{"description":"Documents matching 'cooking', published on or after 01/01/2025, and from Energy Department","count":8,"total_pages":1,"results":[{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Conventional Cooking Tops","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"DOE is proposing to rescind the amended design requirements for conventional cooking tops. This will return the design requirements for conventional cooking tops to the standards for kitchen ranges and ovens set by Congress: Gas kitchen ranges and ovens having an electrical supply cord shall not be equipped with a constant burning pilot for products manufactured on or after January 1, 1990.","document_number":"2025-08589","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/16/2025-08589/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-conventional-cooking-tops","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-16/pdf/2025-08589.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08589.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":"proposing to rescind the amended design requirements for conventional <span class=\"match\">cooking</span> tops, codified in 10 CFR 430.32(j)(1)(ii). For gas ranges and ovens, including conventional <span class=\"match\">cooking</span> tops, “manufactured on or after January 1, 1990,” Congress has set design requirements that “gas kitchen ranges and ovens having an electrical supply cord shall not be equipped with a constant burning pilot light.” (42 U.S.C. 6295(h)) DOE proposes to rescind the regulatory design requirements for conventional <span class=\"match\">cooking</span> tops manufactured on or after January 1, 1990, and seeks comment"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Notification of Petition for Rulemaking","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"On February 19, 2026, the Department of Energy (DOE) received a petition from the American Gas Association (AGA), the American Public Gas Association (APGA), and the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) asking DOE to amend the compliance dates for two energy conservation standards final rules for commercial water heating equipment and consumer furnaces. Through this notification, DOE is seeking comment on whether it should grant the petition and undertake a rulemaking to consider the proposal contained in the petition, as well as any data or information that may be relevant to DOE's consideration of the petition.","document_number":"2026-08145","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/27/2026-08145/energy-conservation-program-notification-of-petition-for-rulemaking","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-27/pdf/2026-08145.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08145.pdf?1777034711","publication_date":"2026-04-27","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":"owned by municipalities and other local government entities, all locally accountable to the citizens they serve. Public gas systems focus on safely providing reliable and affordable energy to their customers and support their communities by delivering fuel to be used for <span class=\"match\">cooking</span>, clothes drying, and space and water heating, as well as for various commercial and industrial applications.\n 9 \n \n \n \n \n 9 \n  For more information, please visit \n www.apga.org. \n \n \n NPGA is the national trade association of the propane industry with a membership of about"},{"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":"products, the functions or intended uses of which are similar, as determined by the Secretary. (42 U.S.C. 6291(9)) On September 8, 1998, DOE published in the \n Federal Register \n a Final Rule amending its regulations to substitute the term “kitchen ranges and ovens” with “<span class=\"match\">cooking</span> products,” in 10 CFR 430.32(j).\n \n DOE proposes to rescind the efficiency standards for microwave ovens in their entirety and seeks comment on all aspects of that proposal. The proposed rule rescission will eliminate the efficiency requirements for microwave ovens. DOE is"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Conventional Ovens","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"DOE is proposing to rescind the amended design requirements for conventional ovens. This will return the design requirements for conventional ovens to the standards for kitchen ranges and ovens set by Congress: Gas kitchen ranges and ovens having an electrical supply cord shall not be equipped with a constant burning pilot for products manufactured on or after January 1, 1990.","document_number":"2025-08623","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/16/2025-08623/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-conventional-ovens","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-16/pdf/2025-08623.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08623.pdf?1747070108","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":"proposal. The rescission will return the energy conservation standards to those in 42 U.S.C. 6295(h)(1). \n The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA), Public Law 100-12, amended EPCA to establish prescriptive standards and design requirements for gas <span class=\"match\">cooking</span> products, requiring gas ranges and ovens with an electrical supply cord that are manufactured on or after January 1, 1990, not to be equipped with a constant burning pilot light. (42 U.S.C. 6295(h)(1)) NAECA also directed DOE to conduct two cycles of rulemakings to determine"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Notification of Petition for Rulemaking","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"On September 11, 2024, the Department of Energy (\"DOE\") received a petition from Dyson Inc. for DOE to revoke the procedures by which manufacturers must measure and represent to consumers the effective room size coverage and integrated energy factor of their air cleaner products. If the provisions are not revoked, Dyson Inc. requested that DOE stay enforcement of these provisions pending a new notice and comment period regarding potential amendments to these provisions. DOE is not revoking or staying enforcement of the test procedure and representations provisions raised in Dyson's petition at this time. Through this notification, DOE is seeking views on whether it should grant the petition and undertake a rulemaking to consider the proposal contained in the petition, as well as any data or information that could be used in DOE's determination whether to grant the petition.","document_number":"2025-07351","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/30/2025-07351/energy-conservation-program-notification-of-petition-for-rulemaking","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-30/pdf/2025-07351.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07351.pdf?1745930707","publication_date":"2025-04-30","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":"one. In a CADR chamber-sized space (125 square feet), even with pollutants at the furthest distance from an air cleaner, this will be a relatively short distance and relatively easy to clean. \n \n The larger a room, the further away pollution events (\n e.g., \n fumes from <span class=\"match\">cooking</span> or pollen or pollution from outside) may be. Without the aid of a powerful recirculation fan (as discussed above), an air cleaner will need to bring these pollutants to it via its own means, in addition to natural circulation, to filter them.\n \n \n Figure 7, below, demonstrates"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this final rule to rescind and amend the certification provisions, labeling requirements, and enforcement provisions for specific types of consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment addressed in its final rule published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2024. DOE is undertaking this action because the October 9, 2024 final rule was the subject of a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate and subsequently signed by the President on May 9, 2025, after which it became law. Because the October 9, 2024 final rule has no force or effect, DOE has a nondiscretionary duty to remove the associated provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and through this final rule, DOE is taking the necessary action to effect such rescission.","document_number":"2025-17262","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/09/2025-17262/energy-conservation-program-for-appliance-standards-certification-requirements-labeling-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-09/pdf/2025-17262.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17262.pdf?1757335510","publication_date":"2025-09-09","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":"miscellaneous refrigeration products \n August 1. \n \n \n Torchieres; Dehumidifiers; Metal halide lamp ballasts and fixtures; External power supplies; Pumps; and Battery chargers. \n September 1. \n \n \n Residential clothes washers; Residential clothes dryers; Direct heating equipment; <span class=\"match\">Cooking</span> products; and Commercial clothes washers \n October 1. \n \n \n \n \n (i) \n Compliance dates. \n For any product subject to an applicable energy conservation standard for which the compliance date has not yet occurred, a certification report must be submitted not later than the"},{"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":"loss of consumer utility. 78 FR 36316, 36362 (June 20, 2023).\n \n \n \n \n 29 \n  In the most recent energy conservation standards rulemaking for conventional <span class=\"match\">cooking</span> products, DOE screened out from its analysis any consideration of energy savings that could be achieved through removal of the glass window in the oven door, in part due to the loss of consumer utility, possible adverse impacts on <span class=\"match\">cooking</span> certain types of delicate food items, and potential safety concerns. \n See \n section 4.2.1.3 of the Technical Support Document accompanying the February"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers (\"commercial refrigeration equipment\" or \"CRE\"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE is adopting new and amended energy conservation standards for CRE. It has determined that the new and amended energy conservation standards for this equipment would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.","document_number":"2024-31214","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2024-31214/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-commercial-refrigerators-freezers-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2024-31214.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31214.pdf?1737121512","publication_date":"2025-01-21","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":"high-temperature refrigerator are as follows:\n \n \n Chef base or griddle stand \n means commercial refrigeration equipment that has a maximum height of 32 inches, including any legs or casters, and that is designed and marketed for the express purpose of having a griddle or other <span class=\"match\">cooking</span> appliance placed on top of it that is capable of reaching temperatures hot enough to cook food.\n 34 \n \n \n \n \n 34 \n  The definition for “chef base or griddle stand” was established in the April 2014 CRE Test Procedure Final Rule. 79 FR 222778, 22282 (April 24, 2014). However"}]}