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  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 75
    Reading Time:about 14 minutes

    The Department of Energy (DOE) approved a waiver for Senneca Holdings allowing them to use a different test procedure for specific models of walk-in cooler and freezer doors to better measure energy use. This decision was made because the current DOE test procedure was found to inaccurately represent the actual energy consumption of Senneca's door models. The alternate test procedure requires using a higher power-off time percentage for door motors in these models. This waiver is effective from January 4, 2021, and will remain in place until any future changes to the DOE test procedures address the issues presented.

    Simple Explanation

    The government told a company called Senneca Holdings that they can use a special rule to check how much energy their big fridge doors use because the usual way wasn't working for them. This new rule will help them measure energy better until the government changes the usual way to do it.

  • Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 8548
    Reading Time:about 23 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a petition from Ningbo FOTILE Kitchen Ware Co. Ltd. requesting a waiver from the standard test procedure for its specific dishwasher models, SD2F-P1X and SD2F-P1XL. These models are unique because they are integrated into a sink and lack a main detergent compartment, making the standard tests unsuitable. The DOE has issued an Interim Waiver Order, which temporarily allows these dishwashers to be tested using an alternate procedure proposed by FOTILE. DOE is seeking comments from the public until March 10, 2021, to inform their final decision on whether to approve the waiver permanently.

    Simple Explanation

    Imagine a company made a special kind of dishwasher that fits in a sink and doesn't have a regular spot for soap. They asked for permission to test it in a different way than usual because the normal testing doesn't work for their dishwasher. The government said they can try this different test for now and wants to know what people think about it.