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ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2013 Criteria Development
EPA has released ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2013 proposed recognition criteria for stakeholder review. Please email all questions and comments to mostefficient@energystar.gov.
Final Criteria – November 20, 2012
EPA Response to Comments:
- General Comments
(95KB) - Appliances (78KB)
- Electronics (79KB)
- HVAC (21KB)
- Windows (134KB)
Final ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2013 Recognition Criteria:
- Boilers (203KB)
- Ceiling Fans (186KB)
- Central Air Conditioners, Air-Source Heat Pumps, and Geothermal Heat Pumps (138KB)
- Clothes Washers (188KB)
- Computer Monitors (238KB)
- Ductless Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (132KB)
- Furnaces (131KB)
- Refrigerators (201KB)
- Televisions (254KB)
- Ventilating Fans (188KB)
- Residential Windows (272KB)
Stakeholder Comments on the Proposed ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2013 Criteria
- Broan NuTone (121KB)
- GE (100KB)
- National Resources Defense Council (141KB)
- NEEA, PG&E, SMUD, SDG&E, SCE (229KB)
- Panasonic (173KB)
- Whirlpool (174KB)
Windows Criteria Draft 1
- AAMA (70KB)
- AGC (613KB)
- Earthwise (92KB)
- Jeld-wen (349KB)
- Marvin Windows (221KB)
- Mathews Brothers (478KB)
- Milgard (183KB)
- NSG (823KB)
- ProVia (303KB)
- Solocomb (151KB)
- WDMA (152KB)
Windows Criteria Draft 2
- AGC (68KB)
- Auburn University (133KB)
- Colorado Sunroom (122KB)
- Earthwise (142KB)
- Gilkey (115KB)
- Jeld-wen (266KB)
- Keystone Certifications (186KB)
- Mathews Brothers (56KB)
- Milgard (81KB)
- Millard Lumber (99KB)
- Pilkington (372KB)
- Softlite (130KB)
- SunFrost (99KB)
- WinBuild, Inc. (114KB)
ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2013 Webinar — September 27, 2012
EPA held a webinar on September 27, 2012 to discuss the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2013 criteria. Stakeholders are invited to submit comments to mostefficient@energystar.gov by Friday, October 12, 2012.
ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2013 Proposed Criteria — September 13, 2012
Proposed Recognition Criteria for 2013
- Boilers (53KB)
- Ceiling Fans (110KB)
- Central Air Conditioners, Air-Source Heat Pumps, and Geothermal Heat Pumps (62KB)
- Clothes Washers (113KB)
- Computer Monitors (132KB)
- Ductless Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (133KB)
- Furnaces (55KB)
- Refrigerators (125KB)
- Televisions (44KB)
- Ventilating Fans (112KB)
- Residential Windows Draft 1 (197KB)
- Residential Windows Draft 2 (281KB)
