Table 42. Effective Dates of Appliance Efficiency Standards, 1988-2001

Technology 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 2000 2001
Clothes Dryers X       X      
Clothes Washers X       X      
Dishwashers X       X      
Refrigerators and Freezers   X   X       X
Kitchen Ranges and Ovens   X            
Room Air Conditioners   X         X  
Direct Heating Equipment   X            
Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts   X            
Water Heaters   X            
Pool Heaters   X            
Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps     X          
Furnaces-Central (More Than 45,000 Btu per Hour)     X          
Furnaces-Small (Less Than 45,000 Btu per Hour)     X          
Furnaces-Mobile Home   X            
Boilers     X          
Fluorescent Lamps, 8 foot         X      
Fluorescent Lamps, 2 and 4 Foot (U Tube)           X    
Source: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2000, DOE/EIA-0383(2000) (Washington, DC, December 1999).

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