{"description":"Documents matching '\"microwave ovens\"', published on or after 01/01/2025, and from Energy Department","count":2,"total_pages":1,"results":[{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Microwave Ovens","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"DOE is proposing to rescind the energy conservation standards for microwave ovens. The rescission will eliminate the efficiency requirements for microwave ovens.","document_number":"2025-08588","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/16/2025-08588/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-microwave","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-16/pdf/2025-08588.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08588.pdf?1747056613","publication_date":"2025-05-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"product” means a consumer product of a type specified in section 6292 of title 42. <span class=\"match\">Microwave ovens</span> are not a consumer product type specified in section 6292, which lists kitchen ranges and ovens. <span class=\"match\">Microwave ovens</span> have not been determined by the Secretary to be a covered product. Nor are <span class=\"match\">microwave ovens</span> specifically discussed in 42 U.S.C. 6295(h), which provides energy conservation standards applicable to covered products. Removing the conservation standards for <span class=\"match\">microwave ovens</span> from the “cooking products” covered product class in 10 CFR 430.32 is consistent"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or \"the Department\") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, \"Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment\" (\"Process Rule\"). Specifically, DOE proposes to: make Appendix A binding on DOE for certain actions; amend objectives and considerations consistent with recent Executive orders and Department policies; add a definition of \"significant energy savings\"; re-instate the comparative analysis requirement, described as a \"walk up\" approach; include certain economic thresholds; re-instate the description of clear and convincing evidence; and revert to language from the 2020 Process Rule text, with minor edits, in several sections. In addition to requesting written comments on its proposal, DOE will also hold a public meeting to discuss this proposal and obtain additional input.","document_number":"2026-13674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13674/energy-conservation-program-procedures-interpretations-and-policies-for-consideration-of-new-or","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13674.pdf?1783341912","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"at certain higher efficiency levels considered for the analysis. (89 FR 19026, 19117; March 15, 2024).\n \n \n \n \n 28 \n  In the most recent energy conservation standards rulemaking for <span class=\"match\">microwave ovens</span>, DOE “screened out” from its analysis any consideration of automatic power-down of the clock display as a technology option for reducing the standby power of <span class=\"match\">microwave ovens</span> due to its impact on consumer utility. DOE found that while it is uncertain the extent to which consumers value the function of a continuous display clock, the loss of such function"}]}