DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM: REVIEW OF DOE'S ANALYTIC METHODS FOR SETTING ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Department Of Energy has issued a proposed rule called: Energy Conservation Program: Review of DOE's Analytic Methods for Setting Energy Conservation Standards.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 7 by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Department") requests comment regarding the assumptions, models, and methodologies that DOE uses in setting energy conservation standards for covered products and equipment. Relatedly, DOE also requests comments on the report summarizing the work conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ("NASEM") Committee on Review of Methods...