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<div dir="ltr">Energy Star Standard V2.0 excludes wastewater heat recovery systems, yet application notes @ http://www.gfxtechnology.com/DishWasher.pdf, for example, show enormous quantities of recoverable waste-heat goes down-the-drain.<br> Could anyone explain why Energy Star Managers continue to ignore energy in 185F wastewater flowing near 4.5 GPM from thousands of Flight-Type dishwashers that run up to 22 hours per day in busy hotels like those in DisneyWorld?<br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:46:52 +0000<br>From: commercialdishwashers@energystar.gov<br>To: gfx-ch@msn.com<br>Subject: Final ENERGY STAR V2.0 Commercial Dishwasher Specification<br><br><title></title><br><br><br><div style=""> <span style="font-size:10pt"> <table class="ecxMsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse:collapse" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="height:76.05pt"><td style="padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:5.4pt;width:544.2pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:76.05pt;padding-top:0in" valign="top" width="726"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font class="ecxApple-style-span" size="4"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:15px"><img alt="" src="http://contentm.mkt1943.com/ra/2012/2377/06/4169491/image0014.jpg" border="0" height="88" width="702"></span></font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:65.25pt"><td style="padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:5.4pt;width:544.2pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:65.25pt;padding-top:0in" width="726"><div align="center"><table class="ecxMsoNormalTable" style="border-bottom:medium none;border-left:medium none;width:527.05pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:5.55pt;border-top:medium none;border-right:medium none" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="702"><tbody><tr style="height:26.8pt"><td style="border-bottom:#29a8ff 1pt solid;border-left:#29a8ff 1pt solid;padding-bottom:6pt;padding-left:5.4pt;width:527.05pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:26.8pt;border-top:#29a8ff 1pt solid;border-right:#29a8ff 1pt solid;padding-top:0in" valign="top" width="703"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';color:black;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif'"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=""><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Dear ENERGY STAR<sup>®</sup> Commercial Dishwasher Manufacturer or Other Interested Party:</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to inform you that the ENERGY STAR Version 2.0 Commercial Dishwasher specification has been finalized.<span style=""> </span>The new specification will take effect on February 1, 2013.<span style=""> </span>Attached are the Final Version 2.0 Eligibility Criteria and Partner Commitment documents for your reference.<span style=""> </span>The EPA cover memo outlines the deployment timeline for transitioning to the new Version 2.0 specification.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">All documents related to the development of the Version 2.0 specification can be viewed on the ENERGY STAR specification development website at <a href="http://links.mkt1943.com/ctt?kn=1&ms=NDE2OTQ5MQS2&r=MjkyMTA3NjcxODES1&b=0&j=MTI2OTUyOTIxS0&mt=1&rt=0" name="www_energystar_gov_revisedspec" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">www.energystar.gov/revisedspecs</font></a> (click on “Commercial Dishwashers”).</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Stakeholders with questions regarding the new Version 2.0 specification can contact Christopher Kent, EPA, at (202) 343-9046 and <a href="mailto:kent.christopher@epa.gov" name="kent_christopher_epa_gov"><font color="#0000ff">kent.christopher@epa.gov</font></a> or Rebecca Duff, ICF International, at (434) 202-7875 and <a href="mailto:rebecca.duff@icfi.com" name="rebecca_duff_icfi_com"><font color="#0000ff">rebecca.duff@icfi.com</font></a>. </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Thank you for your participation in the Version 2.0 development process and continued support of ENERGY STAR.</span> </p></span></font></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:1pt"> </span></div></td></tr><tr 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