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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Representative
Average Unit Costs of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) is
forecasting the representative average
unit costs of five residential energy
sources for the year 2021 pursuant to
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(Act). The five sources are electricity,
SUMMARY:
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natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, propane,
and kerosene.
DATES: The representative average unit
costs of energy contained in this notice
will become effective April 16, 2021 and
will remain in effect until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy Forrestal Building,
Mail Station EE–5B, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–
0121, (202) 287–1692,
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto, Esq. U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel Forrestal Building, Mail Station
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202) 586–
7432, Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
323 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act requires that DOE
prescribe test procedures for the
measurement of the estimated annual
operating costs or other measures of
energy consumption for certain
consumer products specified in the Act.
(42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) These test
procedures are found in Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
430, subpart B.
Section 323(b)(3) of the Act requires
that the estimated annual operating
costs of a covered product be calculated
from measurements of energy use in a
representative average use cycle or
period of use and from representative
average unit costs of the energy needed
to operate such product during such
cycle. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The section
further requires that DOE provide
information to manufacturers regarding
the representative average unit costs of
energy. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(4)) This cost
information should be used by
manufacturers to meet their obligations
under section 323(c) of the Act. Most
notably, these costs are used to comply
with Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
requirements for labeling.
Manufacturers are required to use the
revised DOE representative average unit
costs when the FTC publishes new
ranges of comparability for specific
covered products, 16 CFR part 305.
Interested parties can also find
information covering the FTC labeling
requirements at https://www.ftc.gov/
appliances.
DOE last published representative
average unit costs of residential energy
in a Federal Register notice entitled,
‘‘Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Representative
Average Unit Costs of Energy’’, dated
August 14, 2020, 85 FR 49645.
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On April 16, 2021, the cost figures
published in this notice will become
effective and supersede those cost
figures published on August 14, 2020.
The cost figures set forth in this notice
will be effective until further notice.
DOE’s Energy Information
Administration (EIA) has developed the
2021 representative average unit aftertax residential costs found in this
notice. These costs for electricity,
natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, and
propane are based on simulations used
to produce the February 2021, EIA
Short-Term Energy Outlook (EIA
releases the Outlook monthly). The
representative average unit after-tax cost
for kerosene is derived from its price
relative to that of heating oil, based on
the 2010 to 2013 averages of the U.S.
refiner price to end users, which
include all the major energy-consuming
sectors in the U.S. for these fuels. The
source for these price data is the
February 2021, Monthly Energy Review
DOE/EIA–0035(2021/2). The
representative average unit after-tax cost
for propane is derived from its price
relative to that of heating oil, based on
the 2021 averages of the U.S. residential
sector prices found in the Annual
Energy Outlook 2021, AEO2021)
(February 3, 2021). The Short-Term
Energy Outlook, the Monthly Energy
Review, and the Annual Energy Outlook
are available on the EIA website at
https://www.eia.doe.gov. For more
information on the data sources used in
this Notice, contact the National Energy
Information Center, Forrestal Building,
EI–30, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–8800,
email: infoctr@eia.doe.gov.
The 2021representative average unit
costs under section 323(b)(4) of the Act
are set forth in Table 1, and will become
effective April 16, 2021. They will
remain in effect until further notice.
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Energy was signed on March 10, 2021,
by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, pursuant to
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of Energy. That document with the
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2021.
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Department of Energy.
TABLE 1—REPRESENTATIVE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS OF ENERGY FOR FIVE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SOURCES (2021)
Per million Btu 1
Type of energy
Electricity ............................................................
Natural Gas ........................................................
No. 2 Heating Oil ...............................................
Propane ..............................................................
Kerosene ............................................................
$39.01
10.64
19.73
19.21
23.35
In commonly used terms
13.31¢/kWh 2 3 .......................................................
$1.064/therm 4 or $11.56/MCF 5 6 .........................
$2.71/gallon 7 ........................................................
$1.75/gallon 8 ........................................................
$3.15/gallon 9 ........................................................
As required by test
procedure
$0.133/kWh
$0.00001064/Btu
$0.00001973/Btu
$0.00001921/Btu
$0.00002335/Btu
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (February, 2021), Annual Energy Outlook (February 3, 2021),
and Monthly Energy Review (February, 2021).
Notes: Prices include taxes.
1 Btu stands for British thermal units.
2 kWh stands for kilowatt hour.
3 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu.
4 1 therm = 100,000 Btu.
5 MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet.
6 For the purposes of this table, one cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,039 Btu.
7 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 137,38 Btu.
8 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.
9 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Representative
Average Unit Costs of Energy
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is
forecasting the representative average unit costs of five residential
energy sources for the year 2021 pursuant to the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (Act). The five sources are electricity, natural gas,
No. 2 heating oil, propane, and kerosene.
DATES: The representative average unit costs of energy contained in
this notice will become effective April 16, 2021 and will remain in
effect until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Forrestal
Building, Mail Station EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585-0121, (202) 287-1692, [email protected].
Ms. Francine Pinto, Esq. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
General Counsel Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-33, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-7432,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 323 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act requires that DOE prescribe test procedures for the
measurement of the estimated annual operating costs or other measures
of energy consumption for certain consumer products specified in the
Act. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) These test procedures are found in Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 430, subpart B.
Section 323(b)(3) of the Act requires that the estimated annual
operating costs of a covered product be calculated from measurements of
energy use in a representative average use cycle or period of use and
from representative average unit costs of the energy needed to operate
such product during such cycle. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The section
further requires that DOE provide information to manufacturers
regarding the representative average unit costs of energy. (42 U.S.C.
6293(b)(4)) This cost information should be used by manufacturers to
meet their obligations under section 323(c) of the Act. Most notably,
these costs are used to comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
requirements for labeling. Manufacturers are required to use the
revised DOE representative average unit costs when the FTC publishes
new ranges of comparability for specific covered products, 16 CFR part
305. Interested parties can also find information covering the FTC
labeling requirements at https://www.ftc.gov/appliances.
DOE last published representative average unit costs of residential
energy in a Federal Register notice entitled, ``Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products: Representative Average Unit Costs of
Energy'', dated August 14, 2020, 85 FR 49645.
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On April 16, 2021, the cost figures published in this notice will
become effective and supersede those cost figures published on August
14, 2020. The cost figures set forth in this notice will be effective
until further notice.
DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) has developed the
2021 representative average unit after-tax residential costs found in
this notice. These costs for electricity, natural gas, No. 2 heating
oil, and propane are based on simulations used to produce the February
2021, EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (EIA releases the Outlook monthly).
The representative average unit after-tax cost for kerosene is derived
from its price relative to that of heating oil, based on the 2010 to
2013 averages of the U.S. refiner price to end users, which include all
the major energy-consuming sectors in the U.S. for these fuels. The
source for these price data is the February 2021, Monthly Energy Review
DOE/EIA-0035(2021/2). The representative average unit after-tax cost
for propane is derived from its price relative to that of heating oil,
based on the 2021 averages of the U.S. residential sector prices found
in the Annual Energy Outlook 2021, AEO2021) (February 3, 2021). The
Short-Term Energy Outlook, the Monthly Energy Review, and the Annual
Energy Outlook are available on the EIA website at https://www.eia.doe.gov. For more information on the data sources used in this
Notice, contact the National Energy Information Center, Forrestal
Building, EI-30, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585,
(202) 586-8800, email: [email protected].
The 2021representative average unit costs under section 323(b)(4)
of the Act are set forth in Table 1, and will become effective April
16, 2021. They will remain in effect until further notice.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 10,
2021, by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
and Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
Table 1--Representative Average Unit Costs of Energy for Five Residential Energy Sources (2021)
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Per million Btu
Type of energy \1\ In commonly used terms As required by test procedure
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Electricity........................ $39.01 13.31[cent]/kWh \2\ $0.133/kWh
\3\.
Natural Gas........................ 10.64 $1.064/therm \4\ or $0.00001064/Btu
$11.56/MCF \5\ \6\.
No. 2 Heating Oil.................. 19.73 $2.71/gallon \7\...... $0.00001973/Btu
Propane............................ 19.21 $1.75/gallon \8\...... $0.00001921/Btu
Kerosene........................... 23.35 $3.15/gallon \9\...... $0.00002335/Btu
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (February, 2021), Annual Energy
Outlook (February 3, 2021), and Monthly Energy Review (February, 2021).
Notes: Prices include taxes.
\1\ Btu stands for British thermal units.
\2\ kWh stands for kilowatt hour.
\3\ 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu.
\4\ 1 therm = 100,000 Btu.
\5\ MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet.
\6\ For the purposes of this table, one cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,039 Btu.
\7\ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 137,38 Btu.
\8\ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.
\9\ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu.
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