DOE Proposes to Amend Energy Test Procedures for Washers, to Hold Meeting
The Department of Energy has issued a proposed rule to amend its test procedure for residential clothes washers under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for measuring standby mode and off mode energy consumption, and to update the active mode test procedure.
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DOE is also proposing to eliminate an obsolete clothes washer test procedure currently codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, and is announcing a public meeting on October 28, 2010 to discuss and receive comments on the issues presented in the proposed rule. Comments are due by December 6, 2010.