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General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 7151
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
th
Dist.
REP. RITTER M., 1
st
Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11
th
Dist.
SEN. DUFF, 25
th
Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING EN ERGY EFFICIENCY STAN DARDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 16a-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
(a) As used in this section: 3
(1) "Department" means the Department of Energy and 4
Environmental Protection; 5
(2) "Fluorescent lamp ballast" or "ballast" means a device designed 6
to operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage and 7
current and limiting the current during normal operation, but does not 8
include such devices that have a dimming capability or are intended 9
for use in ambient temperatures of zero degrees Fahrenheit or less or 10
have a power factor of less than sixty-one hundredths for a single 11
F40T12 lamp; 12 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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(3) "F40T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a 13
nominal forty-watt lamp, with a forty-eight-inch tube length and one 14
and one-half inches in diameter; 15
(4) "F96T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a 16
nominal seventy-five-watt lamp with a ninety-six-inch tube length and 17
one and one-half inches in diameter; 18
(5) "Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit consisting of a 19
fluorescent lamp, or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute 20
the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such 21
lamps to the power supply; 22
(6) "New product" means a product that is sold, offered for sale, or 23
installed for the first time and specifically includes floor models and 24
demonstration units; 25
(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 26
Environmental Protection; 27
(8) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted 28
pursuant to section 29-252; 29
(9) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means a portable electric lighting 30
fixture with a reflector bowl giving light directed upward so as to give 31
indirect illumination; 32
(10) "Unit heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type 33
commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane and that is 34
designed to be installed without ducts within the heated space. "Unit 35
heater" does not include a product regulated by federal standards 36
pursuant to 42 USC 6291, as amended from time to time, a product that 37
is a direct vent, forced flue heater with a sealed combustion burner, or 38
any oil fired heating system; 39
(11) "Transformer" means a device consisting of two or more coils of 40
insulated wire that transfers alternating current by electromagnetic 41
induction from one coil to another in order to change the original 42 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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voltage or current value; 43
(12) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means a transformer that: 44
(A) Has an input voltage of six hundred volts or less; (B) is between 45
fourteen kilovolt-amperes and two thousand five hundred one 46
kilovolt-amperes in size; (C) is air-cooled; and (D) does not use oil as a 47
coolant. "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" does not include such 48
transformers excluded from the low-voltage dry-type distribution 49
transformer definition contained in the California Code of Regulations, 50
Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency 51
Regulations; 52
(13) "Pass-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer with 53
hinged or sliding doors on both the front and rear of the refrigerator or 54
freezer; 55
(14) "Reach-in cabinet" means a refrigerator, freezer, or combination 56
thereof, with hinged or sliding doors or lids; 57
(15) "Roll-in" or "roll-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or 58
freezer with hinged or sliding doors that allows wheeled racks of 59
product to be rolled into or through the refrigerator or freezer; 60
(16) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means reach-in 61
cabinets, pass-through cabinets, roll-in cabinets and roll-through 62
cabinets that have less than eighty-five feet of capacity, which are 63
designed for the refrigerated or frozen storage of food and food 64
products; 65
(17) "Traffic signal module" means a standard eight-inch or twelve-66
inch round traffic signal indicator consisting of a light source, lens and 67
all parts necessary for operation and communication of movement 68
messages to drivers through red, amber and green colors; 69
(18) "Illuminated exit sign" means an internally illuminated sign that 70
is designed to be permanently fixed in place and used to identify an 71
exit by means of a light source that illuminates the sign or letters from 72 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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within where the background of the exit sign is not transparent; 73
(19) "Packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-conditioning 74
equipment that is built as a package and shipped as a whole to end-75
user sites; 76
(20) "Large packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-cooled 77
packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than two 78
hundred forty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity; 79
(21) "Commercial clothes washer" means a soft mount front-loading 80
or soft mount top-loading clothes washer that is designed for use in 81
(A) applications where the occupants of more than one household will 82
be using it, such as in multifamily housing common areas and coin 83
laundries; or (B) other commercial applications, if the clothes container 84
compartment is no greater than three and one-half cubic feet for 85
horizontal-axis clothes washers or no greater than four cubic feet for 86
vertical-axis clothes washers; 87
(22) "Energy efficiency ratio" means a measure of the relative 88
efficiency of a heating or cooling appliance that is equal to the unit's 89
output in BTUs per hour divided by its consumption of energy, 90
measured in watts; 91
(23) "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity use to 92
total furnace energy use; 93
(24) "Boiler" means a space heater that is a self-contained appliance 94
for supplying steam or hot water primarily intended for space-heating. 95
"Boiler" does not include hot water supply boilers; 96
(25) "Central furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed 97
to supply heated air through ducts of more than ten inches in length; 98
(26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means a product that utilizes 99
only single-phase electric current or single-phase electric current or DC 100
current in conjunction with natural gas, propane or home heating oil 101
and that (A) is designed to be the principal heating source for the 102 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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living space of a residence; (B) is not contained within the same cabinet 103
as a central air conditioner with a rated cooling capacity of not less 104
than sixty-five thousand BTUs per hour; (C) is an electric central 105
furnace, electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central 106
furnace or low pressure steam or hot water boiler; and (D) has a heat 107
input rate of less than three hundred thousand BTUs per hour for an 108
electric boiler and low pressure steam or hot water boiler and less than 109
two hundred twenty-five thousand BTUs per hour for a forced-air 110
central furnace, gravity central furnace and electric central furnace; 111
(27) "Furnace air handler" means the section of the furnace that 112
includes the fan, blower and housing, generally upstream of the 113
burners and heat exchanger. The furnace air handler may include a 114
filter and a cooling coil; 115
(28) "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which light is 116
produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor or gas, 117
the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall temperature and the 118
arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts per square 119
centimeter; 120
(29) "Metal halide lamp" means a high intensity discharge lamp in 121
which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation of metal 122
halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in combination 123
with metallic vapors; 124
(30) "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed to be 125
operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a metal halide 126
lamp; 127
(31) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means a ballast used to 128
operate metal halide lamps that does not contain an ignitor and that 129
instead starts lamps by using a third starting electrode probe in the arc 130
tube; 131
(32) "Single voltage external AC to DC power supply" means a 132
device that (A) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower 133 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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voltage DC output; (B) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage 134
at a time; (C) is sold with, or intended to be used with, a separate end 135
use product that constitutes the primary power load; (D) is contained 136
within a separate physical enclosure from the end use product; (E) is 137
connected to the end use product in a removable or hard-wired male 138
and female electrical connection, cable, cord or other wiring; (F) does 139
not have batteries or battery packs, including those that are removable 140
or that physically attach directly to the power supply unit; (G) does not 141
have a battery chemistry or type selector switch and indicator light or a 142
battery chemistry or type selector switch and a state of charge meter; 143
and (H) has a nameplate output power less than or equal to two 144
hundred fifty watts; 145
(33) "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp that 146
is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service applications, 147
has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct the light, has 148
an E26 medium screw base, a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at 149
least partially within one hundred fifteen to one hundred thirty volts, 150
and that falls into one of the following categories: (A) A bulged 151
reflector or elliptical reflector or a blown PAR bulb shape and that has 152
a diameter that equals or exceeds two and one-quarter inches, or (B) a 153
reflector, parabolic aluminized reflector, bulged reflector or similar 154
bulb shape and that has a diameter of two and one-quarter to two and 155
three-quarters inches. "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" 156
does not include ER30, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of not more than 157
fifty watts, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of sixty-five watts and R20 158
lamps of not more than forty-five watts; 159
(34) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses 160
a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water; 161
(35) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, fully-162
enclosed compartment with one or more solid or [partial glass] 163
transparent doors [that is] designed to maintain the temperature of hot 164
food that has been cooked [in] using a separate appliance. 165
"Commercial hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass 166 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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merchandizing cabinets, drawer warmers or cook -and-hold 167
appliances; 168
(36) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating 169
nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming 170
pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications, including natural gas, 171
heat pump, oil and electric resistance pool heaters; 172
(37) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric spa or hot 173
tub, [supplied with equipment for heating and circulating water] 174
which may or may not include any combination of integral controls, 175
water heating or water circulating equipment; 176
(38) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate and 177
filter pool water to maintain clarity and sanitation; 178
(39) "Walk-in refrigerator" means a space refrigerated to 179
temperatures at or above thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total 180
chilled storage area of less than three thousand square feet, can be 181
walked into and is designed for the refrigerated storage of food and 182
food products. "Walk-in refrigerator" does not include refrigerated 183
warehouses and products designed and marketed exclusively for 184
medical, scientific or research purposes; 185
(40) "Walk-in freezer" means a space refrigerated to temperatures 186
below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total chilled storage 187
area of less than three thousand square feet, can be walked into and is 188
designed for the frozen storage of food and food products. "Walk-in 189
freezer" does not include refrigerated warehouses and products 190
designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific or research 191
purposes; 192
(41) "Central air conditioner" means a central air conditioning model 193
that consists of one or more factory-made assemblies, which normally 194
include an evaporator or cooling coil, compressor and condenser. 195
Central air conditioning models may provide the function of air 196
cooling, air cleaning, dehumidifying or humidifying; 197 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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(42) "Combination television" means a system in which a television 198
or television monitor and an additional device or devices, including, 199
but not limited to, a digital versatile disc player or video cassette 200
recorder, are combined into a single unit in which the additional 201
devices are included in the television casing; 202
(43) "Compact audio player" means an integrated audio system 203
encased in a single housing that includes an amplifier and radio tuner 204
with attached or separable speakers and can reproduce audio from one 205
or more of the following media: Magnetic tape, compact disc, digital 206
versatile disc or flash memory. "Compact audio player" does not mean 207
a product that can be independently powered by internal batteries, has 208
a powered external satellite antenna or can provide a video output 209
signal; 210
(44) "Component television" means a television composed of two or 211
more separate components, such as a separate display device and 212
tuner, marketed and sold as a television under one model or system 213
designation, which may have more than one power cord; 214
(45) "Computer monitor" means an analog or digital device 215
designed primarily for the display of computer generated signals and 216
that is not marketed for use as a television; 217
(46) "Digital versatile disc" means a laser-encoded plastic medium 218
capable of storing a large amount of digital audio, video and computer 219
data; 220
(47) "Digital versatile disc player" means a commercially available 221
electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral 222
power supply and for which the sole purpose is the decoding of 223
digitized video signals; 224
(48) "Digital versatile disc recorder" means a commercially available 225
electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral 226
power supply and for which the sole purpose is the production or 227
recording of digitized audio, video and computer signals on a digital 228 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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versatile disc. "Digital versatile disc recorder" does not include a model 229
that has an electronic programming guide function; 230
(49) "Television" means an analog or digital device designed 231
primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, satellite, cable, 232
internet protocol television or other broadcast or recorded 233
transmission of analog or digital video and audio signals. "Television" 234
includes combination televisions, television monitors, component 235
televisions and any unit that is marketed to consumers as a television 236
but does not include a computer monitor; 237
(50) "Television monitor" means a television that does not have an 238
internal tuner/receiver or playback device; [.] 239
(51) "Air compressor" means a compressor designed to compress air 240
that has an inlet open to the atmosphere or other source of air, and is 241
made up of a compression element or bare compressor, one or more 242
drivers, mechanical equipment to drive the compressor element and 243
any ancillary equipment; 244
(52) "Compressor" means a machine or apparatus that converts 245
different types of energy into the potential energy of gas pressure for 246
displacement and compression of gaseous media to any higher-247
pressure values above atmospheric pressure and has a pressure ratio at 248
full-load operating pressure greater than 1.3; 249
(53) "Air purifier" or "room air cleaner" means an electric, cord-250
connected, portable appliance with the primary function of removing 251
particulate matter from the air and that can be moved from room to 252
room; 253
(54) "Industrial air purifier" means an indoor air cleaning device 254
manufactured, advertised, marketed, labeled and used solely for 255
industrial use, marketed solely through industrial supply outlets or 256
businesses and prominently labeled as "Solely for industrial use. 257
Potential health hazard: emits ozone."; 258 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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(55) "Commercial dishwasher" means a machine designed to clean 259
and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, utensils and trays 260
by applying sprays of detergent solution, with or without blasting 261
media granules, and a sanitizing rinse; 262
(56) "Commercial fryer" means an appliance, including a cooking 263
vessel, in which oil is placed to such a depth that the cooking food is 264
essentially supported by displacement of the cooking fluid rather than 265
by the bottom of the vessel and heat is delivered to the cooking fluid 266
by means of an immersed electric element of band-wrapped vessel, 267
including, but not limited to, an electric fryer, or by heat transfer from 268
gas burners through either the walls of the fryer or through tubes 269
passing through the cooking fluid, including, but not limited to, a gas 270
fryer; 271
(57) "Commercial steam cooker" or "compartment steamer" means a 272
device with one or more food-steaming compartments in which the 273
energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact, 274
including, but not limited to, the following models: Countertop 275
models, wall-mounted models and floor models mounted on a stand, 276
pedestal or cabinet-style base; 277
(58) "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing, 278
regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services 279
rendered; 280
(59) "General service lamp" means a lamp that: (A) Has an American 281
National Standards Institute base; (B) is able to operate at a voltage of 282
twelve volts or twenty-four volts, at or between one hundred to one 283
hundred thirty volts, at or between two hundred twenty to two 284
hundred forty volts, or of two hundred seventy-seven volts for 285
integrated lamps, or is able to operate at any voltage for nonintegrated 286
lamps; (C) has an initial lumen output of greater than or equal to three 287
hundred ten lumens, or two hundred thirty-two lumens for modified 288
spectrum general service incandescent lamps, and less than or equal to 289
three thousand three hundred lumens; (D) is not a light fixture; (E) is 290 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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not an LED downlight retrofit kit; and (F) is used in general lighting 291
applications. "General service lamps" include, but are not limited to, 292
general service incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, 293
general service light-emitting diode lamps and general service organic 294
light-emitting diode lamps. "General service lamps" do not include: (i) 295
Appliance lamps; (ii) black light lamps; (iii) bug lamps; (iv) colored 296
lamps; (v) G shape lamps with a diameter of five inches or more as 297
defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–2002; (vi) 298
general service fluorescent lamps; (vii) high-intensity discharge lamps; 299
(viii) infrared lamps; (ix) J, JC, JCD, JCS, JCV, JCX, JD, JS and JT shape 300
lamps that do not have Edison screw bases; (x) lamps that have a 301
wedge base or prefocus base; (xi) left-hand thread lamps; (xii) marine 302
lamps; (xiii) marine signal service lamps; (xiv) mine service lamps; (xv) 303
MR shape lamps that have a first number symbol equal to sixteen and 304
a diameter equal to two inches as defined in American National 305
Standards Institute C79.1–2002, operate at twelve volts and have a 306
lumen output greater than or equal to eight hundred; (xvi) other 307
fluorescent lamps; (xvii) plant light lamps; (xviii) R20 short lamps; (ixx) 308
reflector lamps that have a first number symbol less than sixteen and a 309
diameter less than two inches as defined in American National 310
Standards Institute C79.1–2002 and that do not have E26/E24, E26d, 311
E26/50x39, E26/53x39, E29/28, E29/53x39, E39, E39d, EP39 or EX39 312
bases; (xx) S shape or G shape lamps that have a first number symbol 313
less than or equal to 12.5 and a diameter less than or equal to 1.5625 314
inches as defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–315
2002; (xxi) sign service lamps; (xxii) silver bowl lamps; (xxiii) showcase 316
lamps; (xxiv) specialty MR lamps; (xxv) T shape lamps that have a first 317
number symbol less than or equal to eight and a diameter less than or 318
equal to one inch as defined in American National Standards Institute 319
C79.1–2002, have nominal overall length less than twelve inches and 320
are not compact fluorescent lamps; and (xxvi) traffic signal lamps; 321
(60) "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" means a 322
fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or 323
greater that is not a compact fluorescent lamp; 324 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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(61) "Faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering 325
faucet, public lavatory faucet or replacement aerator for a lavatory, 326
public lavatory or kitchen faucet; 327
(62) "Public lavatory faucet" means a fitting intended to be installed 328
in nonresidential bathrooms that are exposed to walk-in traffic; 329
(63) "Metering faucet" means a fitting that, when turned on, will 330
gradually shut itself off over a period of several seconds; 331
(64) "Replacement aerator" means an aerator sold as a replacement, 332
separate from the faucet to which it is intended to be attached; 333
(65) "Plumbing fixture" means an exchangeable device that connects 334
to a plumbing system to deliver and drain away water and waste; 335
(66) "Urinal" means a plumbing fixture that receives only liquid 336
body waste and conveys the waste through a trap into a drainage 337
system; 338
(67) "Water closet" means a plumbing fixture having a water-339
containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body waste through 340
an exposed integral trap into a drainage system; 341
(68) "Dual-flush effective flush volume" means the average flush 342
volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush; 343
(69) "Dual-flush water closet" means a water closet incorporating a 344
feature that allows the user to flush the water closet with either a 345
reduced or a full volume of water; 346
(70) "Trough-type urinal" means a urinal designed for simultaneous 347
use by two or more persons; 348
(71) "Portable air conditioner" means a portable encased assembly, 349
other than a packaged terminal air conditioner, room air conditioner or 350
dehumidifier, that delivers cooled, conditioned air to an enclosed 351
space, is powered by single-phase electric current, includes a source of 352 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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refrigeration, may include additional means for air circulation and 353
heating and may be a single-duct portable air conditioner or a dual-354
duct portable air conditioner; 355
(72) "Single-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air 356
conditioner that draws all of the condenser inlet air from the 357
conditioned space without the means of a duct and discharges the 358
condenser outlet air outside the conditioned space through a single 359
duct attached to an adjustable window bracket; 360
(73) "Dual-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air 361
conditioner that draws some or all of the condenser inlet air from 362
outside the conditioned space through a duct attached to an adjustable 363
window bracket, may draw additional condenser inlet air from the 364
conditioned space and discharges the condenser outlet air outside the 365
conditioned space by means of a separate duct attached to an 366
adjustable window bracket; 367
(74) "Residential ventilating fan" means a ceiling, wall-mounted or 368
remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be used in a bathroom or 369
utility room, whose purpose is to move air from inside the building to 370
the outdoors; 371
(75) "Showerhead" means a device through which water is 372
discharged for a shower bath and includes a hand-held showerhead 373
but does not include a safety shower showerhead; 374
(76) "Hand-held showerhead" means a showerhead that can be held 375
or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather and 376
that is connected to a flexible hose; 377
(77) "Pressure regulator" means a spray sprinkler device that 378
maintains constant operating pressure immediately downstream from 379
the device, given higher pressure upstream; 380
(78) "Spray sprinkler body" means the exterior case or shell of a 381
sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping system 382 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice; 383
(79) "Uninterruptible power supply" means a battery charger 384
consisting of a combination of convertors, switches and energy storage 385
devices, including, but not limited to, batteries, constituting a power 386
system for maintaining continuity of load power in case of input 387
power failure; 388
(80) "Water cooler" means a freestanding device that consumes 389
energy to cool or heat potable water; 390
(81) "Cold only unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 391
dispenses cold water only; 392
(82) "Hot and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 393
dispenses both hot and cold water and may dispense room-394
temperature water; 395
(83) "Cook and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 396
dispenses both cold and room-temperature water; 397
(84) "Storage-type water cooler" means a water cooler where 398
thermally conditioned water is stored in a tank in the water cooler and 399
is available instantaneously, including, but not limited to, point-of-use, 400
dry storage compartment and bottled water coolers; 401
(85) "On demand water cooler" means a water cooler that heats 402
water as it is requested and typically takes a few minutes to deliver. 403
(b) The provisions of this subsection and subsections (c) to (h), 404
inclusive, of this section apply to the testing, certification and 405
enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new 406
products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state: (1) Commercial 407
clothes washers; (2) commercial refrigerators and freezers; (3) 408
illuminated exit signs; (4) large packaged air-conditioning equipment; 409
(5) low voltage dry-type distribution transformers; (6) torchiere 410
lighting fixtures; (7) traffic signal modules; (8) unit heaters; (9) 411
residential furnaces and boilers; (10) residential pool pumps; (11) metal 412 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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halide lamp fixtures; (12) single voltage external AC to DC power 413
supplies; (13) state regulated incandescent reflector lamps; (14) bottle-414
type water dispensers; (15) [commercial hot food holding cabinets; (16) 415
portable electric spas; (17)] walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers; 416
[(18)] (16) pool heaters; [(19)] (17) compact audio players; [(20)] (18) 417
televisions; [(21)] (19) digital versatile disc players; [(22)] (20) digital 418
versatile disc recorders; and [(23)] (21) any other products as may be 419
designated by the commissioner in accordance with subdivision (3) of 420
subsection (d) of this section. 421
(c) The provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section 422
do not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 423
outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 424
sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 425
outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 426
at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 427
installation and use in recreational vehicles. 428
(d) (1) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 429
[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 430
chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsections (b) to (h), 431
inclusive, of this section and to establish minimum energy efficiency 432
standards for the types of new products set forth in subsection (b) of 433
this section. The regulations shall provide for the following minimum 434
energy efficiency standards: 435
(A) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements shown 436
in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, 437
Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4; 438
(B) Commercial refrigerators and freezers shall meet the August 1, 439
2004, requirements shown in Table A-6 of said California regulation; 440
(C) Illuminated exit signs shall meet the version 2.0 product 441
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Exit Signs" 442
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 443 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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(D) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not more 444
than seven hundred sixty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 445
meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 10.0 for units using both 446
electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 447
conditioning, and 9.8 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 448
air conditioning; 449
(E) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than 450
seven hundred sixty-one thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 451
meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 9.7 for units using both 452
electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 453
conditioning, and 9.5 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 454
air conditioning; 455
(F) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet or 456
exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of the National 457
Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard TP-1-2002; 458
(G) Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than one 459
hundred ninety watts and shall not be capable of operating with lamps 460
that total more than one hundred ninety watts; 461
(H) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of 462
the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed 463
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that took effect 464
in February, 2001, except where the department, in consultation with 465
the Commissioner of Transportation, determines that such 466
specification would compromise safe signal operation; 467
(I) Unit heaters shall not have pilot lights and shall have either 468
power venting or an automatic flue damper; 469
(J) On or after January 1, 2009, residential furnaces and boilers 470
purchased by the state shall meet or exceed the following annual fuel 471
utilization efficiency: (i) For gas and propane furnaces, ninety per cent 472
annual fuel utilization efficiency, (ii) for oil furnaces, eighty-three per 473
cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iii) for gas and propane hot 474 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, 475
(iv) for oil-fired hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel 476
utilization efficiency, (v) for gas and propane steam boilers, eighty-two 477
per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (vi) for oil-fired steam 478
boilers, eighty-two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, and (vii) 479
for furnaces with furnace air handlers, an electricity ratio of not more 480
than 2.0, except air handlers for oil furnaces with a capacity of less than 481
ninety-four thousand BTUs per hour shall have an electricity ratio of 482
2.3 or less; 483
(K) On or after January 1, 2010, metal halide lamp fixtures designed 484
to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to one hundred 485
fifty watts but less than or equal to five hundred watts shall not 486
contain a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast; 487
(L) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies manufactured 488
on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the energy efficiency standards 489
of table U-1 of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 490
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 491
Efficiency Regulations. This standard applies to single voltage AC to 492
DC power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold 493
as a component of or in conjunction with another product. This 494
standard shall not apply to single-voltage external AC to DC power 495
supplies sold with products subject to certification by the United States 496
Food and Drug Administration. A single-voltage external AC to DC 497
power supply that is made available by a manufacturer directly to a 498
consumer or to a service or repair facility after and separate from the 499
original sale of the product requiring the power supply as a service 500
part or spare part shall not be required to meet the standards in said 501
table U-1 until five years after the effective dates indicated in the table; 502
(M) On or after January 1, 2009, state regulated incandescent 503
reflector lamps shall be manufactured to meet the minimum average 504
lamp efficacy requirements for federally regulated incandescent 505
reflector lamps contained in 42 USC 6295(i)(1)(A). Each lamp shall 506
indicate the date of manufacture; 507 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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(N) On or after January 1, 2009, bottle-type water dispensers, 508
[commercial hot food holding cabinets, portable electric spas,] walk-in 509
refrigerators and walk-in freezers shall meet the efficiency 510
requirements of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 511
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 512
Efficiency Regulations. On or after January 1, 2010, residential pool 513
pumps shall meet said efficiency requirements; 514
(O) On or after January 1, 2009, pool heaters shall meet the 515
efficiency requirements of sections 1605.1 and 1605.3 of the January 516
2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 517
Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations; 518
(P) By January 1, 2014, compact audio players, digital versatile disc 519
players and digital versatile disc recorders shall meet the requirements 520
shown in Table V-1 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 521
amendments to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, 522
Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with 523
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that 524
such standards are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify 525
according to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection; 526
(Q) On or after January 1, 2014, televisions manufactured on or after 527
July 1, 2011, shall meet the requirements shown in Table V-2 of Section 528
1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments to the California Code of 529
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the 530
commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) 531
of this subsection, determines that such standards are unwarranted 532
and may accept, reject or modify according to subparagraph (A) of 533
subdivision (3) of this subsection; and 534
(R) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (Q) of this 535
subdivision, televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, shall 536
meet the efficiency requirements of Sections 1605.3(v)(3)(A), 537
1605.3(v)(3)(B) and 1605.3(v)(3)(C) of the November 2009 amendments 538
to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 539 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph 540
(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such 541
standards are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according 542
to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection. 543
(2) Such efficiency standards, where in conflict with the State 544
Building Code, shall take precedence over the standards contained in 545
the Building Code. Not later than July 1, 2007, and biennially 546
thereafter, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 547
[shall] may review and increase the level of such efficiency standards 548
by adopting regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 549
54 upon a determination that increased efficiency standards would 550
serve to promote energy conservation in the state and would be cost-551
effective for consumers who purchase and use such new products, 552
provided no such increased efficiency standards shall become effective 553
within one year following the adoption of any amended regulations 554
providing for such increased efficiency standards. 555
(3) (A) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 556
[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 557
chapter 54, to designate additional products to be subject to the 558
provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section and to 559
establish efficiency standards for such products upon a determination 560
that such efficiency standards (i) would serve to promote energy 561
conservation in the state, (ii) would be cost-effective for consumers 562
who purchase and use such new products, and (iii) would not impose 563
an unreasonable burden on Connecticut businesses. 564
(B) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 565
consultation with the Multi-State Appliance Standards Collaborative 566
or other interstate energy efficiency collaborative organization, [shall] 567
may identify additional appliance and equipment efficiency standards. 568
The commissioner shall review all California standards and may 569
review standards from other states in such collaborative. The 570
commissioner shall issue notice of such review in the Connecticut Law 571
Journal, allow for public comment and may hold a public hearing 572 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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within six months of adoption of an efficiency standard by a 573
cooperative member state regarding a product for which no equivalent 574
Connecticut or federal standard currently exists. The commissioner 575
[shall] may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of 576
chapter 54 adopting such efficiency standard unless the commissioner 577
makes a specific finding that such standard does not meet the criteria 578
in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. 579
(e) On or after July 1, 2006, except for commercial clothes washers, 580
for which the date shall be July 1, 2007, commercial refrigerators and 581
freezers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2008, and large packaged 582
air-conditioning equipment, for which the date shall be July 1, 2009, no 583
new product of a type set forth in subsection (b) of this section or 584
designated by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 585
Protection may be sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state unless 586
the energy efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the 587
efficiency standards set forth in such regulations adopted pursuant to 588
subsection (d) of this section. 589
(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 590
adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the new products 591
set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the 592
commissioner if such procedures are not provided for in the State 593
Building Code. The commissioner shall use United States Department 594
of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test 595
methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The 596
manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of such products 597
to be tested in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant 598
to this subsection or those specified in the State Building Code. 599
(g) Manufacturers of any new products set forth in [subsection (b)] 600
subsections (b) and (i) of this section for which (1) no efficiency 601
standards exist in California, and (2) the [Commissioner of Energy and 602
Environmental Protection] state of Connecticut adopts efficiency 603
standards, shall certify to the [commissioner] Commissioner of Energy 604
and Environmental Protection that such products are in compliance 605 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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with the provisions of this section, except that certification is not 606
required for single voltage external AC to DC power supplies and 607
walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers. All single voltage external 608
AC to DC power supplies shall be labeled as described in the January 609
2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1607(9). The 610
commissioner [shall] may promulgate regulations governing the 611
certification of such products. The commissioner shall publish an 612
annual list of any products set forth in [subsection (b)] subsections (b) 613
and (i) of this section on the department's Internet web site that 614
designates which such products are certified in California and which 615
such products not certified in California have demonstrated 616
compliance with efficiency standards adopted [by the commissioner 617
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of 618
this section] in the state of Connecticut. 619
(h) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce the 620
provisions of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this section. Any 621
person who violates any provision of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, 622
of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two 623
hundred fifty dollars. Each violation of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, 624
of this section shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that 625
such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. 626
(i) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the provisions of 627
this subsection and subsections (j) to (n), inclusive, of this section apply 628
to the testing, certification and enforcement of efficiency standards for 629
the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, lease or rent 630
or installed in the state: (1) Air compressors; (2) air purifiers; (3) 631
commercial dishwashers; (4) commercial fryers; (5) commercial hot-632
food holding cabinets; (6) commercial steam cookers; (7) computers 633
and computer monitors; (8) faucets; (9) general service lamps; (10) high 634
color rendering index fluorescent lamps; (11) portable air conditioners; 635
(12) portable electric spas; (13) residential ventilating fans; (14) 636
showerheads; (15) spray sprinkler bodies; (16) uninterruptible power 637
supplies; (17) urinals; (18) water closets; (19) water coolers; and (20) 638
any other products as may be designated by the commissioner in 639 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (k) of this section. 640
(j) The provisions of subsections (i) to (n), inclusive, of this section, 641
do not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 642
outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 643
sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 644
outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 645
at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 646
installation and use in recreational vehicles. 647
(k) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the following 648
minimum energy efficiency standards are established for the types of 649
products set forth in subsection (i) of this section: 650
(A) Air compressors that meet the twelve criteria listed on pages 350 651
to 351, inclusive, of the "Energy Conservation Standards for Air 652
Compressors" final rule issued by the United States Department of 653
Energy on December 5, 2016, shall meet the requirements shown in 654
Table 1 on page 352 of said final rule, following the instructions on 655
page 353 of said final rule and as measured in accordance with the 656
"Uniform Test Method for Certain Air Compressors" in Appendix A to 657
10 CFR 431, Subpart T in effect on July 3, 2017; 658
(B) Air purifiers, except industrial air purifiers, shall meet the 659
following requirements as measured in accordance with the version 1.2 660
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements 661
Product Specification for Room Air Cleaners" developed by the United 662
States Environmental Protection Agency: (i) Clean air delivery rate for 663
dust shall produce a minimum 50 clean air delivery rate for dust; (ii) 664
clean air delivery rate/Watt for dust shall be equal to or greater than 665
2.0 clean air delivery rate/Watt for dust; (iii) for ozone-emitting 666
models, measured ozone shall be less than or equal to 50 parts per 667
billion; and (iv) standby power shall not exceed 2 watts; 668
(C) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the version 669
2.0 product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements 670
Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers" developed by the 671 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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United States Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the 672
qualification criteria of that specification; 673
(D) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the version 2.0 674
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements 675
Product Specification for Commercial Fryers" developed by the United 676
States Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the qualification 677
criteria of that specification; 678
(E) Commercial hot-food holding cabinets shall have a maximum 679
idle energy rate of 40 watts per cubic foot of interior volume, as 680
determined by the "idle energy rate-dry test" in ASTM Standard F2140-681
11, "Test Method for the Performance of Hot Food Holding Cabinets", 682
published by ASTM International. Interior volume shall be measured 683
as prescribed in the version 2.0 product specification of the "Energy 684
Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Hot 685
Food Holding Cabinets" developed by the United States 686
Environmental Protection Agency; 687
(F) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the requirements of the 688
version 1.2 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 689
Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Steam Cookers" 690
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 691
(G) Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements 692
of subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the California Code of 693
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and compliance 694
with such requirements shall be as measured in accordance with test 695
methods prescribed in subsection (v) of section 1604 of said California 696
regulation. Any regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to 697
this subsection shall define "computer" and "computer monitor" to 698
have the same meaning as set forth in subsection (v) of section 1602 of 699
the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 700
Article 4, provided the commissioner may amend such regulations so 701
that the definitions of "computer" and "computer monitor" and the 702
minimum efficiency standards for computers and computer monitors 703 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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conform to subsequently adopted versions of the referenced sections of 704
the California Code of Regulations; 705
(H) Faucets, except for metering faucets, shall meet the standards in 706
this subparagraph when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test 707
Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and 708
Showerheads" in Appendix S to Subpart B to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in 709
effect on January 3, 2017. Lavatory faucets and replacement aerators 710
shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute at 60 711
pounds per square inch. Residential kitchen faucets and replacement 712
aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.8 gallons per 713
minute at 60 pounds per square inch, with optional temporary flow of 714
2.2 gallons per minute, provided they default to a maximum flow rate 715
of 1.8 gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch after each use. 716
Public lavatory faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a 717
maximum flow rate of 0.5 gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square 718
inch; 719
(I) General service lamps shall meet or exceed a lamp efficacy of 45 720
lumens per watt, when tested in accordance with the applicable federal 721
test procedures for general service lamps, prescribed in 10 CFR 722
430.23(gg) in effect on January 3, 2017; 723
(J) High color rendering index fluorescent lamps shall meet the 724
minimum efficacy requirements contained in 10 CFR 430.23(n)(4) in 725
effect on January 3, 2017, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform 726
Test Method for Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE), Color 727
Rendering Index (CRI), and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 728
Electric Lamps" in Appendix R to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on 729
January 3, 2017; 730
(K) Portable air conditioners shall have a Combined Energy 731
Efficiency Ratio, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform Test 732
Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Portable Air 733
Conditioners" in Appendix CC to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B as in effect on 734
January 3, 2017, that is greater than or equal to: 735 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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T1 SACC
T2 1.04 ×
T3 (3.7117 x SACC
0.6384
)
where "SACC" is Seasonally Adjusted Cooling Capacity in Btu/h; 736
(L) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of the 737
"American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy 738
Efficiency" ANSI/APSP/ICC-14; 739
(M) Residential ventilating fans shall meet the qualification criteria 740
of the version 3.2 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 741
Requirements Product Specification for Residential Ventilating Fans" 742
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 743
(N) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 2.0 744
gallons per minute at 80 pounds per square inch when tested in 745
accordance with the "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water 746
Consumption of Faucets and Showerheads" in Appendix S to 10 CFR 747
430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017; 748
(O) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from 749
the scope of the version 1.0 product specification of the "WaterSense 750
Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies" developed by the United 751
States Environmental Protection Agency shall include an integral 752
pressure regulator and shall meet the water efficiency and 753
performance criteria and other requirements of that specification; 754
(P) Uninterruptible power supplies that utilize a NEMA 1-15P or 5-755
15P input plug and have an AC output shall have an average load 756
adjusted efficiency that meets or exceeds the values shown on page 193 757
of the prepublication final rule "Energy Conservation Program: Energy 758
Conservation Standards for Uninterruptible Power Supplies" issued by 759
the United States Department of Energy on December 28, 2016, as 760
measured in accordance with test procedures prescribed in the 761
"Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of 762
Battery Chargers" in Appendix Y to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on 763 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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January 11, 2017; 764
(Q) Urinals and water closets, other than those designed and 765
marketed exclusively for use at prisons or mental health facilities, shall 766
meet the standards in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive, of this subparagraph 767
when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test Method for 768
Measuring the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinals" in 769
Appendix T to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017, and 770
water closets shall pass the waste extraction test for water closets in 771
Section 7.10 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 772
A112.19.2/CSA B45.1-2013. (i) Wall-mounted urinals, except for 773
trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons 774
per flush. (ii) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, 775
shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons per flush. (iii) Water 776
closets, except for dual-flush tank-type water closets, shall have a 777
maximum flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush. (iv) Dual-flush tank-778
type water closets shall have a maximum dual-flush effective flush 779
volume of 1.28 gallons per flush; 780
(R) Water coolers included in the scope of the version 2.0 product 781
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 782
Specification for Water Coolers" developed by the United States 783
Environmental Protection Agency, shall have on mode with no water 784
draw energy consumption less than or equal the following values as 785
measured in accordance with the test requirements of that program: (i) 786
0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold only unit water coolers and cook 787
and cold unit water coolers; (ii) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for 788
storage-type hot and cold unit water coolers; and (iii) 0.18 kilowatt-789
hours per day for on demand hot and cold unit water coolers. 790
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the commissioner 791
may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 792
54, to (A) establish increased energy efficiency standards for the 793
products set forth in subsection (i) of this section, and (B) establish 794
energy efficiency standards for products not specifically listed in 795
subsection (i) of this section. In adopting such regulations, the 796 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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commissioner shall increase or establish energy efficiency standards 797
upon a determination that such standards would serve to promote 798
energy or water conservation in the state and would be cost-effective 799
for consumers who purchase and use such products, provided that no 800
new or increased energy efficiency standards shall become effective 801
until at least one year after the adoption of any amended regulations 802
establishing such new or increased energy efficiency standards. 803
(l) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, no general service lamp that is 804
not subject to federal preemption, as determined by the commissioner 805
pursuant to this subdivision, may be sold or offered for sale in the state 806
unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency 807
standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section. Not more than one 808
hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section, and as 809
determined to be necessary by the commissioner thereafter, the 810
commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall 811
determine if the regulation of any general service lamps is subject to 812
federal preemption. 813
(2) On and after January 1, 2021, no new air purifier, commercial 814
dishwasher, commercial fryer, commercial hot-food holding cabinet, 815
commercial steam cooker, computer or computer monitor, faucet, high 816
color rendering index fluorescent lamp, portable electric spa, 817
residential ventilating fan, showerhead, spray sprinkler body, 818
uninterruptible power supply, urinal, water closet or water cooler may 819
be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency 820
of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 821
in subsection (k) of this section. 822
(3) On and after January 1, 2022, no new air compressor may be sold 823
or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency of the 824
new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in 825
subsection (k) of this section. 826
(4) On and after February 1, 2022, no new portable air conditioner 827
may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the 828 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards 829
set forth in subsection (k) of this section. 830
(5) On and after January 1, 2021, no general service lamp that is not 831
subject to federal preemption, as determined by the commissioner 832
pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, may be installed for 833
compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new product 834
meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in subsection (k) of 835
this section. 836
(6) On and after January 1, 2022, no new air purifier, commercial 837
dishwasher, commercial fryer, commercial hot-food holding cabinet, 838
commercial steam cooker, computer or computer monitor, faucet, high 839
color rendering index fluorescent lamp, portable electric spa, 840
residential ventilating fan, showerhead, spray sprinkler body, 841
uninterruptible power supply, urinal, water closet or water cooler may 842
be installed for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the 843
new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in 844
subsection (k) of this section. 845
(7) On and after January 1, 2023, no new air compressor may be 846
installed for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new 847
product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in 848
subsection (k) of this section. 849
(8) On and after February 1, 2023, no new portable air conditioner 850
may be installed for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of 851
the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in 852
subsection (k) of this section. 853
(m) If any energy or water conservation standards issued or 854
approved for publication on or before January 1, 2018, pursuant to the 855
Energy Policy and Conservation Act 10 CFR 430 to 10 CFR 431 by the 856
Office of the United States Secretary of Energy are withdrawn, 857
repealed or otherwise voided, the minimum energy or water efficiency 858
level permitted for products previously subject to such energy or water 859
conservation standards shall be such previously applicable federal 860 Governor's Bill No. 7151
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energy or water conservation standards as such standards existed on 861
January 1, 2018, and no new product may be sold or offered for sale, 862
lease or rent in the state unless it meets or exceeds such standards. This 863
subsection shall not apply to any federal energy or water conservation 864
standard set aside by a court upon the petition of a person who will be 865
adversely affected, as provided in 42 USC 6306(b). 866
(n) (1) The commissioner may test products set forth in subsection 867
(i) of this section. If any product tested is found not to be in compliance 868
with the minimum efficiency standards established in subsection (k) of 869
this section, the commissioner shall (A) charge the manufacturer of 870
such product for the cost of the purchase and testing of the product, 871
and (B) make information available to the Attorney General and the 872
public concerning such product. 873
(2) The commissioner may, after giving prior notice and at 874
reasonable and convenient hours, as determined by the commissioner, 875
periodically inspect or cause inspections to be made of distributors and 876
retailers of new products set forth in subsection (i) of this section to 877
determine compliance with the provisions of this subsection and 878
subsections (i) to (m), inclusive, of this section. The commissioner shall 879
coordinate with the State Building Inspector to conduct or cause to be 880
conducted inspections of newly constructed buildings containing new 881
products that are also subject to the State Building Code before such 882
buildings are occupied. 883
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 16a-48
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]