# Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Heating Equipment
> **US Department of Energy** · Final determination. · Published 2021-11-23 · Effective 2021-12-23 · 86 FR 66403
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-25537
- **Category:** energy-efficiency
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Energy
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 66403
- **CFR reference:** 10 CFR 430
- **Publication date:** 2021-11-23
- **Effective date:** 2021-12-23
- **Energy docket:** EERE-2019-BT-STD-0002
## Abstract

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products, including direct heating equipment (``DHE''). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') to periodically determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. After carefully considering the available market and technical information for these products, DOE has concluded in this document that the technology options, product cost, and energy use have not changed significantly, and that the market for DHE (i.e., number of models available and annual shipments) has decreased since DOE's prior determination that the energy conservation standards do not need to be amended. As such, DOE has determined that amended energy conservation standards are not warranted.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/23/2021-25537/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-direct-heating-equipment)
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