Model Rule: NOx and GHG Emissions Standards for Space and Water Heaters

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Description

Presentation on how to design a rule to establish standards for space and water heaters. Includes information on rule development, estimating emissions reductions and health impacts, and estimating costs.

Questions this resource can help answer

How can my city implement a rule establishing emissions standards for space and water heaters?

How do I use this resource?

This presentation is divided into sections covering the motivation for setting standards on space and water heaters, design of a rule establishing standards, examples of how to estimate emissions reductions and air quality and health impacts, and how to do a cost and market analysis.

Pro tips

There are useful links to more detailed information in several sections. For example, there is a link to NOx Standards for water heaters on slide 17, a link to community engagement case studies on slide 30, and a link to the emissions and health analysis on slide 42.

Resource information

Resource owner

Non-governmental organization

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Document

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Update Frequency

Irregularly

Geographic Coverage

United States

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Methodology

Model rule

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Commercial Residential

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