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Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 147 / Wednesday, August 2, 2023 /
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005]
RIN 1904-AD15
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Consumer Conventional Cooking Products
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notification of data availability and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: On February 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'')
published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (``SNOPR''), in
which DOE proposed new and amended energy conservation standards for
consumer conventional cooking products. In this notification of data
availability (``NODA''), DOE is updating its analysis for consumer
conventional cooking products based on stakeholder data and information
it received in response to that SNOPR. DOE requests comments, data, and
information regarding the updated analysis.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
NODA on or before September 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov, under docket
number EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments,
identified by docket number EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005, by any of the
following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include
the docket number EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005 in the subject line of the
message.
Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 287-1445. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disc
(``CD''), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program,
U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-
5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 287-1445. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which
case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
No telefacsimiles (``faxes'') will be accepted. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments and additional information on this
process, see section III of this document.
Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal
Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials,
is available for review at www.regulations.gov. All documents in the
docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. However, not all
documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as
information that is exempt from public disclosure.
The docket web page can be found at www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005. The docket web page contains instructions on how
to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. See
section III of this document for information on how to submit comments
through www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carl Shapiro, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-5649. Email:
[email protected].
Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9496. Email: [email protected].
For further information on how to submit a comment or review other
public comments and the docket, contact the Appliance and Equipment
Standards Program staff at (202) 287-1445 or by email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Discussion
A. Efficiency Levels
1. Electric Cooking Tops
2. Gas Cooking Tops
3. Conventional Ovens
B. Manufacturer Production Costs
1. Electric Cooking Tops
2. Gas Cooking Tops
3. Conventional Ovens
C. Market Distribution
1. Electric Cooking Tops
2. Gas Cooking Tops
3. Conventional Ovens
D. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis
E. National Impact Analysis
III. Public Participation
I. Background
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''),\1\
authorizes DOE to regulate the energy efficiency of a number of
consumer products and certain industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6291-
6317) Title III, Part B \2\ of EPCA established the Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. These products
include consumer conventional cooking products, the subject of this
rulemaking. (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(10))
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\1\ All references to EPCA in this document refer to the statute
as amended through the Energy Act of 2020. Public Law 116-260 (Dec.
27, 2020), which reflect the last statutory amendments that impact
Parts A and A-1 of EPCA.
\2\ For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code,
Part B was redesignated Part A.
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The currently applicable energy conservation standards for consumer
conventional cooking products consist of a prescriptive prohibition on
constant burning pilots for all gas cooking products (i.e., gas cooking
products both with or without an electrical supply cord) manufactured
on and after April 9, 2012. These standards are set forth at title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (``CFR'') Sec. 430.32(j)(1) and
(2).
Consumer conventional cooking products comprise conventional
cooking tops and conventional ovens, as defined as 10 CFR 430.2.
Representations of energy use or energy efficiency of conventional
cooking tops made on or after February 20, 2023, must be based on
results generated
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using the test procedure for conventional cooking products at 10 CFR
part 430, subpart B, appendix I1 (``appendix I1''). There are currently
no DOE test procedures for conventional ovens.
On February 1, 2023, DOE published a supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking (``February 2023 SNOPR'') proposing to establish
new and amended standards for consumer conventional cooking products,
consisting of maximum integrated annual energy consumption (``IAEC'')
levels, in kilowatt-hours per year (``kWh/year'') for electric cooking
tops and thousand British thermal units per year (``kBtu/year'') for
gas cooking tops. 88 FR 6818. Compliance with the new and amended
standards would be required 3 years after the publication date of final
rule, should DOE finalize the proposed standards. Id. The technical
support document (``TSD'') that presented the methodology and results
of the February 2023 SNOPR analysis is available at:
www.regulations.gov/document/EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005-0090.
On February 28, 2023, DOE published a notification of data
availability (``February 2023 NODA'') providing additional information
to clarify the February 2023 SNOPR analysis for gas cooking tops. 88 FR
12603. DOE provided further data on the gas cooking top test sample
used for the February 2023 SNOPR analysis and estimated that currently
available gas cooking tops representing nearly half of the market would
already meet the standards that were proposed in the February 2023
SNOPR, and therefore would not be impacted by the proposed standard, if
finalized. 88 FR 12603, 12605.
In response to the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE received additional
data and information regarding consumer conventional cooking products.
Specifically, DOE received additional gas and electric cooking top test
data from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (``AHAM'')
and Pacific Gas and Electric (``PG&E'').\3\ Stakeholders also provided
substantive information regarding gas cooking top features that are
desired by consumers. In addition, AHAM provided shipment estimates of
gas and electric cooking tops by product type and/or configuration.
(AHAM, No. 2285 at pp. 6, 27)
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Upon consideration of further information received from interested
parties in response to the February 2023 SNOPR, this NODA presents
updated efficiency levels, manufacturer production costs, no-new-
standards-case market shares, life-cycle costs (``LCC''), payback
periods (``PBP''), and national impact analysis (``NIA'') results for
all consumer conventional cooking products. DOE is requesting comments,
data, and information regarding the updated analysis.
DOE notes that it is continuing to consider all of the stakeholder
comments received in response to the February 2023 SNOPR and the
February 2023 NODA in further development of the rulemaking.
II. Discussion
In the following sections, DOE details its updated analysis for
consumer conventional cooking products. As discussed in the February
2023 SNOPR, DOE has not identified any higher efficiency levels for
electric open (coil) element cooking tops and as such, is not including
them in this NODA.
A. Efficiency Levels
1. Electric Cooking Tops
In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE established efficiency levels for
electric smooth element cooking tops based on combining an active-mode
annual energy consumption (``AEC'') value and a combined low-power mode
annual energy consumption (``ETLP'') value associated with
specific design options, noting that different combinations of AEC and
ETLP could be used to meet the IAEC of a given efficiency
level. 88 FR 6818, 6845-6846. DOE received additional electric smooth
element cooking top test data from AHAM and PG&E in response to the
February 2023 SNOPR. These additional data are consistent with DOE's
tentative determination in the February 2023 SNOPR regarding efficiency
levels for these products. Therefore, in this NODA, DOE maintains the
efficiency levels for electric smooth element cooking tops that were
proposed in the February 2023 SNOPR. Table II.1 shows the efficiency
levels for electric smooth element cooking tops.
Table II.1--Electric Smooth Element Cooking Top Efficiency Levels
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IAEC (kWh/
Level year)
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Baseline.................................................. 250
1......................................................... 207
2......................................................... 189
3......................................................... 179
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DOE is publishing the full expanded test sample for electric smooth
cooking tops (including the stakeholder-provided data and one
additional DOE unit) in an attachment to this NODA, available in the
docket for this rulemaking.\4\
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DOE requests comment on the efficiency levels for electric smooth
element cooking tops.
2. Gas Cooking Tops
In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE proposed new and amended energy
conservation standards for consumer conventional cooking products. Per
its authority in 42 U.S.C. 6295(h)(2), DOE proposed to remove the
existing prescriptive standard for gas cooking tops prohibiting a
constant burning pilot light. 88 FR 6818, 6819. Instead, for gas
cooking tops, DOE proposed a performance standard of a maximum
allowable IAEC of 1,204 kBtu/year. 88 FR 6818, 6819-6820. These
proposed standards for conventional cooking tops, if adopted, would
apply to all gas cooking tops manufactured in, or imported into, the
United States starting on the date 3 years after the publication of any
final rule for this rulemaking. 88 FR 6818, 6819.
For the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE considered efficiency levels
(``ELs'') associated with an optimized burner and grate design, but
only insofar as the efficiency level was achievable with continuous
cast-iron grates and at least one high input rate (``HIR'') burner
(which DOE defined in the February 2023 SNOPR as burners with input
rates greater than or equal to 14,000 British thermal units per hour
(``Btu/h'')). 88 FR 6818, 6845. DOE's testing showed that energy use
was correlated to burner design and cooking top configuration (e.g.,
grate weight, flame angle, distance from burner ports to the cooking
surface) and could be reduced by optimizing the design of the burner
and grate system. Id. DOE reviewed the test data for the gas cooking
tops in its test sample and identified two efficiency levels associated
with improving the burner and grate design that corresponded to
different design criteria. Id.
In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE established efficiency levels for
gas cooking tops based on combining an AEC value and an ETLP
value associated with specific design options, noting that different
combinations of AEC and ETLP could be used to meet the IAEC
of a given efficiency level. 88 FR 6818, 6845-6846.
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In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE set the baseline gas cooking top
IAEC equal to the sum of the maximum AEC and the maximum
ETLP observed in its test sample for gas cooking tops. 88 FR
6818, 6844.
In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE defined EL 1 based on an AEC
achievable by a gas cooking top with four or more HIR burners and
continuous cast-iron grates and the same ETLP as used for
the baseline efficiency level. 88 FR 6818, 6845-6846. The AEC selected
for EL 1 was the highest measured among the units in its test sample
with four or more HIR burners and continuous cast-iron grates, as shown
in Table 5.5.2 in chapter 5 of the TSD for the February 2023 SNOPR.\5\
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In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE defined EL 2 based on the highest
measured AEC measured among the units in its test sample with at least
one HIR burner and continuous cast-iron grates and the same
ETLP as used for the baseline efficiency level. 88 FR 6818,
6845-6846. In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE stated that HIR burners
provide unique consumer utility and allow consumers to perform high
heat cooking activities such as searing and stir-frying. Id. at 88 FR
6845. DOE also stated that it is aware that some consumers derive
utility from continuous cast-iron grates, such as the ability to use
heavy pans, or to shift cookware between burners without needing to
lift them. Id. DOE notes that EL 2 was defined based on the highest
measured efficiency unit that met the screening analysis criteria
(i.e., gas cooking tops that include at least one HIR burner and
continuous cast-iron grates), rather than the highest measured
efficiency unit of all tested units, so that all ELs would be
achievable with continuous cast-iron grates and at least one HIR
burner.
Table II.2 shows the efficiency levels for gas cooking tops
evaluated in the February 2023 SNOPR. Id. at 88 FR 6846.
Table II.2--February 2023 SNOPR Gas Cooking Top Efficiency Levels
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IAEC (kBtu/
Level year)
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Baseline.................................................. 1,775
1......................................................... 1,440
2......................................................... 1,204
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As discussed in section I of this document, DOE received additional
gas cooking top test data from AHAM and PG&E that has prompted DOE to
review the engineering analysis for gas cooking tops as presented in
the February 2023 SNOPR. The additional gas cooking top test data
provided to DOE includes a unit with a more energy consumptive AEC
value and a different unit with a more energy consumptive maximum
ETLP value than the most energy consumptive values in DOE's
gas cooking top test sample. As discussed, in the February 2023 SNOPR,
DOE established efficiency levels for gas cooking tops based on
combining the AEC value associated with specific cooking top
characteristics and the maximum ETLP value in DOE's test
sample, to avoid any potential loss of utility from setting a standard
based on a unit without clock functionality.
DOE is publishing the full expanded test sample for gas cooking
tops (including the stakeholder-provided data) in an attachment to this
NODA, available in the docket for this rulemaking.\6\
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As discussed, in the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE used the maximum
ETLP value in its test sample to define the ELs for gas
cooking tops. In this NODA, DOE is updating the ETLP
estimate at each EL for gas cooking tops to be equal to the average of
the non-zero ETLP values measured in the expanded test
sample. ETLP ranged from 6-57 kBtu/year, with one additional
outlier at 101 kBtu/year. Upon closer examination of the data, DOE has
tentatively determined that the ETLP value used in the SNOPR
was unrepresentative for use in defining the ELs. Instead, DOE has
tentatively determined that a more representative ETLP value
to use in determining each efficiency level would be the average of the
non-zero ETLP values in the test sample. Through a close
examination of the control functionality associated with various
standby levels, DOE has tentatively determined that using the non-zero
average ETLP value would not preclude gas standalone cooking
tops or gas ranges with electronic controls and/or displays from
achieving any potential standard level.
In response to the February 2023 SNOPR and February 2023 NODA,
stakeholders provided substantive information regarding gas cooking top
features that are desired by consumers. A review of these stakeholder
comments has led DOE to better understand what features some consumers
value, including: the presence of multiple HIR burners; continuous
cast-iron grates; the ability to choose between nominal unit widths;
burner type (open versus sealed burners); at least one low input rate
burner (i.e., rated below 5,000 Btu/h); the ability to have multiple
dual-stacked and/or multi-ring HIR burners; and at least one extra-high
input rate burner (i.e., rated above 18,000 Btu/h).
In this NODA, therefore, DOE is updating its definition of the max-
tech efficiency level to be based on the most efficient AEC value in
its expanded test sample achievable with continuous cast-iron grates
and multiple HIR burners, rather than the single HIR burner utility
defined in the February 2023 SNOPR. DOE's data show that among the gas
cooking tops in the expanded test sample, units with two to six HIR
burners can also achieve this EL and that the updated EL 2 can be
achieved by a gas cooking top with all HIR burners.
As discussed, in the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE defined EL 1 based on
the optimized burner/grate design option yielding the most energy
efficient AEC achievable with at least four HIR burners and continuous
cast-iron grates. In this NODA, DOE is updating its definition of EL 1
to represent the most energy efficient AEC among units with multiple
(up to six) HIR burners and continuous cast-iron grates that would not
preclude any combination of the other features mentioned by
manufacturers (including different nominal unit widths, at least one
low input rate burner, all HIR burners, multiple dual-stacked and/or
multi-ring HIR burners, and at least one extra-high input rate burner),
as demonstrated by products from multiple manufacturers in DOE's
expanded test sample.
As discussed, in the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE tentatively
determined the baseline cooking top AEC as the maximum value observed
in its test sample. In this NODA, DOE is updating the baseline
efficiency level for gas cooking tops by applying the same methodology
as was used in the engineering analysis for the February 2023 SNOPR to
the expanded test sample. Using the expanded test sample, DOE is
setting a higher baseline IAEC value, corresponding to a lower
efficiency.
Table II.3 shows the efficiency levels for gas cooking tops that
DOE evaluated for this NODA.
Table II.3--Updated Gas Cooking Top Efficiency Levels
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IAEC (kBtu/
Level year)
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Baseline.................................................. 1,900
1......................................................... 1,633
2......................................................... 1,343
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DOE requests comment on the efficiency levels for gas cooking tops.
3. Conventional Ovens
As discussed in the February 2023 SNOPR, there are no current test
procedures for conventional ovens. 88 FR 6818, 6846. Therefore, DOE
considered only efficiency levels corresponding to prescriptive design
requirements as defined by the design options developed as part of the
screening analysis: forced convection, the use of a switch-mode power
supply (``SMPS''), and an oven separator. Id. DOE ordered the design
options by incremental manufacturer production cost (``MPC''). Id. In
this NODA, DOE maintains the efficiency levels for conventional ovens
that were proposed in the February 2023 SNOPR. Table II.4 and Table
II.5 define the efficiency levels for conventional electric and gas
ovens, respectively.
Table II.4--Conventional Electric Oven Efficiency Levels
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Level Design option
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Baseline.......................... Baseline
1................................. Baseline + SMPS
2................................. 1 + Forced Convection
3................................. 2 + Oven Separator
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Table II.5--Conventional Gas Oven Efficiency Levels
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Level Design Option
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Baseline.......................... Baseline
1................................. Baseline + SMPS
2................................. 1 + Forced Convection
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DOE requests comment on the efficiency levels for conventional
ovens.
B. Manufacturer Production Costs
1. Electric Cooking Tops
For the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE developed cost-efficiency results
for electric smooth element cooking tops based on manufacturing cost
modeling of units in its sample featuring the design options. 88 FR
6818, 6850. In this NODA, DOE maintains the incremental MPCs for
electric smooth element cooking tops that were proposed in the February
2023 SNOPR, as shown in Table II.6.
Table II.6--Electric Smooth Element Cooking Tops Incremental
Manufacturer Production Costs
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IAEC (kWh/ Incremental
Level year) MPC (2021$)
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1........................................... 207 $2.17
2........................................... 189 11.05
3........................................... 179 263.19
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DOE is requesting comment, data, and information on the incremental
manufacturer production costs for electric smooth element cooking tops.
2. Gas Cooking Tops
For the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE developed the incremental MPCs
associated with each efficiency levels shown in Table II.7. 88 FR 6818,
6850-6851. DOE developed incremental MPCs based on manufacturing cost
modeling of units in its sample featuring the design options. Id.
As discussed, in the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE evaluated two
versions of the optimized burner and grate design option,
representative of a minimum of either four or one HIR burners. Id.
DOE's testing showed that decreased energy use could be correlated to
burner design and cooking top configuration (e.g., grate weight, flame
angle, distance from burner ports to the cooking surface). Id. Because
this design option effectively corresponds to a whole burner and grate
system redesign, regardless of the efficiency level achieved by the
redesign, DOE stated that the incremental costs for EL 1 and for EL 2
for gas cooking tops include the cost for redesigning the combination
of each burner and grate configuration. Id. Therefore, DOE stated that
it was not able to determine different incremental costs for EL 1 and
EL 2 for gas cooking tops. Id.
Table II.7--February 2023 SNOPR Gas Cooking Tops Incremental
Manufacturer Production Costs
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IAEC (kBtu/ Incremental
Level year) MPC (2021$)
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1........................................... 1,440 $12.41
2........................................... 1,204 12.41
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In this NODA, DOE is updating the MPCs for gas cooking tops based
on its understanding of the different types of burner and grate
redesign likely to be needed to achieve each of the revised ELs, using
the same underlying data as was used in the February 2023 SNOPR.
DOE's analysis shows that the incremental MPC developed in the
February 2023 SNOPR, $12.41, representing the optimized burner and
grate design option (e.g., grate weight, flame angle, distance from
burner ports to the cooking surface), accurately represents the cost to
redesign a unit at EL 1 to meet EL 2.
To develop the incremental MPC between the updated baseline and EL
1, DOE analyzed the test data in its expanded test sample which shows
that cooking tops at the baseline efficiency level typically include
one or two burners with ``non-optimized'' turndown capability (i.e.,
the lowest available simmer setting is more energy consumptive than
necessary to hold the test load in a constant simmer close to 90
degrees Celsius, resulting in significantly higher energy consumption
than for a burner with a simmer setting that holds the test load close
to that temperature). In this NODA, DOE estimates that the cost of
implementing a burner with optimized turndown capability in place of a
burner with non-optimized turndown capability to meet typical
efficiencies available in the market is smaller than the cost of an
entirely redesigned burner and grate system (associated with the
incremental MPC between EL 1 and EL 2). DOE estimates that the
percentage of burners with non-optimized turndown capability (defined
empirically from the expanded test sample as burners with a specific
energy use of more than 1.45 Btu per gram of water in the test load, as
measured by appendix I1) in the baseline units in its expanded test
sample ranged from 16 percent (one out of six burners) to 40 percent
(two out of five burners). In order to conservatively assess the
incremental MPC between baseline and EL 1, DOE defined it as 40 percent
of the $12.41 incremental MPC between EL 1 and EL 2, or $4.96.
In sum, for this NODA, DOE developed the incremental MPCs relative
to the baseline associated with the updated efficiency levels shown in
Table II.8.
Table II.8--Updated Gas Cooking Tops Incremental Manufacturer Production
Costs
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IAEC (kBtu/ Incremental
Level year) MPC (2021$)
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1........................................... 1,633 $4.96
2........................................... 1,343 17.37
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DOE is requesting comment, data, and information on the incremental
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manufacturer production costs for gas cooking tops.
3. Conventional Ovens
For the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE developed cost-efficiency results
for each conventional oven product class based on manufacturing cost
modeling of units in its sample featuring the design options. 88 FR
6818, 6851. In this NODA, DOE maintains the incremental MPCs for
conventional ovens that were presented in the February 2023 SNOPR, as
shown in Table II.9 and Table II.10 for electric and gas ovens
respectively.
Table II.9--Electric Oven Incremental Manufacturer Production Costs
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Incremental
Level Design option MPC (2021$)
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1....................... Baseline + SMPS................. $2.03
2....................... 1 + Forced Convection........... 34.11
3....................... 2 + Oven Separator.............. 67.77
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Table II.10--Gas Oven Incremental Manufacturer Production Costs
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Incremental
Level Design option MPC (2021$)
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1....................... Baseline + SMPS................. $2.17
2....................... 1 + Forced Convection........... 24.96
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DOE is requesting comment, data, and information on the incremental
manufacturer production costs for conventional ovens.
C. Market Distribution
1. Electric Cooking Tops
In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE estimated the efficiency
distribution for each cooking top product class from the sample of
cooking tops used to develop the engineering analysis. 88 FR 6818,
6856. Given the lack of data on historic efficiency trends, DOE assumed
that the estimated current distributions would apply in 2027. Id. The
estimated market shares for the no-new-standards case for electric
smooth element cooking tops in 2027 used in the February 2023 SNOPR are
shown in Table II.11. 88 FR 6818, 6857.
Table II.11--February 2023 SNOPR No-New-Standards Case Market Share for
Electric Smooth Element Cooking Tops by Efficiency Level in 2027
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IAEC (kWh/ Market share
EL year) (%)
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0........................................... 250 20
1........................................... 207 50
2........................................... 189 25
3........................................... 179 5
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In its comment on the February 2023 SNOPR, AHAM provided shipment
estimates of electric cooking tops by product type (i.e., open (coil)
element versus electric smooth resistance versus induction).\7\ The
AHAM shipment data specified that of electric smooth element cooking
top shipments, 93.8 percent use resistance heating elements, and 6.2
percent use induction heating elements. AHAM also provided shipment
estimates of electric cooking tops by configuration (i.e., standalone
cooking top versus conventional range). The AHAM shipment data
specified that 93.4 percent of electric cooking tops are sold as
components of conventional ranges.
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Combining these percentages, DOE estimates the current market
distributions for electric smooth element cooking tops by product
categories as shown in Table II.12.
Table II.12--Electric Smooth Element Cooking Top Distributions by
Product Category
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Radiant Induction
(93.8%) (6.2%)
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Standalone cooking top (6.6%)................... 6.2 0.4
Component of a conventional range (93.4%)....... 87.6 5.8
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To calculate the no-new-standards case market shares, DOE first
determined the efficiency level and category of each unit in its
expanded test sample, then applied the appropriate weighting factors to
adjust the efficiency level distribution of the test sample to a market
share distribution representing the full market.
Table II.13 shows the results for the NODA estimate of the no-new-
standards case efficiency distribution in 2027 for electric smooth
element cooking tops.
Table II.13--Updated No-New-Standards Case Market Share for Electric
Smooth Element Cooking Tops by Efficiency Level in 2027
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IAEC (kWh/ Market share
EL year) (%)
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0........................................... 250 23
1........................................... 207 62
2........................................... 189 15
3........................................... 179 0.02
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DOE requests comment on the no-new-standards case market share for
electric smooth element cooking tops.
2. Gas Cooking Tops
In the February 2023 SNOPR analysis, DOE's estimate of the current
market share of gas cooking tops that meet each efficiency level under
consideration reflected the exclusion of higher-efficiency products
that DOE had screened out (i.e., excluded products that do not have at
least one HIR burner and continuous cast-iron grates). (See Table
8.2.43 in chapter 8 of the TSD for the February 2023 SNOPR). In the
February 2023 NODA, DOE clarified that it has tentatively determined
that gas cooking tops with steel grates, non-continuous grates, and/or
burners with input rates less than 14,000 Btu/h would also be able to
meet the efficiency levels described in the February 2023 SNOPR and
therefore would not be impacted by the proposed standard, if finalized.
88 FR 12603, 12604. Based on its testing results and model counts of
the burner/grate configurations of gas cooking top models currently
available on the websites of major U.S. retailers, DOE estimated in the
February 2023 NODA that the products that were screened out of the
engineering analysis for the February 2023 SNOPR represent over 40
percent of the market. 88 FR 12603, 12605. Together with the models
included in the engineering analysis, DOE estimated that nearly half of
the total gas cooking top market currently achieves the proposed EL 2
and therefore would not be impacted by the proposed standard, if
finalized. Id. DOE estimated that the remaining portion of the total
market was distributed equally between the baseline and EL 1. Id.
In its comment on the February 2023 SNOPR, AHAM provided shipment
estimates of gas cooking tops by configuration (i.e., standalone
cooking top versus conventional range).\8\ According to AHAM's shipment
data,
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86.7 percent of gas cooking tops are sold as components of conventional
ranges.
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For this NODA, DOE confirmed the estimate of the products that were
screened out of the February 2023 SNOPR engineering analysis based on a
thorough, model-by-model evaluation of these specific features on
online retailer websites. DOE notes that these models represent
``entry-level'' products that feature steel grates, non-continuous
grates, and/or burners with input rates less than 14,000 Btu/h. DOE
notes that these are typically the lowest-cost products available in
the market, and are typically purchased by price-sensitive consumers.
Combining these percentages, DOE estimates the current market
distributions for gas cooking tops by product categories as shown in
Table II.14.
Table II.14--Gas Cooking Top Market Distributions by Product Category
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Entry- level Non- entry-
(40%) level (60%)
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Standalone cooking top (13.3%).............. 5.3 8.0
Component of a conventional range (86.7%)... 34.7 52.0
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To calculate the no-new-standards case market shares, DOE first
determined the efficiency level and category of each unit in its
expanded test sample, then applied the appropriate weighting factors to
adjust the efficiency level distribution of the test sample to a market
share distribution representing the full market.
Table II.15 shows the results for the NODA estimate of the no-new-
standards case efficiency distribution in 2027 for gas cooking tops
shipments.
Table II.15--Updated No-New-Standards Case Market Share for Gas Cooking
Top Shipments by Efficiency Level in 2027
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IAEC (kBtu/ Market share
EL year) (%)
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0........................................... 1,900 10
1........................................... 1,633 49
2........................................... 1,343 41
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DOE requests comment on the no-new-standards case market share for
gas cooking tops.
3. Conventional Ovens
In the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE relied on model counts of the
current market distribution for ovens. 88 FR 6818, 6856. Given the lack
of data on historic efficiency trends, DOE assumed that the estimated
current distributions would apply in 2027. Id. The estimated market
shares for the no-new-standards case for gas and electric ovens in 2027
are shown in Table II.16 and Table II.17, respectively. 88 FR 6818,
6857. DOE maintains the February 2023 SNOPR market share estimates for
this NODA.
Table II.16--No-New-Standards Case Market Share for Gas Ovens by Efficiency Level in 2027
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Gas standard Gas standard Gas self-clean Gas self-clean
ovens, ovens, built- ovens, ovens, built-
EL freestanding in/slide-in freestanding in/slide-in
(%) (%) (%) (%)
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0............................................... 4 4 4 4
1............................................... 34 58 3 19
2............................................... 62 38 93 77
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Table II.17--No-New-Standards Case Market Share for Electric Ovens by Efficiency Level in 2027
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Electric Electric
standard standard Electric self- Electric self-
EL ovens, ovens, built- clean ovens, clean ovens,
freestanding in/slide-in freestanding built-in/slide-
(%) (%) (%) in (%)
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0............................................... 5 5 5 5
1............................................... 57 65 18 7
2............................................... 38 30 77 86
3............................................... 0 0 0 2
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DOE requests comment on the no-new-standards case market share for
conventional ovens.
D. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis
DOE conducted LCC and PBP analyses to evaluate the economic impacts
on individual consumers of potential energy conservation standards for
the gas cooking top efficiency levels presented in this NODA. For this
NODA analysis, DOE used the same inputs and assumptions as in the
February 2023 SNOPR LCC analysis, including using the 2015 Residential
Energy Consumption Survey (``2015 RECS'') \9\ as the basis for the
consumer sample and Energy Information Administration's (``EIA's'')
Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (``AEO 2022'') \10\ for energy price
projections. Details of the analysis inputs and methodology are
available in chapter 8 of the TSD for the February 2023 SNOPR
analysis.\11\ Subsequent rulemaking analyses will be updated with the
most recent data releases (e.g., 2020 RECS, AEO 2023).
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The results of this NODA analysis are presented in Table II.18
through Table II.37. In the first of each pair of tables, the simple
payback is measured relative to the baseline product. In the second
table, impacts are measured relative to the efficiency distribution in
the no-new-standards case in the compliance
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year (see section II.C of this document). Because some consumers
purchase products with higher efficiency in the no-new-standards case,
the average savings are less than the difference between the average
LCC of the baseline product and the average LCC at each EL. The savings
refer only to consumers who are affected by a standard at a given
EL.\12\ Those who already purchase a product with efficiency at or
above a given EL are not affected. Consumers for whom the LCC increases
at a given EL experience a net cost.
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\12\ LCC savings presented in the February 2023 SNOPR were
mislabeled as only including impacted consumers; however, they also
included unimpacted consumers. The values in this NODA have been
updated to reflect only impacted consumers to be consistent with
current DOE rulemakings.
Table II.18--Average LCC and PBP Results for Electric Smooth Element Cooking Tops
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $552 $20 $405 $957 .............. 16.8
1....................................................... 555 14 332 887 0.6 16.8
2....................................................... 568 13 319 887 2.5 16.8
3....................................................... 1,204 12 311 1,515 87.7 16.8
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
Table II.19--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case
for Electric Smooth Element Cooking Tops
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Life-cycle cost savings
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Efficiency level Average LCC
savings * ** Percent of consumers
2021$ thatexperience net cost
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.............................. $68.87 0
2.............................. 19.07 40
3.............................. (611.59) 100
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
Table II.20--Average LCC and PBP Results for Gas Cooking Tops
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple payback Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $376 $16 $342 $719 .............. 14.5
1....................................................... 384 14 322 705 4.3 14.5
2....................................................... 402 12 299 701 7.2 14.5
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
Table II.21--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Gas Cooking Tops
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Life-cycle cost savings
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Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
2021$ cost
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1............................................................. 14.78 4
2............................................................. 6.86 35
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
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Table II.22--Average LCC and PBP Results for Electric Standard Ovens, Freestanding
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $652 $23 $480 $1,133 .............. 16.8
1....................................................... 655 21 457 1,113 1.7 16.8
2....................................................... 704 20 447 1,151 19.8 16.8
3....................................................... 755 17 403 1,159 17.2 16.8
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
Table II.23--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Electric Standard Ovens, Freestanding
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Life-cycle cost savings
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Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
** 2021$ cost
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1............................................................. $19.82 0
2............................................................. (36.62) 60
3............................................................. (30.65) 80
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
Table II.24--Average LCC and PBP Results for Electric Standard Ovens, Built-In/Slide-In
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $682 $23 $492 $1,175 .............. 16.8
1....................................................... 685 22 470 1,155 1.8 16.8
2....................................................... 734 21 459 1,194 20.2 16.8
3....................................................... 785 18 416 1,202 17.3 16.8
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
Table II.25--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Electric Standard Ovens, Built-In/
Slide-In
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Life-cycle cost savings
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Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
** 2021$ cost
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1............................................................. $19.86 0
2............................................................. (36.66) 67
3............................................................. (33.53) 81
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
Table II.26--Average LCC and PBP Results for Electric Self-Clean Ovens, Freestanding
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $699 $28 $550 $1,250 .............. 16.8
1....................................................... 702 26 527 1,229 1.7 16.8
2....................................................... 751 25 517 1,268 19.8 16.8
3....................................................... 802 22 473 1,276 17.2 16.8
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
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Table II.27--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Electric Self-Clean Ovens,
Freestanding
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Life-cycle cost savings
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Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
** 2021$ cost
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1............................................................. $20.55 0
2............................................................. (33.71) 22
3............................................................. (15.70) 75
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
Table II.28--Average LCC and PBP Results for Electric Self-Clean Ovens, Built-In/Slide-In
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $729 $29 $561 $1,291 .............. 16.8
1....................................................... 732 27 539 1,271 1.8 16.8
2....................................................... 781 26 528 1,310 20.2 16.8
3....................................................... 832 23 485 1,318 17.3 16.8
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
Table II.29--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Electric Self-Clean Ovens, Built-In/
Slide-In
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Life-cycle cost savings
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Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
** 2021$ cost
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1............................................................. $20.23 0
2............................................................. (30.20) 11
3............................................................. (11.88) 72
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
Table II.30--Average LCC and PBP Results for Gas Standard Ovens, Freestanding
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline................................................ $677 $42 $682 $1,359 .............. 14.5
1....................................................... 681 41 662 1,343 1.9 14.5
2....................................................... 715 40 651 1,366 14.3 14.5
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
Table II.31--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Gas Standard Ovens, Freestanding
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Life-cycle cost savings
-------------------------------------------------
Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
** 2021$ cost
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1............................................................. $15.05 1
2............................................................. (20.68) 34
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
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Table II.32--Average LCC and PBP Results for Gas Standard Ovens, Built-In/Slide-In
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $707 $43 $690 $1,397 .............. 14.5
1....................................................... 710 41 671 1,381 2.0 14.5
2....................................................... 744 40 660 1,404 14.5 14.5
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
Table II.33--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Gas Standard Ovens, Built-In/Slide-In
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Life-cycle cost savings
-------------------------------------------------
Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
** 2021$ cost
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1............................................................. $15.73 1
2............................................................. (21.74) 56
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
Table II.34--Average LCC and PBP Results for Gas Self-Clean Ovens, Freestanding
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $847 $44 $702 $1,548 .............. 14.5
1....................................................... 850 42 682 1,532 1.9 14.5
2....................................................... 884 41 671 1,555 14.3 14.5
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
Table II.35--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Gas Self-Clean Ovens, Freestanding
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Life-cycle cost savings
-------------------------------------------------
Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
** 2021$ cost
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1............................................................. $15.22 1
2............................................................. (14.43) 6
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
Table II.36--Average LCC and PBP Results for Gas Self-Clean Ovens, Built-In/Slide-In
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Average costs 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Average
Efficiency level First year's Lifetime payback years lifetime years
Installed cost operating cost operating cost LCC
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Baseline................................................ $876 $45 $710 $1,586 .............. 14.5
1....................................................... 879 43 691 1,571 2.0 14.5
2....................................................... 913 42 680 1,593 14.5 14.5
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Note: The results for each efficiency level are calculated assuming that all consumers use products at that efficiency level. The PBP is measured
relative to the baseline product.
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Table II.37--Average LCC Savings Relative to the No-New Standards Case for Gas Self-Clean Ovens, Built-In/Slide-
In
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Life-cycle cost savings
-------------------------------------------------
Efficiency level Percent of consumers
Average LCC savings * that experience net
** 2021$ cost
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1............................................................. $15.53 1
2............................................................. (19.69) 20
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* The savings represent the average LCC for affected consumers.
** Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
The LCC spreadsheet used to calculate the results of this NODA are
available on the DOE website for this rulemaking.\13\
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DOE requests comment on the LCC results for conventional cooking
products.
E. National Impact Analysis
The NIA assesses the national energy savings (``NES'') and the net
present value (``NPV'') from a national perspective of total consumer
costs and savings that would be expected to result from new or amended
standards at specific efficiency levels. In this section, DOE presents
the NIA results analyzing the impacts of the updated analysis discussed
in this NODA. As in the LCC analysis, DOE maintained the same
methodologies and assumptions presented in the February 2023 SNOPR
analysis, including using estimates from 2015 RECS and AEO 2022
projections. Details of the NIA analysis are available in chapter 10 of
the TSD for the February 2023 SNOPR. Subsequent rulemaking analyses
will be updated with most recent data releases (e.g., 2020 RECS, AEO
2023).
Table II.38 shows full-fuel cycle NES results of a potential
standard at each efficiency level. Full-fuel cycle national energy
savings are presented in quadrillion British thermal units, or quads.
Table II.39 and Table II.40 show NPV results at each considered
efficiency level, discounted at 3 and 7 percent, respectively.
Table II.38--Cumulative Full-Fuel Cycle National Energy Savings; 30 Years of Shipments
[2027-2056]
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Electric
Efficiency level smooth cooking Gas cooking Electric ovens Gas ovens
tops tops
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quads
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1............................................... 0.14 0.02 0.02 0.01
2............................................... 0.23 0.16 0.08 0.03
3............................................... 0.25 .............. 0.90
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Table II.39--Cumulative Net Present Value of Consumer Benefits at a 3 Percent Discount Rate; 30 Years of
Shipments
[2027-2056]
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Electric
Efficiency level smooth cooking Gas cooking Electric ovens Gas ovens
tops tops
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billion 2021$
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1............................................... 0.89 0.05 0.13 0.04
2\*\............................................ 1.01 (0.02) (1.05) (0.25)
3\*\............................................ (28.61) .............. (1.06)
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* Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
Table II.40--Cumulative Net Present Value of Consumer Benefits at a 7 Percent Discount Rate; 30 Years of
Shipments
[2027-2056]
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Electric
Efficiency level smooth cooking Gas cooking Electric ovens Gas ovens
tops tops
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billion 2021$
---------------------------------------------------------------
1............................................... 0.36 0.01 0.05 0.02
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2\*\............................................ 0.35 (0.09) (0.63) (0.15)
3\*\............................................ (15.17) .............. (1.34)
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* Negative values denoted in parenthesis.
The NIA spreadsheet used to calculate the results of this NODA are
available on the DOE website for this rulemaking.\14\
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DOE requests comment on the NIA results for conventional cooking
products.
III. Public Participation
DOE requests comment on the updated efficiency levels, incremental
MPCs, no-new-standards case market shares, LCC, PBP, and NIA results
for consumer conventional cooking products presented in this NODA. As
noted in the February 2023 SNOPR, DOE may adopt energy efficiency
levels that are either higher or lower than the proposed standards, or
some combination of level(s) that incorporate the proposed standards in
part.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
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This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 27,
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated authority
from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature
and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal
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Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been
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Signed in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-16475 Filed 8-1-23; 8:45 am]
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