ENERGY STAR Commercial Food Equipment

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• ENERGY STAR Commercial Food Equipment
• Industry Meeting Fryers
• Rachel Schmeltz, US EPA
• Chicago Hilton
• May 20, 2003

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Meeting Agenda

• Overview of ENERGY STAR
• The Specification Development Process
• EPAs Partnership Agreement
• Draft Specification for Commercial Fryers
• Next Steps

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What is ENERGY STAR?

• Government-backed symbol that makes it easy for
  purchasers and users to identify products that
  save energy, save money, and help protect the
  environment without sacrifice in quality or
  performance
• Products that earn the ENERGY STAR prevent air
  pollution, including emissions of greenhouse
  gases, by meeting strict energy efficiency
  guidelines set by the U.S. EPA and DOE
• Voluntary partnership

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What is ENERGY STAR?

• One label at the national level
• More than 35 product categories to date
• Qualifiying products generally represent top 25
  of models in their category at the time the
  specification is set
• Products either qualify or dont qualify
• Manufacturers test and label products
• No cost for participating

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ENERGY STAR Qualified Products

• Residential products
• Household appliances
• CFLs and light fixtures
• Consumer electronics
• Heating and cooling equipment
• Office equipment
• Ceiling fans
• Windows
• Water coolers
• Dehumidifiers

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ENERGY STAR Qualified Products

• Commercial Products
• Heating and cooling equipment
• Roof products
• Traffic signals/exit signs
• Commercial solid door refrigerators freezers
• New Products in Development
• Commercial food service equipment
• Refrigerated beverage
• vending machines

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Activities to Support Partners and Qualifying
Products

• Publicity and consumer education
• Public Service Announcements in print, TV, and
  radio
• Annual National Promotions for Lighting, Cooling
  Equipment, Home Electronics, and Home Appliances
• Website - www.energystar.gov
• Consumer brochures
• Marketing tools and financing
• Recognition with annual awards
• Purchasing tools including sample procurement
  language

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ENERGY STAR Success

• ENERGY STAR works with many stakeholders to
  reduce greenhouse gas emissions including
• Manufacturers, retailers, and state and utility
  partners
• More than 1,250 manufacturers labeling more than
  18,000 product models
• More than 800 retailers (20,000 storefronts)
• 160 state energy agency and electric utility
  partners - spending 1 billion to date to support
  ENERGY STAR - supplying nearly 60 of US
  customers
• To date, American consumers have purchased more
  than 825 million ENERGY STAR qualified products

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ENERGY STAR Impact

• ENERGY STAR is recognized by 40 of consumers
  nationwide
• Awareness exceeds 50 in areas where
  utility/state programs are active
• High brand loyalty most ENERGY STAR purchasers
  would recommend ENERGY STAR to others
• In 2001 alone, ENERGY STAR helped purchasers
  reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 12
  million cars while saving 6 billion on their
  energy bills.

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Specification Development Process - Guiding
Principles

• Significant energy savings can be realized on a
  national basis
• Product performance can be maintained or enhanced
  with increased energy efficiency
• Purchasers will recover their investment in
  increased energy efficiency within a reasonable
  time period
• Efficiency can be achieved with several
  technology options, at least one of which is
  non-proprietary
• Product energy consumption and performance can be
  measured and verified with testing
• Labeling would effectively differentiate products
  and be visible for purchasers

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Developing an Effective Label

• Energy and environmental analysis
• Market research and design analysis
• Specification development (with significant
  stakeholder involvement)

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Specification Development Process
Develop Draft Spec.
Product Briefing
SUMMARY DOCUMENT
Market Assessment
Formal Stakeholder Input
IF GO
Design Analysis
Finalize Spec. Partnership Agreement (PA)
Discuss w/ Stakeholders
GO NO-GO DECISION
Savings Analysis
Mfrs. Sign PA Test Products
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ENERGY STAR Partnership Agreement

• 3 Sections
• Commitment Form
• Partner Commitments
• Eligibility Criteria
• Commitment Form only has to be signed once and
  allows partner to expand product areas at any
  time
• Partner Commitments similar language across ALL
  products
• Eligibility Criteria Product specifications,
  testing guidelines, and effective dates

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Partner Commitments

• Three Standard Commitments
• Annual submission of product information
• Clear display of the ENERGY STAR on products, on
  product packaging, in product literature, and on
  company Web site
• Annual submission of ENERGY STAR unit shipment
  data

Essential to continued growth and success of
ENERGY STAR!
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Annual Submission of Product Information

• Goal to ensure qualified product information
  provided on the Web site is current
• Qualifying products do not need to be retested if
  the specification has not changed
• Submit list of products that continue to qualify
• Report products that have been discontinued year
  round

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Product Labeling

• Goals
• To ensure that participating manufacturers get
  recognition for their efforts
• To increase awareness of ENERGY STAR among
  consumers
• To make it easy for specifiers, purchasers,
  distributors, and/or others to identify
  energy-efficient models
• To maintain the integrity of the ENERGY STAR
  brand by ensuring that the symbol is visible in
  the marketplace

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Annual Shipment Data

• Goal to determine market penetration of ENERGY
  STAR determine program success and if changes
  are needed
• EPA will work with partners to determine data
  collection format
• Data can be masked and/or aggregated
• Data may be provided by a third party or trade
  association on behalf of its members

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ENERGY STAR for Commercial Food Service Equipment

• Solid Door Refrigerators Freezers
• Specification in place since September 2001
• 11 manufacturer partners with qualified products
• As of April 2003 139 refrigerator models and 172
  freezer models available
• In 2002, 10 of products shipped were ENERGY STAR
  qualified

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ENERGY STAR for Commercial Food Service Equipment

• EPA is interested in expanding the suite of
  energy efficient commercial food service products
  to
• Commercial Fryers
• Commercial Pressureless Steamers
• Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets

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Potential For Commercial Fryers

• A number of manufacturers and end users have
  shown interest in ENERGY STAR
• Non-proprietary, high efficiency technologies are
  currently available due to increasing demand for
  improved performance from end users
• High efficiency models offer shorter cook times
  and higher production rates
• Sound test methods are currently available
• Proposed specifications are in line with existing
  Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
  recommendations

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Energy Savings Potential

• ENERGY STAR qualified Gas Fryers unit energy
  savings 37 MBtu/yr and 241/yr
• Lifetime bill savings per unit 2,404
• Cumulative carbon savings .18 MtC (2010)
• Number of Cars off the road 40,955 (2010)
• Assumptions
• Equipment Lifetime 10 years
• 100,000 units shipped, 1 million units in stock
  (2003)
• 30 initial market penetration of ENERGY STAR
• Energy Consumption conventional (110 Mbtu/yr)
  vs. ENERGY STAR (74 Mbtu/yr)
• Gas price 6.61/Mbtu

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Energy Savings Potential

• ENERGY STAR qualified Electric Fryers unit energy
  savings1,550 kWh/yr and 106/yr
• Lifetime bill savings per unit 1,008
• Cumulative carbon savings .01 MtC (2010)
• Number of cars off the road 2,784 (2010)
• Assumptions
• Equipment Lifetime 10 years
• 25,000 units shipped, 250,000 units in stock
  (2003)
• 5 initial market penetration of ENERGY STAR
  qualified products
• Energy Consumption conventional (12,610 kWh/yr)
  vs. ENERGY STAR (11,060 kWh/yr)
• Electricity price .07/kWh

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Eligibility Requirements

• Broken down into the following sections
• Definitions
• Qualifying Products
• Energy-Efficiency Specifications
• Test Criteria
• Future Specification Revisions

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Definitions

• Define the product and other terms relevant to
  testing or efficiency requirements
• Commercial Open, Deep Fat Fryer (gas and
  electric)
• Cooking Energy Efficiency
• Heavy (French Fry) Load Cooking
• Idle Energy Rate
• Questions for discussion
• (1) Are there other definitions that should be
  included?
• (2) Are current definitions accurate?

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Qualifying Products

• Product sub categories that may qualify under the
  specification
• Open, Deep-Fat Fryers (gas and electric)
• Pressure, kettle, and specialty fryers are
  excluded due to differences in test method and
  design
• Question for discussion
• (1) Are there any sub-product categories that
  should be included?

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Energy-Efficiency Specifications
Based on 15-inch fryer
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Energy-Efficiency Specifications

• Questions for Discussion
• (1) Should the spec break out gas from electric
  fryers with different energy performance
  requirements?
• (2) Availability of more data on electric
  fryers?
• (3) Is the specification level reasonable does
  it represent about top 25 of models in terms of
  energy performance if not, what level would give
  good representation?

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Test Criteria

• Testing is self-certified
• Testing follows ASTM Standard F1361-99 - Test
  Method for the Performance of Open Deep Fat
  Fryers
• Manufacturers will use Qualified Product
  Information (QPI) form to report products and
  testing results

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Effective Date

• The date that manufacturers may begin to qualify
  and label products
• Will be coordinated with product launch to ensure
  partner participation and product availability
• Questions for Discussion
• (1) How much time is needed to test, qualify,
  and label products once a specification is
  finalized?
• (2) Is NAFEM the appropriate venue to launch an
  ENERGY STAR Commercial Fryer specification?

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Future Specification Revisions

• If technology and market changes affect the
  usefulness of the specification to consumers,
  industry or the environment EPA looks to revise
  specification
• May have multiple tiers that may be phased in
  over time
• EPA will work with industry to revise
  specification using the same process
• ENERGY STAR qualification is not automatically
  granted for the life of the product model

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Next Steps

• Draft 1 released April 25, 2003 for stakeholder
  review
• Determine Draft review period
• Post information from this meeting on the web
  site
• Post all subsequent written comments on the Web
  site
• Assimilate industry comments
• Obtain more data, if needed, during comment
  process
• Conduct further research as needed
• Disseminate additional Draft(s) for review
• Finalize specification and launch
• Mfrs sign Partnership Agreement

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For More Information

• Rachel Schmeltz, EPA
• [phone] or schmeltz.rachel_at_epa.gov
• ENERGY STAR Product Development Web site
• www.energystar.gov/productdevelopment