • 15 UL 2595 on Lithium Batteries to be published end of April UL 4200A Standard for button cell batteries ballot in May Energy/Performance Standards • AHAM Performance Test Methods • ER-1 (Electric Range), TC-1 (Trash Compactor) published • Active Task Forces on Washer Rinsing, Refrigerators, Room Air Conditioners, Portable Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, Dishwashers and Air Cleaners • PAC-1 being re-written to harmonize with CSA • RAC-1 general update and inclusion of pertinent DOE language • HRF-1 significant revision to include ice and other energy tests • HRF-2 performance tests previously in HRF-1-2007 • HLW-1 revising rinsing test and will review capacity • DH-1 general update and inclusion of pertinent DOE language • AC-2 general update 16 Energy/Performance Standards • AHAM Continues to Support International Performance Standards • IEC TC 59 for Dishwashers, Vacuums, Small Appliances, Clothes Washers and Dryers, Ovens and Microwaves, and Refrigerators • AHAM is Organizational Member of ASTM for Vacuum Standards • ASTM Committee F11 for Floor Care 17 Sustainability Standards • Refrigeration Appliances Standard • • Clothes Washer Standard • • Task Force held first meeting in March 2013 Portable & Floor Care Standard • • Anticipated release in late fall 2013 Dishwasher Standard • • Anticipated release in May 2013 Cooking Appliance Standard • • Initial phase of ANSI process Received insufficient vote to pass Engineering Councils Upcoming standards • • • • 18 Clothes Dryer Microwave Oven Dehumidifiers RACs Company Perspective 19 Questions 20