refrigerators_standards_final_rule_08_25_2011

[6450-01-PIDEPARTMENT OF ENERGY10 CFR Part 430[Docket Number EE-2008-BT-STD-0012]RN:1904AB79Energy Conservation Program:Energy Conservation Standards for ResidentialRefrigerators,Refrigerator-Freezers,and FreezersAGENCY:Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,Department of Energy.ACTION:Final rule.SUMMARY:The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)prescribes energyconservation standards for various consumer products and commercial and industrialequipment,including refrigerators,refrigerator-freezers,and freezers.EPCA also requiresthe U.S.Department of Energy (DOE)to determine if more stringent,amended standardsfor these products are technologically feasible and economically justified,and would savea significant amount of energy.In this final rule,DOE is adopting more stringent energyconservation standards for refrigerators,refrigerator-freezers,and freezers.It hasdetermined that the amended energy conservation standards for these products wouldresult in the significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible andeconomically justified.1