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Fixtures andAppliances Standard Sizeand CompactResidentialDishwashers 3National Efficiency Standards and Specificationsfor Residential and Commercial Water-Using Fixtures and Appliances(Adapted from information provided by the Alliance for Water Efficiency, U.S. EPA Office of Water,California Urban Water Conservation Council, Energy Star, Consortium for Energy Efficiency, Seattle Public Utilities and other sources) EPAct 1992, EPAct 2005, ‘‘EnergyIndependence and Security Act of 2007’’(or backlog NAECA updates) Proposed/FutureCurrent Standard Standard STANDARD models:Energy:≤ 355 kWh/yrWF ≤ 6.5gallons/cycleCOMPACT Models:Energy: ≤ 260 kWhWF ≤ 4.5gallons/cycleFinal Rule of DOE, 5/302012, effective 5/30/2013:STANDARD Size Models:Energy: ≤ 307 KWh/yearWF ≤ 5.0 gallons/cycleCOMPACT Models:Energy: ≤ 222 kWh/yrWF ≤ 3.5 gallons/cycleWaterSense ® or Energy Star ®CurrentRequirements Energy Star (DOE)Effective Jan 20, 2012:STANDARD SizeModels:Energy: ≤295 kWh/yearWF ≤ 4.25gallons/cycleCOMPACT Models:Energy: ≤222 kWh/yearWF ≤ 3.5 gallons/cyclekWH/yr has replacedEF as a metric since itincludes the cycles themachine can run foreach kWh, but alsoincludes standby power(when the machine isn’tcycling)Proposed/FutureRequirements Consortium for Energy EfficiencyCurrentSpecification Effective Jan. 20,2012:Tier 1:EF ≥ 0.75cycles/kWh; and295 maxkWh/year;WF ≤4.25gallons/cycleCompact models =less than 8 placesettings:EF ≥ 1.0cycles/kWh; 222max kWh/year;WF ≤3.5gallons/cycleProposed/FutureSpecification Could adjust tierswhen new EnergyStar becomeseffective3 Standard models: capacity is greater than or equal to eight place settings and six serving pieces; Compact models: capacity is less than eight place settingsand six serving piecesDOE: Department of Energy EF: energy factor gpf: gallons per flush NAECA: National Appliance Energy Conservation ActEPA: Environmental Protection Agency WF: water factor kWh: kilowatt hour psi: pounds per square inch Lpf: Litres per flushEPAct 1992: Energy Policy Act of 1992 gal: gallons ft 3 : cubic feet MEF: modified energy factor Rev. July 9, 2012 – by Koeller-Dietemann EPAct 2005: Energy Policy Act of 2005 gpm: gallons per minute MaP: maximum performance © 2012 Koeller & Co. Page 3