The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) regulations for covered products permit a person to seek a waiver, or an interim waiver, from the test procedure requirements for covered appliances and commercial equipment if certain criteria are satisfied. Regulations applicable to test procedure waivers for appliances can be found at 10 CFR 430.27; those applicable to test procedure waivers for commercial equipment are at 10 CFR 431.401.
Below is a list of all waivers to test procedures that DOE has granted and that are still in effect. The links to the notices provide access to the dockets in Regulations.gov, which contain all notices and public comments. Products include:
• Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
• Commercial Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
• Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
• Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers
For more information, please email: AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a Federal Register notice revising DOE's test procedure interim waiver process. The revisions address areas of the test procedure interim waiver process regulations that may result in alternate test procedures that are inconsistent with the purpose and requirements of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and that otherwise appear not to effectuate the statute properly.
- This rule is effective February 14, 2022.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a Federal Register notice proposing to revise DOE's test procedure interim waiver process. The proposed revisions address areas of the test procedure interim waiver process regulations that may result in alternate test procedures that are inconsistent with the purpose and requirements of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and that otherwise appear not to effectuate the statute properly.
Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
| Johnson Controls Inc. | |||||
| Case No. 2023-005 / Docket No. EERE-2023-BT-WAV-0018 / email JohnsonControlsCACHP2023WAV0018@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver/ Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps |
| Samsung HVAC America LLC | |||||
| Case No. 2022-009 / docket # EERE–2023–BT–WAV-0010 / email SamsungCAC2023WAV0010@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps | 88FR36558 | 06/05/23 | Closed |
Clothes Washers
| Alliance | |||||
| Case No. 2022-008 / Docket # EERE–2022–BT–WAV-0027 / email AllianceLaundrySystemsCW2022WAV0027@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver/ Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Residential Clothes Washers | 88FR19291 | March 31, 2023 | Closed |
Commercial Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
| United CoolAir Corporation | ||||||
| Case No. 2023-004 / EERE–2023–BT–WAV-0016 | ||||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver/Grant of Interim Waiver | Petition for Waiver/ Denial of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Commercial Air Conditioner and Heat Pumps | 88FR81396 | 11/22/2023 | 12/22/2023 |
Illuminated Exit Signs
| Signify | |||||
| Case No. 2019-003 / docket # EERE-2019-BT-WAV-0007 / email Signify2019WAV0007@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Combination Illuminated Exit Signs | 84FR44607 | 08/26/19 | Closed | 85FR5652 | 1/31/20 |
| Beghelli | |||||
| Case No. 2018-007 / docket # EERE-2018-BT-WAV-0011 / email Beghelli2018WAV0011@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Combination Illuminated Exit Signs | 84FR2194 | 02/06/18 | Closed | 84FR29186 | 06/21/19 |
| Acuity Brands | |||||
| Case No. IES-001 / docket # EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0033 / email AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Combination Illuminated Exit Signs | 82FR26469 | 06/07/17 | Closed | 83FR11740 | 03/16/18 |
Miscellaneous Refrigeration
| GUANGDONG FUXIN TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. | |||||
Case No. 2024-001/docket #EERE-2024-BT-WAV-0001 email: Fuxin2024WAVAV001@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Miscellaneous Refrigeration |
| GE Appliances | |||||
| Case No. 2021-004/ docket # EERE-2021-BT-AWV-0009 / email AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver/ Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Miscellaneous Refrigeration | 86FR63350 | 11/16/2021 | Closed | 87FR62835 | 10/17/2022 |
Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers
| Refrigerated Solutions Group | |||||
| Case No. 2022-004 / Docket No. EERE-2022-BT-WAV-0010 / email RSGWICF2022WAV0010@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver/ Grant of Interim Waivers | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
Walk-in Cooler and Walk-in Freezers
| 87FR43808 | 7/22/22 | Closed | 88FR81385 | 11/22/2023 |
| RefPlus | |||||
| Case No. 2021-006/ docket # EERE-2021-BT-WAV-0014 / email REFPLUS2021WAV0014@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer | 86FR43633 | 8/10/21 | Closed |
| Vinotemp | |||||
| Case No. 2020-005 / docket # EERE-2020-BT-WAV-0022 / email Vinotemp2020WAV0022@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer | 86FR23692 | 05/04/21 | Closed | 86FR36732 | 07/13/21 |
| WhisperKOOL | |||||
| Case No. 2019-011 / docket # EERE-2019-BT-WAV-0038 / email WhisperKOOL2019WAV0038@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer | 86FR11961 | 03/01/21 | Closed | 86FR26504 | 05/14/21 |
| Air Innovations | |||||
| Case No. 2019-010 / docket # EERE-2019-BT-WAV-0029 / email AirInnovations2019WAV0029@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer | 86FR2403 | 01/12/21 | Closed | 86FR23702 | 05/04/21 |
| Store It Cold | |||||
| Case No. 2018-002 / docket # EERE-2018-BT-WAV-0002 / email storeitcold2018wav0002@ee.doe.gov | |||||
| Scope | Petition for Waiver / Grant of Interim Waiver | Date | Comment Period | Decision & Order | Date |
| Walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer doors | 84FR11944 | 03/29/19 | Closed | 84FR39286 | 08/09/19 |