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DOE Schedule Tracking 2006-2011 (last updated 2/08)

Product Covered			Initial Legislation 1	Last Standard Issued	Effective Date	Issued By	Updated DOE Standard Due	Potential Effective Date	States With Standard 2 View State Status
Residential Products
Central AC and Heat Pumps			NAECA 1987	2001	2006	DOE	2011	2016
Furnaces			NAECA 1987	2007	2015	DOE	2015	2018	MA, MD, RI, VT
Boilers			NAECA 1987	2007	2012	Congress	2015	2018	MA, RI, VT
Furnace Fans			EPACT 2005	None	None	N/A	2013		MA, RI, VT
Refrigerators & Freezers			NAECA 1987	1997	2001	DOE	2010	2014
Clothes Dryers			NAECA 1987	1991	1994	DOE	2011	2014
Water Heaters			NAECA 1987	2001	2004	DOE	2010	2013
Single-Voltage External Power Supplies			EPACT 2005	2007	2008	Congress	2011	2013	AZ, CA, CT, DC, MA, MD, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA
Microwave Ovens			NAECA 1987	None	None	DOE	2009	2012
Ranges and Ovens (electric)			NAECA 1987	None	None	DOE	2009	2012
Ranges and Ovens (gas)			NAECA 1987	1987	1990	DOE	2009	2012
Dishwashers			NAECA 1987	2007	2010	Congress	2015	2018
Room AC			NAECA 1987	1997	2000	DOE	2011	2014
Pool Heaters			NAECA 1987	1987	1990	Congress	2010	2013
Dehumidifiers			EPACT 2005	2007	2012	Congress	2015	2018
Direct Heating Equipment			NAECA 1987	1987	1990	DOE	2010	2013
Clothes Washers			NAECA 1987, EPACT 2005	2007	2011	Congress	2011	2015	CA
Plumbing Products			EPACT 1992	1992	1994	Congress			CA
Battery Chargers			EPACT 2005	None	None	N/A	2011	2014
Hot Tubs			None						CA, CT, OR
Pool Pumps			None						CA, CT
Compact Audio Products			None						CA, NY, OR
DVD Players and Recorders			None						CA, NY, OR
Product Covered Back to Top			Initial Legislation 1	Last Standard Issued	Effective Date	Issued By	Updated DOE Standard Due	Potential Effective Date	States With Standard 2 View State Status
Commercial Products
Distribution Transformers		Low-V	EPACT 2005	2005	2007	Congress	2013	2016	AZ, CA, CT, MA, MD, MN, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA
		Medium-V	EPACT 1992	2007	2010	DOE	2015	2018	MA, VT
		Liquid Immersed	EPACT 1992	2007	2010	DOE	2015	2018	MA
Electric Motors			EPACT 1992	2007	2010	Congress	2015	2018
	Supermarket (built-up) Refrigerators & Freezers		EPACT 2005	None	None	N/A	2009	2012
	Refrigerator and Freezer Cases without Doors		EPACT 2005	None	None	N/A	2009	2012
	Ice Cream Freezers		EPACT 2005	None	None	N/A	2009	2012	CA
	Reach-In Refrigerators & Freezers		EPACT 2005	2005	2010	Congress	2013	2016	AZ, CA, CT, MD, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA
	Walk-In Refrigerators & Freezers		EISA 2007	2007	2009	Congress	2012	2015	CA, CT, DC, RI, OR
Vending Machines			EPACT 2005	None	None	N/A	2009	2012	CA
Automatic Commercial Ice Makers			EPACT 2005	2005	2010	Congress	2010	2015	AZ, CA, NY, OR, RI, WA
Commercial AC			EPACT 1992	2005	2010	Congress	2013	2016	AZ, CA, CT, MD, NJ, NY, RI
Packaged Terminal AC and Heat Pumps			EPACT 1992	1992	1994	Congress	2008	2010
Water- and Evaporatively-Cooled and Water Source Commerical Packaged AC & Heating Equipment			EPACT 1992	2001	2003/4	DOE	2009	2012
Commercial 3-Phase Central AC			EPACT 1992	2007	2008	Congress	2015	2018
Commerical Clothes Washers			EPACT 2005	2005	2007	Congress	2010	2013	AZ, CA, CT, MD, NJ, OR, RI, WA
Commercial Warm Air Furnaces			EPACT 1992	2001	2003	DOE	2009	2012
Commercial Boilers			EPACT 1992	1992	1994	Congress	2010	2013
Unit Heaters			EPACT 2005	2005	2008	Congress	2013	2016	AZ, CA, CT, MD, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA
Commercial Water Heaters			EPACT 1992	2001	2003	DOE	2009	2012
Hot Food Holding Cabinets			None						CA, CT, DC, MD, OR, RI
Water Dispensers			None						CA, CT, DC, MD, OR, RI
Pre-Rinse Spray Valves			EPACT 2005	2005	2006	Congress	2013	2016	AZ, CA, NY, OR, RI
Product Covered Back to Top			Initial Legislation 1	Last Standard Issued	Effective Date	Issued By	Updated DOE Standard Due	Potential Effective Date	States With Standard 2 View State Status
Lighting Products
General Service Incandescent Lamps			EPACT 1992	2007	2012	Congress	2017	2020	CA, NV
Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts			NAECA 1987, EPACT 2005	2000	2005	DOE	2011	2014
Linear Fluorescent Lamps			EPACT 1992	1992	1995	Congress	2009	2012
Incandescent Reflector Lamps			EPACT 1992	2007	2008	Congress	2009	2012	CA, CT, DC, MA, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA
General HID Lamps			EPACT 1992	None	None	N/A	waiting on determination
Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures			EISA 2007	2007	2009	Congress	2012	2015	AZ, CA, CT, DC, MA, MD, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA
Mercury Vapor Lamp Ballasts			EPACT 2005	2005	2008 (ban)	Congress	2013	2016
Ceiling Fan Light Kits			EPACT 2005	2005	2007	Congress	2013	2016
Ceiling Fans			EPACT 2005	2005	2007	Congress	2013	2016
Compact Fluorescent Lamps			EPACT 2005	2005	2006	Congress	2013	2016
Illuminated Exit Signs			EPACT 2005	2005	2006	Congress	2013	2016	AZ, CA, CT, MD, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA
Traffic Signals (Pedestrian)			EPACT 2005	2005	2006	Congress	2013	2016	CA, NY
Traffic Signals (Vehicular)			EPACT 2005	2005	2006	Congress	2013	2016	AZ, CA, CT, MD, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA
Torchiere Lamps			EPACT 2005	2005	2006	Congress	2013	2016	AZ, CA, CT, MD, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA

1 NAECA = National Appliance Energy Conservation Act
EPACT = Energy Policy Act of 1992 or 2005
EISA = Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

2 Typically, when Congress enacts a new standard, states which set their own standards (noted in green) can continue to enforce their standards until a federal standard for that product takes effect, at which point the state standard is null (noted in black). In some cases, states have set standards stronger than existing federal requirements for that product (states in green, italics) and are seeking waivers from federal preemption to enforce them.

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