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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 2024 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 November 18,
2024 and will remain in effect until
further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, EE–5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121, Telephone: (202) 287–
1692, Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Emma Shahabi, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0103,
Telephone: (202) 586–4789, Email:
emma.shahabi@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) and (b)(4))
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
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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 28, 2023, 88 FR 58575.
On November 18, 2024, the cost
figures published in this notice will
become effective and supersede those
cost figures published on August 28,
2023. The cost figures set forth in this
notice will be effective until further
notice.
DOE’s Energy Information
Administration (EIA) has developed the
2024 representative average unit aftertax residential costs found in this
notice. These costs for electricity,
natural gas, and No. 2 heating oil are
based on simulations used to produce
the July 2024, EIA Short-Term Energy
Outlook (EIA releases the Outlook
monthly). The representative average
unit after-tax costs for propane and
kerosene are based on the projected
2024 U.S. residential sector prices found
in the Annual Energy Outlook 2023
(AEO2023) (March 16, 2023). The ShortTerm Energy Outlook 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,
Telephone: (202) 586–8800, Email:
infoctr@eia.doe.gov.
The 2024 representative average unit
costs under section 323(b)(4) of the Act
are set forth in Table 1, and will become
effective November 18, 2024. They will
remain in effect until further notice.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on October 10, 2024,
by Jeffrey Marootian, Principal Deputy
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
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Department of Energy.
TABLE 1—REPRESENTATIVE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS OF ENERGY FOR FIVE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SOURCES (2024)
$ Per million
Btu 1
Type of energy
Electricity ........................................................................................
Natural Gas ....................................................................................
No. 2 Heating Oil ............................................................................
Propane ..........................................................................................
Kerosene ........................................................................................
47.36
13.38
27.22
33.59
34.37
In commonly used terms
As required by
test procedure
2 3 16.16 ¢/kWh .......................................
$1.34/therm 4 or $13.87/MCF 5 6 .............
$3.74/gallon 7 ..........................................
$3.07/gallon 8 ..........................................
$4.64/gallon 9 ..........................................
$0.1616/kWh
$0.00001338/Btu
$0.00002722/Btu
$0.00003359/Btu
$0.00003437/Btu
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (July 9, 2024) and Annual Energy Outlook (March 16, 2023).
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 1,037 Btu.
7 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 137,381 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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b. Project No.: 2610–012.
c. Date Filed: December 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Northern States Power
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(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
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Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
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Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
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(P–2610–012).
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The Commission’s Rules of Practice
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k. This application has been accepted
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250-foot-long non-overflow earthen
embankment; (2) a 57-foot-long nonoverflow concrete section; (3) a 31-footlong non-overflow concrete section with
a 19-foot-long intake structure with an
8-foot-long gate and a trashrack with 1inch clear bar spacing; (4) a 30-foot-long
concrete section with an 26-foot-long
Tainter gate; and (5) a 127-foot-long
spillway section with a crest elevation
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feet NGVD 29.
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two 207-foot-long penstocks. From the
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contains two 750-kilowatt (kW)
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total installed capacity of 1,500 kW.
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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 2024 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 November 18, 2024 and will remain in
effect until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585-0121, Telephone: (202) 287-1692, Email:
[email protected].
Ms. Emma Shahabi, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103,
Telephone: (202) 586-4789, Email: [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) and (b)(4)) 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 28, 2023, 88 FR 58575.
On November 18, 2024, the cost figures published in this notice
will become effective and supersede those cost figures published on
August 28, 2023. The cost figures set forth in this notice will be
effective until further notice.
DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) has developed the
2024 representative average unit after-tax residential costs found in
this notice. These costs for electricity, natural gas, and No. 2
heating oil are based on simulations used to produce the July 2024, EIA
Short-Term Energy Outlook (EIA releases the Outlook monthly). The
representative average unit after-tax costs for propane and kerosene
are based on the projected 2024 U.S. residential sector prices found in
the Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023) (March 16, 2023). The Short-
Term Energy Outlook 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, Telephone: (202) 586-8800, Email:
[email protected].
The 2024 representative average unit costs under section 323(b)(4)
of the Act are set forth in Table 1, and will become effective November
18, 2024. They will remain in effect until further notice.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 10,
2024, by Jeffrey Marootian, Principal Deputy 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
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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 October 10, 2024.
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 (2024)
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$ Per million
Type of energy Btu \1\ In commonly used terms As required by test procedure
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Electricity........................... 47.36 2 3 16.16 [cent]/kWh..... $0.1616/kWh
Natural Gas........................... 13.38 $1.34/therm \4\ or $13.87/ $0.00001338/Btu
MCF 5 6.
No. 2 Heating Oil..................... 27.22 $3.74/gallon \7\......... $0.00002722/Btu
Propane............................... 33.59 $3.07/gallon \8\......... $0.00003359/Btu
Kerosene.............................. 34.37 $4.64/gallon \9\......... $0.00003437/Btu
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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (July 9, 2024) and Annual Energy
Outlook (March 16, 2023).
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 1,037 Btu.
\7\ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 137,381 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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