Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 3.11.2009

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Determination Concerning the Potential for Energy Conservation Standards for Non-Class A External Power Supplies

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA or the Act), as amended, requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to issue a final rule by December 19, 2009, that determines whether energy conservation standards for non-Class A external power supplies (EPSs) are warranted. In this document, DOE proposes to determine that energy conservation standards for non-Class A external power supplies are warranted. This document informs interested parties of the analysis underlying this proposal, which examines the potential energy savings and the direct economic costs and benefits that could result from a future standard. In this document, DOE also announces the availability of a technical support document (TSD), which provides additional analysis in support of the determination. The TSD is available from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Web site at http:// www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/ battery_external.html.