ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2011 Criteria Development

EPA finalized the 2011 ENERGY STAR Most Efficient Criteria on May 5, 2011. Materials related to the 2011 ENERGY STAR Most Efficient criteria are provided below.

Final Criteria — May 5, 2011

• Letter to Stakeholders (PDF, 468 KB)
• Final Criteria
  • Clothes Washers (PDF, 265 KB)
  • Refrigerators-Freezers (PDF, 247 KB)
  • Furnaces (PDF, 211 KB)
  • Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (PDF, 285 KB)
  • Televisions (PDF, 256 KB)
• Products Recognized as ENERGY STAR Most Efficient
• ENERGY STAR Most Efficient Criteria Development Archive

Stakeholder Comments and Responses on Draft Criteria

EPA Response to Comments:

• General Comments (PDF, 60 KB)
• Appliances (PDF, 55 KB)
• HVAC (PDF, 51 KB)
• Televisions (PDF, 44 KB)

Stakeholder Comments:

• ACEEE (PDF, 46 KB)
• AHAM (PDF, 38 KB)
• AHRI (PDF, 45 KB) (45KB)
• Asko Appliances (PDF, 22 KB)
• B.F. Rich Windows and Doors (PDF, 19 KB)
• Bosch (PDF, 26 KB)
• Bureau Veritas (PDF, 36 KB)
• CEA (PDF, 47 KB)
• CEE (PDF, 36 KB)
• Chelsea Building Products (PDF, 24 KB)
• Crown International (PDF, 38 KB)
• David Nunn - Consultant (PDF, 26 KB)
• ECR International (PDF, 22 KB)
• GeoSystems (PDF, 612 KB)
• Gulf Power Company (PDF, 26 KB)
• Heritage Windows and Doors (PDF, 22 KB)
• Ingersoll-Rand (PDF, 29 KB)
• Kees Appliance Center (PDF, 47 KB)
• Laars Heating Systems (PDF, 23 KB)
• LG Electronics (PDF, 45 KB)
• Lighting Sculptures Inc. (PDF, 20 KB)
• Metro Lighting (PDF, 27 KB)
• Mitsubishi (PDF, 921 KB)
• NEEA (PDF, 302 KB)
• NEEP-PG&E-SDGE-SMUD (PDF, 829 KB)
• NEEP (PDF, 48 KB)
• Nextek Power (PDF, 45 KB)
• NRDC (PDF, 164 KB)
• Panasonic (PDF, 45 KB)
• Phillips Lighting Company (PDF, 40.04 KB)
• Samsung (PDF, 51 KB)
• Sears (PDF, 31 KB)
• Sharp (PDF, 27 KB)
• Steve Shapiro (PDF, 31 KB)
• TopTen USA (PDF, 126 KB)
• Trane Commercial Unitary (PDF, 28 KB)
• Tri State Window Factory Corp (PDF, 22 KB)
• Weil-Mclain (PDF, 22 KB)
• Whirlpool (PDF, 278 KB)

Draft Criteria — March 16, 2011

• Letter to Stakeholders (PDF, 232 KB)
• Draft Criteria (PDF, 272 KB)

Stakeholder Comments on Draft Proposal

• Draft 1 Comment Response Summary (PDF, 240 KB)
• ACEEE American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (PDF, 48 KB)
• AHAM Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (PDF, 39 KB)
• A.O. Smith Water Products Company (PDF, 26 KB)
• Australian Energy Agency (PDF, 28 KB)
• CEA—Consumer Electronics Association (PDF, 49 KB)
• CEE Consortium for Energy Efficiency (PDF, 37 KB)
• ClimateMaster (PDF, 10 KB)
• ComEd Energy Efficiency Services (PDF, 12 KB)
• Consultant (PDF, 14 KB)
• Emerging Technologies Associates (PDF, 38 KB)
• EPSON (PDF, 8 KB)
• Evergreen Lighting (PDF, 117 KB)
• Freeaire Refrigeration (PDF, 14 KB)
• Fujitsu General America, INC (PDF, 54 KB)
• GE General Electric (PDF, 49 KB)
• GeoSystems (PDF, 838 KB)
• Go Lighting Technologies, Inc. (PDF, 86 KB)
• HP (PDF, 17 KB)
• Ingersoll Rand Residential Solutions (PDF, 30 KB)
• Laars Heating Systems (PDF, 15 KB)
• LG (PDF, 36 KB)
• NEEA Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (PDF, 24 KB)
• NEEA, PG&E & SDGE (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• NEMA (PDF, 30 KB)
• Newport Ventures, Inc. (PDF, 14 KB)
• ODL (PDF, 13 KB)
• Pitco (PDF, 13 KB)
• Sun Frost (PDF, 20 KB)
• Tech America (PDF, 115 KB)
• TopTen USA (PDF, 137 KB)
• Tru Seal Technologies (PDF, 249 KB)
• Unitary Product Planning (PDF, 18 KB)
• VFI (PDF, 19 KB)
• Whirlpool (PDF, 381 KB)
• Weil-McLain (PDF, 11 KB)
• XEROX (PDF, 147 KB)

Stakeholder Webinar on Draft Proposal — Oct 19, 2010

EPA held a webinar to describe the consumer research to date and focus group findings:

• Webinar Slides (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Webinar FAQ Sheet (PDF, 21 KB)

Proposal — October, 8, 2011

• October 8, 2010 Proposal (PDF, 334.31 KB)