ENERGY STANDARDS FOR HOME APPLIANCES.

SEC. 311. ENERGY STANDARDS FOR HOME APPLIANCES.(a) Appliances.—(1) Dehumidifiers.—Section 325(cc) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(cc)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:“(2) Dehumidifiers manufactured on or after october 1, 2012.—Dehumidifiers manufactured on or after October 1, 2012, shall have an Energy Factor that meets or exceeds the following values: “Product Capacity (pints/day): Minimum Energy Factor (liters/kWh) Up to 35.001.35 35.01–45.001.50 45.01–54.001.60 54.01–75.001.70 Greater than 75.002.5.”. (2) Residential clothes washers and residential dishwashers.—Section 325(g) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(9) Residential clothes washers manufactured on or after january 1, 2011.—“(A) In general.—A top-loading or front-loading standard-size residential clothes washer manufactured on or after January 1, 2011, shall have—“(i) a Modified Energy Factor of at least 1.26; and“(ii) a water factor of not more than 9.5.“(B) Amendment of standards.—“(i) In general.—Not later than December 31, 2011, the Secretary shall publish a final rule determining whether to amend the standards in effect for clothes washers manufactured on or after January 1, 2015.121 STAT. 1564“(ii) Amended standards.—The final rule shall contain any amended standards.“(10) Residential dishwashers manufactured on or after january 1, 2010.—“(A) In general.—A dishwasher manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall—“(i) for a standard size dishwasher not exceed 355 kWh/year and 6.5 gallons per cycle; and“(ii) for a compact size dishwasher not exceed 260 kWh/year and 4.5 gallons per cycle.“(B) Amendment of standards.—“(i) In general.—Not later than January 1, 2015, the Secretary shall publish a final rule determining whether to amend the standards for dishwashers manufactured on or after January 1, 2018.“(ii) Amended standards.—The final rule shall contain any amended standards.”.(3) Refrigerators and freezers.—Section 325(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(4) Refrigerators and freezers manufactured on or after january 1, 2014.—“(A) In general.—Not later than December 31, 2010, the Secretary shall publish a final rule determining whether to amend the standards in effect for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers manufactured on or after January 1, 2014.“(B) Amended standards.—The final rule shall contain any amended standards.”.(b) Energy Star.—Section 324A(d)(2) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(d)(2)) is amended by striking “January 1, 2010” and inserting “July 1, 2009”.