Energy conservation standards

The purposes of this section are to— Energy Standards Equations Refrigerators and Refrigerator-Freezers with manual defrost 16.3 AV+316 Refrigerator-Freezers—partial automatic defrost 21.8 AV+429 Refrigerator-Freezers—automatic defrost with: Top mounted freezer without ice 23.5 AV+471 Side mounted freezer without ice 27.7 AV+488 Bottom mounted freezer without ice 27.7 AV+488 Top mounted freezer with through the door ice service 26.4 AV+535 Side mounted freezer with through the door ice 30.9 AV+547 Upright Freezers with: Manual defrost 10.9 AV+422 Automatic defrost 16.0 AV+623 Chest Freezers and all other freezers 14.8 AV+223 Any amendment prescribed under subparagraph (B) shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is five years after— Product Class: Ratio Without Reverse Cycle and With Louvered Sides: Less than 6,000 Btu 8.0 6,000 to 7,999 Btu 8.5 8,000 to 13,999 Btu 9.0 14,000 to 19,999 Btu 8.8 20,000 and more Btu 8.2 Without Reverse Cycle and Without Louvered Sides: Less than 6,000 Btu 8.0 6,000 to 7,999 Btu 8.5 8,000 to 13,999 Btu 8.5 14,000 to 19,999 Btu 8.5 20,000 and more Btu 8.2 With Reverse Cycle and With Louvered Sides 8.5 With Reverse Cycle, Without Louvered Sides 8.0 Any amendment prescribed under subparagraph (B) shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is five years after— The seasonal energy efficiency ratio of central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps shall be not less than the following: The heating seasonal performance factor of central air conditioning heat pumps shall be not less than the following: In this paragraph: The term “small duct, high velocity system” means a heating and cooling product that contains a blower and indoor coil combination that— The terms “through-the-wall central air conditioner” and “through-the-wall central air conditioning heat pump” mean a central air conditioner or heat pump, respectively, that is designed to be installed totally or partially within a fixed-size opening in an exterior wall, and— The seasonal energy efficiency ratio for small-duct high-velocity systems shall be not less than— The heating seasonal performance factor for small-duct high-velocity systems shall be not less than— (A) Gas Water Heater: .62−(.0019 x Rated Storage Volume in gallons) (B) Oil Water Heater: .59−(.0019 x Rated Storage Volume in gallons) (C) Electric Water Heater: .95−(.00132 x Rated Storage Volume in gallons) Wall Fan type Up to 42,000 Btu/hour 73% AFUE Over 42,000 Btu/hour 74% AFUE Gravity type Up to 10,000 Btu/hour 59% AFUE Over 10,000 Btu/hour up to 12,000 Btu/hour 60% AFUE Over 12,000 Btu/hour up to 15,000 Btu/hour 61% AFUE Over 15,000 Btu/hour up to 19,000 Btu/hour 62% AFUE Over 19,000 Btu/hour up to 27,000 Btu/hour 63% AFUE Over 27,000 Btu/hour up to 46,000 Btu/hour 64% AFUE Over 46,000 Btu/hour 65% AFUE Floor Up to 37,000 Btu/hour 56% AFUE Over 37,000 Btu/hour 57% AFUE Room Up to 18,000 Btu/hour 57% AFUE Over 18,000 Btu/hour up to 20,000 Btu/hour 58% AFUE Over 20,000 Btu/hour up to 27,000 Btu/hour 63% AFUE Over 27,000 Btu/hour up to 46,000 Btu/hour 64% AFUE Over 46,000 Btu/hour 65% AFUE In this paragraph: The term “covered water heater” means— The purpose of the final rule shall be to replace with a uniform efficiency descriptor— Clause (iv) shall apply during the period— The final rule may exclude a specific category of covered water heaters from the uniform efficiency descriptor established under this paragraph if the Secretary determines that the category of water heaters— The descriptor set by the final rule may be— A covered water heater shall be considered to comply with the final rule on and after the effective date of the final rule and with any revised labeling requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission to carry out the final rule if the covered water heater— In this paragraph: The term “grid-enabled water heater” means an electric resistance water heater that— has— an energy factor of not less than 1.061 minus the product obtained by multiplying— bears a permanent label applied by the manufacturer that— “IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This water heater is intended only for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program. It will not provide adequate hot water unless enrolled in such a program and activated by your utility company or another program operator. Confirm the availability of a program in your local area before purchasing or installing this product.”. Subparagraphs (A) through (D) shall remain in effect until the Secretary determines under this section that— Furnaces (other than furnaces designed solely for installation in mobile homes) manufactured on or after January 1, 1992, shall have an annual fuel utilization efficiency of not less than 78 percent, except that— the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule not later than January 1, 1989, establishing an energy conservation standard— Boiler Type Minimum Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency Design Requirements Gas Hot Water 82% No Constant Burning Pilot, Automatic Means for Adjusting Water Temperature Gas Steam 80% No Constant Burning Pilot Oil Hot Water 84% Automatic Means for Adjusting Temperature Oil Steam 82% None Electric Hot Water None Automatic Means for Adjusting Temperature Electric Steam None None Any such amendment shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is five years after— Except as provided in paragraph (6), each fluorescent lamp ballast— designed— Application for Operation of Ballast Input Voltage Total Nominal Lamp Watts Ballast Efficacy Factor one F40T12 lamp 120 40 1.805 277 40 1.805 two F40T12 lamps 120 80 1.060 277 80 1.050 two F96T12 lamps 120 150 0.570 277 150 0.570 two F96T12HO lamps 120 220 0.390 277 220 0.390 Any amendment prescribed under subparagraph (B) shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is five years after— Each fluorescent lamp ballast (other than replacement ballasts or ballasts described in subparagraph (C))— designed— Application for operation of Ballast input voltage Total nominal lamp watts Ballast efficacy factor One F34T12 lamp 120/277 34 2.61 Two F34T12 lamps 120/277 68 1.35 Two F96T12/ES lamps 120/277 120 0.77 Two F96T12HO/ES lamps 120/277 190 0.42. The standards described in subparagraph (A) do not apply to— A top-loading or front-loading standard-size residential clothes washer manufactured on or after January 1, 2011, shall have— A dishwasher manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall— FLUORESCENT LAMPS Lamp Type Nominal Lamp Wattage Minimum CRI Minimum Average Lamp Efficacy (LPW) Effective Date (Period of Months) 4-foot medium bi-pin >35 W 69 75.0 36 ≤35 W 45 75.0 36 2-foot U-shaped >35 W 69 68.0 36 ≤35 W 45 64.0 36 8-foot slimline 65 W 69 80.0 18 ≤65 W 45 80.0 18 8-foot high output >100 W 69 80.0 18 ≤100 W 45 80.0 18 INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMPS Nominal Lamp Wattage Minimum Average Lamp Efficacy (LPW) Effective Date (Period of Months) 40–50 10.5 36 51–66 11.0 36 67–85 12.5 36 86–115 14.0 36 116–155 14.5 36 156–205 15.0 36 The standards specified in subparagraph (B) shall not apply to the following types of incandescent reflector lamps: Not later than January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking procedure to determine whether— The rulemaking— The Secretary shall consider phased-in effective dates under this subparagraph after considering— Neither section 6297(b) of this title nor any other provision of law shall preclude California or Nevada from adopting, effective beginning on or after January 1, 2018— Not later than January 1, 2020, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking procedure to determine whether— The Secretary shall consider phased-in effective dates under this subparagraph after considering— Lavatory faucets 2.5 gallons per minute Lavatory replacement aerators 2.5 gallons per minute Kitchen faucets 2.5 gallons per minute Kitchen replacement aerators 2.5 gallons per minute Metering faucets 0.25 gallons per cycle If the maximum flow rate requirements or the design requirements of ASME/ANSI Standard A112.18.1M–1989 are amended to improve the efficiency of water use of any type or class of showerhead or faucet and are approved by ANSI, the Secretary shall, not later than 12 months after the date of such amendment, publish a final rule establishing an amended uniform national standard for that product at the level specified in the amended ASME/ANSI Standard A112.18.1M and providing that such standard shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is 12 months after the publication of such rule, unless the Secretary determines, by rule published in the Federal Register, that adoption of a uniform national standard at the level specified in such amended ASME/ANSI Standard A112.18.1M— As part of the rulemaking conducted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall also determine if adoption of a uniform national standard for any type or class of showerhead or faucet more stringent than such amended ASME/ANSI Standard A112.18.1M— If the Secretary makes an affirmative determination under clause (i), the final rule published under subparagraph (A) shall waive the provisions of section 6297(c) of this title with respect to any State regulation concerning the water use or water efficiency of such type or class of showerhead or faucet if such State regulation— If, after any period of five consecutive years, the maximum flow rate requirements of the ASME/ANSI standard for showerheads are not amended to improve the efficiency of water use of such products, or after any such period such requirements for faucets are not amended to improve the efficiency of water use of such products, the Secretary shall, not later than six months after the end of such five-year period, publish a final rule waiving the provisions of section 6297(c) of this title with respect to any State regulation concerning the water use or water efficiency of such type or class of showerhead or faucet if such State regulation— Gravity tank-type toilets 1.6 gpf. Flushometer tank toilets 1.6 gpf. Electromechanical hydraulic toilets 1.6 gpf. Blowout toilets 3.5 gpf. If the maximum flush volume requirements of ASME Standard A112.19.6–1990 are amended to improve the efficiency of water use of any low consumption water closet or low consumption urinal and are approved by ANSI, the Secretary shall, not later than 12 months after the date of such amendment, publish a final rule establishing an amended uniform national standard for that product at the level specified in amended ASME/ANSI Standard A112.19.6 and providing that such standard shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is one year after the publication of such rule, unless the Secretary determines, by rule published in the Federal Register, that adoption of a uniform national standard at the level specified in such amended ASME/ANSI Standard A112.19.6— As part of the rulemaking conducted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall also determine if adoption of a uniform national standard for any type or class of low consumption water closet or low consumption urinal more stringent than such amended ASME/ANSI Standard A112.19.6 for such product— If the Secretary makes an affirmative determination under clause (i), the final rule published under subparagraph (A) shall waive the provisions of section 6297(c) of this title with respect to any State regulation concerning the water use or water efficiency of such type or class of low consumption water closet or low consumption urinal if such State regulation— If, after any period of five consecutive years, the maximum flush volume requirements of the ASME/ANSI standard for low consumption water closets are not amended to improve the efficiency of water use of such products, or after any such period such requirements for low consumption urinals are not amended to improve the efficiency of water use of such products, the Secretary shall, not later than six months after the end of such five-year period, publish a final rule waiving the provisions of section 6297(c) of this title with respect to any State regulation concerning the water use or water efficiency of such type or class of water closet or urinal if such State regulation— The Secretary may prescribe an energy conservation standard for any type (or class) of covered products of a type specified in paragraph (20) of section 6292(a) of this title if the requirements of subsections (o) and (p) are met and the Secretary determines that— Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, shall— Effective for each of calendar years 2010 through 2025, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, shall— Effective beginning with the first year that the reported annual sales rate for rough service lamps demonstrates actual unit sales of rough service lamps that achieve levels that are at least 100 percent higher than modeled unit sales for that same year, the Secretary shall— If the Secretary fails to complete an accelerated rulemaking in accordance with clause (i)(II), effective beginning 1 year after the date of the issuance of the finding under clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall require rough service lamps to— Effective beginning with the first year that the reported annual sales rate for vibration service lamps demonstrates actual unit sales of vibration service lamps that achieve levels that are at least 100 percent higher than modeled unit sales for that same year, the Secretary shall— If the Secretary fails to complete an accelerated rulemaking in accordance with clause (i)(II), effective beginning 1 year after the date of the issuance of the finding under clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall require vibration service lamps to— Effective beginning with the first year that the reported annual sales rate for 3-way incandescent lamps demonstrates actual unit sales of 3-way incandescent lamps that achieve levels that are at least 100 percent higher than modeled unit sales for that same year, the Secretary shall— If the Secretary fails to complete an accelerated rulemaking in accordance with clause (i)(II), effective beginning 1 year after the date of issuance of the finding under clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall require that— Effective beginning with the first year that the reported annual sales rate demonstrates actual unit sales of 2,601–3,300 lumen general service incandescent lamps in the lumen range of 2,601 through 3,300 lumens (or, in the case of a modified spectrum, in the lumen range of 1,951 through 2,475 lumens) that achieve levels that are at least 100 percent higher than modeled unit sales for that same year, the Secretary shall impose— Effective beginning with the first year that the reported annual sales rate for shatter-resistant lamps demonstrates actual unit sales of shatter-resistant lamps that achieve levels that are at least 100 percent higher than modeled unit sales for that same year, the Secretary shall— If the Secretary fails to complete an accelerated rulemaking in accordance with clause (i)(II), effective beginning 1 year after the date of issuance of the finding under clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall impose— Not later than 6 years after issuance of any final rule establishing or amending a standard, as required for a product under this part, the Secretary shall publish— If the Secretary publishes a notice under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— Not later than 2 years after a notice is issued under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall publish a final rule amending the standard for the product. Not later than 3 years after a determination under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall make a new determination and publication under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1). Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an amendment prescribed under this subsection shall apply to— A manufacturer shall not be required to apply new standards to a product with respect to which other new standards have been required during the prior 6-year period. The Secretary shall promptly submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate— The Secretary shall grant a petition if he finds that it contains evidence which, assuming no other evidence were considered, provides an adequate basis for amending the standards under the following criteria— Not later than 3 years after the date of granting a petition for new or amended standards, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register— An amendment prescribed under this subsection shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is 5 years after— In determining whether a standard is economically justified, the Secretary shall, after receiving views and comments furnished with respect to the proposed standard, determine whether the benefits of the standard exceed its burdens by, to the greatest extent practicable, considering— The Secretary may not prescribe an amended or new standard under this section for a type (or class) of covered product if— If the Secretary establishes a regional standard for a product, the Secretary may establish more restrictive standards for the product by geographic region as follows: In establishing additional regional standards under this paragraph, the Secretary shall— establish additional regional standards only if the Secretary determines that— Any base national standard established for a product under this paragraph shall— Except as provided in clause (iii), if the Secretary determines that regional standards are no longer appropriate for a product, beginning on the effective date of the amended standard for the product— If the Secretary revises a base national standard for a product or the geographic definition of a region so that an existing regional standard for a State is equal to the revised base national standard— A method of disclosing information under clause (i) may include— Any new or amended energy conservation standard shall be prescribed in accordance with the following procedure: After the publication of such proposed rulemaking, the Secretary shall, in accordance with section 6306 of this title, afford interested persons an opportunity, during a period of not less than 60 days, to present oral and written comments (including an opportunity to question those who make such presentations, as provided in such section) on matters relating to such proposed rule, including— On receipt of a statement that is submitted jointly by interested persons that are fairly representative of relevant points of view (including representatives of manufacturers of covered products, States, and efficiency advocates), as determined by the Secretary, and contains recommendations with respect to an energy or water conservation standard— Not later than 120 days after the date on which a direct final rule issued under subparagraph (A)(i) is published in the Federal Register, the Secretary shall withdraw the direct final rule if— On withdrawal of a direct final rule under clause (i), the Secretary shall— A rule prescribing an energy conservation standard for a type (or class) of covered products shall specify a level of energy use or efficiency higher or lower than that which applies (or would apply) for such type (or class) for any group of covered products which have the same function or intended use, if the Secretary determines that covered products within such group— Any new or amended energy conservation standard prescribed under this section shall include, where applicable, test procedures prescribed in accordance with section 6293 of this title and may include any requirement which the Secretary determines is necessary to assure that each covered product to which such standard applies meets the required minimum level of energy efficiency or maximum quantity of energy use specified in such standard. Compliance with, and performance under, the energy conservation standards (except for design standards authorized by this part) established in, or prescribed under, this section shall be determined using the test procedures and corresponding compliance criteria prescribed under section 6293 of this title. In establishing the test procedures under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— The assessment under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall include— For each product class, any energy conservation standards issued under clause (i) shall be set at the lowest level of energy use that— Active Mode Nameplate Output Required Efficiency (decimal equivalent of a percentage) Less than 1 watt 0.5 times the Nameplate Output From 1 watt to not more than 51 watts The sum of 0.09 times the Natural Logarithm of the Nameplate Output and 0.5 Greater than 51 watts 0.85 No-Load Mode Nameplate Output Maximum Consumption Not more than 250 watts 0.5 watts A class A external power supply shall not be subject to subparagraph (A) if the class A external power supply is— made available by the manufacturer as a service part or a spare part for an end-use product— The final rule shall— The final rule shall— In this subparagraph: The term “security or life safety alarm or surveillance system” means equipment designed and marketed to perform any of the following functions (on a continuous basis): The term “security or life safety alarm or surveillance system” does not include any product with a principal function other than life safety, security, or surveillance that— The No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards established by this paragraph shall not apply to an external power supply manufactured before the effective date of the amendment under subparagraph (D)(ii) that— In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary shall— An external power supply shall not be subject to the final rule entitled “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for External Power Supplies”, published at 79 Fed. Reg. 7845 (February 10, 2014), if the external power supply— is made available by the manufacturer as a service part or a spare part for an end-use product that— The Secretary may exempt an external power supply from any amended standard under this subsection if the external power supply— is made available by the manufacturer as a service part or a spare part for an end-use product that— An illuminated exit sign manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, shall meet the version 2.0 Energy Star Program performance requirements for illuminated exit signs prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency. A torchiere manufactured on or after January 1, 2006— The efficiency of a low voltage dry-type distribution transformer manufactured on or after January 1, 2007, shall be the Class I Efficiency Levels for distribution transformers specified in table 4–2 of the “Guide for Determining Energy Efficiency for Distribution Transformers” published by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA TP–1–2002). Any traffic signal module or pedestrian module manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, shall— A unit heater manufactured on or after the date that is 3 years after August 8, 2005, shall— A bare lamp and covered lamp (no reflector) medium base compact fluorescent lamp manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, shall meet the following requirements prescribed by the August 9, 2001, version of the Energy Star Program Requirements for Compact Fluorescent Lamps, Energy Star Eligibility Criteria, Energy-Efficiency Specification issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy: The Secretary may, by rule— Product Capacity (pints/day): Minimum Energy Factor (Liters/kWh) 25.00 or less 1.00 25.01 – 35.00 1.20 35.01 – 54.00 1.30 54.01 – 74.99 1.50 75.00 or more 2.25. Product Capacity (pints/day): Minimum Energy Factor (liters/kWh) Up to 35.00 1.35 35.01–45.00 1.50 45.01–54.00 1.60 54.01–75.00 1.70 Greater than 75.00 2.5. Commercial prerinse spray valves manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, shall have a flow rate of not more than 1.6 gallons per minute. Mercury vapor lamp ballasts (other than specialty application mercury vapor lamp ballasts) shall not be manufactured or imported after January 1, 2008. All ceiling fans manufactured on or after January 1, 2007, shall have the following features: The capability of reversible fan action, except for— The screw-based lamps required under subparagraph (A) shall— Ceiling fan light kits with pin-based sockets for fluorescent lamps manufactured on or after January 1, 2007 shall— If the Secretary fails to issue a final rule by the date specified in subparagraph (A), any type of ceiling fan lighting kit described in subparagraph (A) that is manufactured after January 1, 2009— In issuing the standards under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider— Large-diameter ceiling fans manufactured on or after January 21, 2020, shall— have a CFEI greater than or equal to— For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “CFEI” means the Fan Energy Index for large-diameter ceiling fans, calculated in accordance with ANSI/AMCA Standard 208–18 titled “Calculation of the Fan Energy Index”, with the following modifications: Unless the Secretary determines otherwise pursuant to subparagraph (B), in this subsection: The term “active mode” means the condition in which an energy-using product— The term “off mode” means the condition in which an energy-using product— The term “standby mode” means the condition in which an energy-using product— offers 1 or more of the following user-oriented or protective functions: The Secretary may, by rule, amend the definitions under subparagraph (A), taking into consideration the most current versions of Standards 62301 and 62087 of the International Electrotechnical Commission. Test procedures for all covered products shall be amended pursuant to section 6293 of this title to include standby mode and off mode energy consumption, taking into consideration the most current versions of Standards 62301 and 62087 of the International Electrotechnical Commission, with such energy consumption integrated into the overall energy efficiency, energy consumption, or other energy descriptor for each covered product, unless the Secretary determines that— The test procedure amendments required by subparagraph (A) shall be prescribed in a final rule no later than the following dates: The test procedure amendments adopted pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall not be used to determine compliance with product standards established prior to the adoption of the amended test procedures. Subject to subparagraph (B), based on the test procedures required under paragraph (2), any final rule establishing or revising a standard for a covered product, adopted after July 1, 2010, shall incorporate standby mode and off mode energy use into a single amended or new standard, pursuant to subsection (o), if feasible. If not feasible, the Secretary shall prescribe within the final rule a separate standard for standby mode and off mode energy consumption, if justified under subsection (o). Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), metal halide lamp fixtures designed to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to 150 watts but less than or equal to 500 watts shall contain— a nonpulse-start electronic ballast with— The standards established under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to— fixtures that— The standards established under subparagraph (A) shall apply to metal halide lamp fixtures manufactured on or after the later of— Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary shall publish a final rule to determine whether the standards established under paragraph (1) should be amended. The final rule shall— Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary shall publish a final rule to determine whether the standards then in effect should be amended. The final rule shall— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any standard established pursuant to this subsection may contain both design and performance requirements. Section 6297 of this title applies—