EPCA sets standards for consumer products, including expanded scope electric motors, ensuring energy conservation and feasibility.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a pre-publication Federal Register final rule pertaining to energy conservation standards for expanded scope electric motors.
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA), prescribes standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including electric motors. In this final rule, DOE is adopting amended standards for a subset of electric motors, expanded scope electric motors. It has determined that the standards for this equipment would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
The effective date of this rule is 75 days after the notice has been published in the Federal Register. DOE will send a follow-up e-mail once the notice publishes to announce the effective date.
Compliance with the standards established for expanded scope electric motors in this final rule is required on January 1, 2029. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register 60 days after the notice has been published in the Federal Register. DOE will send a follow-up e-mail once the notice publishes to announce the effective date.
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Edited by Puja Mitra, WTWH Media, for Control Engineering, from a DOE news release.
