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Part 305

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42 U.S.C. 6294.

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52 FR 46894, Dec. 10, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

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Effect of This Part

§ 305.30 Effect on other law.

This regulation supersedes any State regulation to the extent required by section 327 of the Act. Pursuant to the Act, all State regulations that require the disclosure for any covered product of information with respect to energy consumption, other than the information required to be disclosed in accordance with this part, are superseded.

[52 FR 46894, Dec. 10, 1987. Redesignated at 72 FR 49971, Aug. 29, 2007, and further redesignated at 84 FR 58029, Oct. 30, 2019]

§ 305.31 Stayed or invalid parts.

If any section or portion of a section of this part is stayed or held invalid, the remainder of the part will not be affected.

[52 FR 46894, Dec. 10, 1987. Redesignated at 59 FR 34036, July 1, 1994, and further redesignated at 72 FR 49974, Aug. 29, 2007, and further redesignated at 84 FR 58029, Oct. 30, 2019]

§ 305.32 [Reserved]

Appendix A1 to Part 305—Refrigerators With Automatic Defrost

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	$20	45
10.5 to 12.4	28	40
12.5 to 14.4	33	47
14.5 to 16.4	33	46
16.5 to 18.4	38	52
18.5 to 20.4	42	50
20.5 to 22.4	35	57
22.5 to 24.4	51	59
24.5 to 26.4	(*)	(*)
26.5 to 28.4	(*)	(*)
28.5 and over	(*)	(*)
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix A2 to Part 305—Refrigerators and Refrigerator-Freezers With Manual Defrost

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	$11	$46
10.5 to 12.4	(*)	(*)
12.5 to 14.4	(*)	(*)
14.5 to 16.4	(*)	(*)
16.5 to 18.4	(*)	(*)
18.5 to 20.4	(*)	(*)
20.5 to 22.4	(*)	(*)
22.5 to 24.4	(*)	(*)
24.5 to 26.4	(*)	(*)
26.5 to 28.4	(*)	(*)
28.5 and over	(*)	(*)
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix A3 to Part 305—Refrigerator-Freezers With Partial Automatic Defrost

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	$27	$55
10.5 to 12.4	(*)	(*)
12.5 to 14.4	(*)	(*)
14.5 to 16.4	(*)	(*)
16.5 to 18.4	53	53
18.5 to 20.4	48	55
20.5 to 22.4	(*)	(*)
22.5 to 24.4	(*)	(*)
24.5 to 26.4	(*)	(*)
26.5 to 28.4	(*)	(*)
28.5 and over	(*)	(*)
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix A4 to Part 305—Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost With Top-Mounted Freezer No Through-The-Door Ice

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	$40	$62
10.5 to 12.4	43	61
12.5 to 14.4	44	64
14.5 to 16.4	45	66
16.5 to 18.4	49	70
18.5 to 20.4	48	72
20.5 to 22.4	51	76
22.5 to 24.4	58	78
24.5 to 26.4	66	81
26.5 to 28.4	(*)	(*)
28.5 and over	(*)	(*)
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix A5 to Part 305—Refrigerator-Freezers With Automated Defrost With Side-Mounted Freezer No Through-The-Door Ice

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	$54	$82
10.5 to 12.4	(*)	(*)
12.5 to 14.4	39	40
14.5 to 16.4	49	65
16.5 to 18.4	69	70
18.5 to 20.4	66	70
20.5 to 22.4	70	101
22.5 to 24.4	78	105
24.5 to 26.4	80	109
26.5 to 28.4	91	113
28.5 and over	84	118
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix A6 to Part 305—Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost With Bottom-Mounted Freezer No Through-The-Door Ice

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	$42	$73
10.5 to 12.4	47	79
12.5 to 14.4	50	77
14.5 to 16.4	$53	$84
16.5 to 18.4	60	86
18.5 to 20.4	60	91
20.5 to 22.4	62	94
22.5 to 24.4	65	98
24.5 to 26.4	74	96
26.5 to 28.4	67	95
28.5 and over	91	101
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022; 88 FR 1136, Jan. 9, 2023]

Appendix A7 to Part 305—Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost With Bottom-Mounted Freezer With Through-The-Door Ice Service

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	(*)	(*)
10.5 to 12.4	(*)	(*)
12.5 to 14.4	(*)	(*)
14.5 to 16.4	(*)	(*)
16.5 to 18.4	$80	$90
18.5 to 20.4	83	98
20.5 to 22.4	91	103
22.5 to 24.4	77	106
24.5 to 26.4	89	109
26.5 to 28.4	83	112
28.5 and over	90	113
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix A8 to Part 305—Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost With Side-Mounted Freezer With Through-The-Door Ice Service

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	(*)	(*)
10.5 to 12.4	(*)	(*)
12.5 to 14.4	(*)	(*)
14.5 to 16.4	(*)	(*)
16.5 to 18.4	$87	$88
18.5 to 20.4	78	110
20.5 to 22.4	72	109
22.5 to 24.4	76	115
24.5 to 26.4	81	116
26.5 to 28.4	89	122
28.5 and over	104	124
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix A9 to Part 305—All Refrigerators and Refrigerator-Freezers

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 10.5	$11	$82
10.5 to 12.4	28	79
12.5 to 14.4	33	77
14.5 to 16.4	33	84
16.5 to 18.4	38	90
18.5 to 20.4	42	110
20.5 to 22.4	35	109
22.5 to 24.4	51	115
24.5 to 26.4	66	116
26.5 to 28.4	67	122
28.5 and over	84	124
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61468, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix B1 to Part 305—Upright Freezers With Manual Defrost

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 5.5	$18	$43
5.5 to 7.4	35	47
	34	40
7.5 to 9.4	36	36
9.5 to 11.4	(*)	(*)
11.5 to 13.4	42	47
13.5 to 15.4	49	51
15.5 to 17.4	(*)	(*)
17.5 to 19.4	49	56
19.5 to 21.4	(*)	(*)
21.5 to 23.4	(*)	(*)
23.5 to 25.4	(*)	(*)
25.5 to 27.4	(*)	(*)
27.5 to 29.4	(*)	(*)
29.5 and over
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61471, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix B2 To Part 305—Upright Freezers With Automatic Defrost

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 5.5	$37	$63
5.5 to 7.4	(*)	(*)
	44	69
7.5 to 9.4	44	68
9.5 to 11.4	54	79
11.5 to 13.4	54	85
13.5 to 15.4	58	89
15.5 to 17.4	62	84
17.5 to 19.4	63	91
19.5 to 21.4	101	104
21.5 to 23.4	(*)	(*)
23.5 to 25.4	(*)	(*)
25.5 to 27.4	(*)	(*)
27.5 to 29.4	(*)	(*)
29.5 and over
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61471, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix B3 To Part 305—Chest Freezers and All Other Freezers

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic feet	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Low	High
Less than 5.5	$19	$32
5.5 to 7.4	31	36
	27	37
7.5 to 9.4	28	35
9.5 to 11.4	35	$38
11.5 to 13.4	39	42
13.5 to 15.4	38	46
15.5 to 17.4	46	47
17.5 to 19.4	50	53
19.5 to 21.4	48	55
21.5 to 23.4	59	59
23.5 to 25.4	(*)	(*)
25.5 to 27.4	(*)	(*)
27.5 to 29.4	(*)	(*)
29.5 and over
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61471, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix C1 to Part 305—Compact Dishwashers

Range Information

“Compact” includes countertop dishwasher models with a capacity of fewer than eight (8) place settings. Place settings shall be in accordance with appendix C to 10 CFR part 430, subpart

B. Load patterns shall conform to the operating normal for the model being tested.

Capacity	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity	Low	High
Compact	$14	$32

[87 FR 61472, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix C2 to Part 305—Standard Dishwashers

Range Information

“Standard” includes dishwasher models with a capacity of eight (8) or more place settings. Place settings shall be in accordance with appendix C to 10 CFR part 430, subpart

B. Load patterns shall conform to the operating normal for the model being tested.

Capacity	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity	Low	High
Standard	$28	$43

[87 FR 61472, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix D1 To Part 305—Water Heaters—Gas

Range Information
Capacity (first hour rating in gallons)	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
	Natural gas ($/year)		Propane ($/year)
	Low	High	Low	High
“Very Small”—less than 18	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
“Low”—18 to 50.9	162	172	(*)	(*)
“Medium”—51 to 74.9	179	235	361	476
“High”—75 and over	227	336	460	679
(*) No data.

[88 FR 1136, Jan. 9, 2023]

Appendix D2 to Part 305—Water Heaters—Electric

Range Information
Capacity	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
First hour rating	Low	High
“Very Small”—less than 18	(*)	(*)
“Low”—18 to 50.9	90	357
“Medium”—51 to 74.9	121	494
“High”—75 and over	173	747
(*) No data.

[88 FR 1136, Jan. 9, 2023]

Appendix D3 to Part 305—Water Heaters—Oil

Range Information
Capacity	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
First hour rating	Low	High
“Very Small”—less than 18	(*)	(*)
“Low”—18 to 50.9	(*)	(*)
“Medium”—51 to 74.9	(*)	(*)
“High”—75 and over	625	686
(*) No data.

[88 FR 1136, Jan. 9, 2023]

Appendix D4 to Part 305—Water Heaters—Instantaneous—Gas

Range Information
Capacity	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity (maximum flow rate); gallons per minute (gpm)	Natural gas ($/year)		Propane ($/year)
Capacity (maximum flow rate); gallons per minute (gpm)	Low	High	Low	High
“Very Small”—less than 1.6	24	30	50	61
“Low”—1.7 to 2.7	(*)	(*)	(*)	(*)
“Medium”—2.8 to 3.9	144	170	291	343
“High”—4.0 and over	210	253	427	511
(*) No data.

[88 FR 1136, Jan. 9, 2023]

Appendix D5 to Part 305—Water Heaters—Instantaneous—Electric

Range Information
Capacity	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity (maximum flow rate); gallons per minute (gpm)	Low	High
“Very Small”—less than 1.6	82	90
“Low”—1.7 to 2.7	(*)	(*)
“Medium”—2.8 to 3.9	(*)	(*)
“High”—4.0 and over	(*)	(*)
(*) No data.

[88 FR 1136, Jan. 9, 2023]

Appendix E1 to Part 305—Room Air Conditioners

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity in Btu/hr	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity in Btu/hr	Low	High
Without Reverse Cycle and with Louvered Sides:
Less than 6,000 Btu	$40	$46
6,000 to 7,999 Btu	47	69
8,000 to 13,999 Btu	49	121
14,000 to 19,999 Btu	91	169
20,000 to 27,999 Btu	147	287
28,000 and more Btu	275	380
Without Reverse Cycle and without Louvered Sides:
Less than 8,000 Btu	(*)	(*)
8,000 to 10,999 Btu	73	102
11,000 to 13,999 Btu	107	140
14,000 to 19,999 Btu	144	162
20,000 or more Btu	(*)	(*)
With Reverse Cycle and with Louvered Sides	79	230
With Reverse Cycle, without Louvered Sides	81	117
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61474, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix E2 to Part 305—Portable Air Conditioners

Range Information
Seasonally adjusted cooling capacity range (Btu/h)	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
Seasonally adjusted cooling capacity range (Btu/h)	Low	High
Less than 6,000 Btu	$48	$98
6,000 to 7,999 Btu	87	120
8,000 or greater Btu	104	135

[86 FR 9283, Feb. 12, 2021]

Appendix F1 to Part 305—Standard Clothes Washers

Range Information

“Standard” includes all household clothes washers with a tub capacity of 1.6 cu. ft. or more.

Capacity	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity	Low	High
Standard	$4	$48

[87 FR 61474, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix F2 to Part 305—Compact Clothes Washers

Range Information

“Compact” includes all household clothes washers with a tub capacity of less than 1.6 cu. ft.

Capacity	Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity	Low	High
Compact	$2	$14
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61474, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix G1 to Part 305—Furnaces—Gas

Furnace type	Range of annual fuel utilization efficiencies (AFUEs)
Furnace type	Low	High
Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces—All Capacities	80.0	99.0
Weatherized Gas Furnaces—All Capacities	81.0	95.0

[87 FR 61475, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix G2 to Part 305—Furnaces—Electric

Furnace type	Range of annual fuel utilization efficiencies (AFUEs)
Furnace type	Low	High
Electric Furnaces—All Capacities	100.0	100.0

[87 FR 61475, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix G3 to Part 305—Furnaces—Oil

Type	Range of annual fuel utilization efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type	Low	High
Non-Weatherized Oil Furnaces—All Capacities	83.0	96.7
Weatherized Oil Furnaces—All Capacities	(*)	(*)
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61475, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix G4 to Part 305—Mobile Home Furnaces—Gas

Type	Range of annual fuel utilization efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type	Low	High
Mobile Home Gas Furnaces—All Capacities	80.0	97.3

[87 FR 61475, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix G5 to Part 305—Mobile Home Furnaces—Oil

Type	Range of annual fuel utilization efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type	Low	High
Mobile Home Oil Furnaces—All Capacities	80.0	87.0

[87 FR 61475, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix G6 to Part 305—Boilers (Gas)

Type	Range of annual fuel utilization efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type	Low	High
Gas Boilers (except steam)—All Capacities	84	96.4
Gas Boilers (steam)—All Capacities	82	83.4

[87 FR 61475, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix G7 to Part 305—Boilers (Oil)

Type	Range of annual fuel utilization efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type	Low	High
Oil Boilers—All Capacities	85	88.2

[87 FR 61475, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix G8 to Part 305—Boilers (Electric)

Type	Range of annual fuel utilization efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type	Low	High
Electric Boilers—All Capacities	100	100

[87 FR 61475, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix H to Part 305—Cooling Performance for Central Air Conditioners

Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity (btu's/hr)	Range of SEER2's
Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity (btu's/hr)	Low	High
Single Package Units
Central Air Conditioners (Cooling Only): All capacities	13.4	19
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities	13.4	19
Split System Units
Central Air Conditioner models allowed only in northern states (listed in § 305.20(g)(13)) (Cooling Only): All capacities	13.4	27
Central Air Conditioner models allowed in all states (Cooling Only):
All capacities	13.8	27
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities	14.3	42
Small-duct, high-velocity Systems	12	15
Space-Constrained Products
Central Air Conditioners (Cooling Only): All capacities	11.7	13.7
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities	11.9	13.8

[87 FR 57986, Dec. 2, 2022]

Appendix I to Part 305—Heating Performance and Cost for Central Air Conditioners

Manufacturer's rated heating capacity (btu's/hr)	Range of HSPF2's
Manufacturer's rated heating capacity (btu's/hr)	Low	High
Single Package Units
Heat Pumps (Heating Function): All capacities	6.7	8.4
Split System Units
Heat Pumps (Heating Function): All capacities	7.5	14.6
Small-duct, high-velocity Systems	6.1	7.5
Space-Constrained Products
Heat Pumps (Heating Function): All capacities	6.3	6.5

[ 86 FR 57986, Oct. 20, 2021]

Appendix J1 to Part 305—Pool Heaters—Gas

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated heating capacities	Range of thermal efficiencies (percent)
	Natural gas		Propane
	Low	High	Low	High
All capacities	82.0	95.0	82.0	95.0

[87 FR 61476, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix J2 to Part 305—Pool Heaters—Oil

Range Information
Manufacturer's rated heating capacities	Range of thermal efficiencies (percent)
Manufacturer's rated heating capacities	Low	High
All capacities	(*)	(*)
(*) No data.

[87 FR 61476, Oct. 12, 2022]

Appendix K1 to Part 305—Representative Average Unit Energy Costs for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, Freezers, Clothes Washers, Dishwashers, and Water Heater Labels

This table contains the representative unit energy costs that must be utilized to calculate estimated annual energy cost disclosures required under this part for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, and water heaters. This table is based on information published by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2022.

Type of energy	In commonly used terms	As required by DOE test procedure
Electricity	¢14/kWh ¹ ²	$.1400/kWh.
Natural Gas	$1.21/therm ³ $12.6/MCF ⁵ ⁶	$0.00001209/Btu.⁴
No. 2 Heating Oil	$3.45/gallon ⁷	$0.00002511/Btu.
Propane	$2.23/gallon ⁸	$0.00002446/Btu.
¹ kWh stands for kiloWatt hour.
² 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu.
³ 1 therm = 100,000 Btu. Natural gas prices include taxes.
⁴ Btu stands for British thermal unit.
⁵ MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet.
⁶ For the purposes of this table, 1 cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,039 Btu.
⁷ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 13,738 Btu.
⁸ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.
⁹ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu.

[87 FR 61477, Oct. 12, 2022; 88 FR 1137, Jan. 9, 2023]

Appendix K2 to Part 305—Representative Average Unit Energy Costs for Room Air Conditioner and Portable Air Conditioner Labels

This table contains the representative unit energy costs that must be utilized to calculate estimated annual energy cost disclosures required under this part for room air conditioners and portable air conditioners. This table is based on information published by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2017.