Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors

Document 2026-02936 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on February 13, 2026, with an effective date of March 16, 2026. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including small electric motors ("SEMs"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant conservation of energy. In this final determination, DOE has determined that more-stringent energy conservation standards for SEMs would not be cost-effective and, therefore, DOE has determined that energy conservation standards for SEMs should not be amended. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02936/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-small-electric-motors.

No. Document 2026-02936 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.