| State-Regulated Appliance and Equipment Standards Rulemaking |
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The Oregon Department of Energy is developing Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) to administer minimum energy efficiency standards for a suite of state-regulated appliances and equipment established in ORS 469.229 through ORS 469.261, and amended in 2007 by House Bill 2565 and Senate Bill 375.
States are allowed to establish energy efficiency standards for products not regulated by federal standards. Consistent with standards adopted in several other states, Oregon has established minimum energy efficiency standards for the following equipment:
- Automatic commercial ice cube machines
- Bottle-type water dispensers
- Commercial hot food holding cabinets
- Commercial refrigerators and freezers
- Compact audio products
- Digital versatile disc players and digital versatile disc recorders
- Incandescent reflector lamps
- Metal halide lamp fixtures
- Portable electric spas
- Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies
- Unit heaters
- Walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers
The proposed rules include, but are not limited to, registration of equipment, certification of energy performance in compliance with the standards, labeling requirements, procedures for handling non-compliance, appeal process, procedures to amend standards and operative dates, and adopt standards for additional equipment.
Click here for a Detailed Summary of the Proposed Rules.
Click here for the Draft rules. Draft rules may be requested by phone at 1-800-221-8035 or (503) 378-4040 after that date.
Schedule
Following is a schedule of meetings and public hearings. Meetings and hearings will be held at the Oregon Department of Energy at 625 Marion St. N.E. in Salem. Please note: these dates are subject to change.
| New rules take effect |
December 1, 2007 |
If you would like use the teleconference option for the public hearing, please contact Jen Wetherbee at (503) 378-4040 or 1-800-221-8035 or by e-mail at jenifer.wetherbee@state.or.us. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon advance request by calling Jen Wetherbee at the numbers listed above.
Written comments may be sent to john.kaufmann@state.or.us or faxed to John Kaufmann at (503) 373-7806 or mailed to John Kaufmann at the Oregon Department of Energy, 625 Marion St. N.E., Salem, OR 97301-3737.
For more information, please contact the Oregon Department of Energy at 1-800-221-8035 or (503) 378-4040.
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