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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7151
January Session, 2019
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 Section 16a-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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
(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 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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(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
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 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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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
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 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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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 include any combination of integral controls, water heating 175
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
(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 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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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)] (43) "Component television" means a television composed of 211
two or more separate components, such as a separate display device 212
and tuner, marketed and sold as a television under one model or 213
system designation, which may have more than one power cord; 214
[(45)] (44) "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)] (45) "Digital versatile disc" means a laser-encoded plastic 218
medium capable of storing a large amount of digital audio, video and 219
computer data; 220
[(47)] (46) "Digital versatile disc player" means a commercially 221
available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes 222
an integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the 223
decoding of digitized video signals; 224
[(48) "Digital versatile disc recorder" means a commercially 225
available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes 226
an integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the 227
production or recording of digitized audio, video and computer 228
signals on a digital versatile disc. "Digital versatile disc recorder" does 229
not include a model that has an electronic programming guide 230
function;] 231 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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[(49)] (47) "Television" means an analog or digital device designed 232
primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, satellite, cable, 233
internet protocol television or other broadcast or recorded 234
transmission of analog or digital video and audio signals. "Television" 235
includes combination televisions, television monitors, component 236
televisions and any unit that is marketed to consumers as a television 237
but does not include a computer monitor; 238
[(50)] (48) "Television monitor" means a television that does not 239
have an internal tuner/receiver or playback device; [.] 240
(49) "Air compressor" means a compressor designed to compress air 241
that has an inlet open to the atmosphere or other source of air, and is 242
made up of a compression element or bare compressor, one or more 243
drivers, mechanical equipment to drive the compressor element and 244
any ancillary equipment; 245
(50) "Compressor" means a machine or apparatus that converts 246
different types of energy into the potential energy of gas pressure for 247
displacement and compression of gaseous media to any higher-248
pressure values above atmospheric pressure and has a pressure ratio at 249
full-load operating pressure greater than 1.3; 250
(51) "Commercial dishwasher" means a machine designed to clean 251
and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, utensils and trays 252
by applying sprays of detergent solution, with or without blasting 253
media granules, and a sanitizing rinse; 254
(52) "Commercial fryer" means an appliance, including a cooking 255
vessel, in which oil is placed to such a depth that the cooking food is 256
supported by displacement of the cooking fluid rather than by the 257
bottom of the vessel and heat is delivered to the cooking fluid by 258
means of an immersed electric element of band-wrapped vessel, 259
including, but not limited to, an electric fryer, or by heat transfer from 260
gas burners through either the walls of the fryer or through tubes 261
passing through the cooking fluid, including, but not limited to, a gas 262 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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fryer; 263
(53) "Commercial steam cooker" or "compartment steamer" means a 264
device with one or more food-steaming compartments in which the 265
energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact, 266
including, but not limited to, the following models: Countertop 267
models, wall-mounted models and floor models mounted on a stand, 268
pedestal or cabinet-style base; 269
(54) "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing, 270
regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services 271
rendered; 272
(55) "General service lamp" means a lamp that: (A) Has an American 273
National Standards Institute base; (B) is able to operate at a voltage of 274
twelve volts or twenty-four volts, at or between one hundred to one 275
hundred thirty volts, at or between two hundred twenty to two 276
hundred forty volts, or of two hundred seventy-seven volts for 277
integrated lamps, or is able to operate at any voltage for nonintegrated 278
lamps; (C) has an initial lumen output of greater than or equal to three 279
hundred ten lumens, or two hundred thirty-two lumens for modified 280
spectrum general service incandescent lamps, and less than or equal to 281
three thousand three hundred lumens; (D) is not a light fixture; (E) is 282
not an LED downlight retrofit kit; and (F) is used in general lighting 283
applications. "General service lamps" include, but are not limited to, 284
general service incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, 285
general service light-emitting diode lamps and general service organic 286
light-emitting diode lamps. "General service lamps" do not include: (i) 287
Appliance lamps; (ii) black light lamps; (iii) bug lamps; (iv) colored 288
lamps; (v) G shape lamps with a diameter of five inches or more as 289
defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–2002; (vi) 290
general service fluorescent lamps; (vii) high-intensity discharge lamps; 291
(viii) infrared lamps; (ix) J, JC, JCD, JCS, JCV, JCX, JD, JS and JT shape 292
lamps that do not have Edison screw bases; (x) lamps that have a 293
wedge base or prefocus base; (xi) left-hand thread lamps; (xii) marine 294
lamps; (xiii) marine signal service lamps; (xiv) mine service lamps; (xv) 295 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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MR shape lamps that have a first number symbol equal to sixteen and 296
a diameter equal to two inches as defined in American National 297
Standards Institute C79.1–2002, operate at twelve volts and have a 298
lumen output greater than or equal to eight hundred; (xvi) other 299
fluorescent lamps; (xvii) plant light lamps; (xviii) R20 short lamps; (ixx) 300
reflector lamps that have a first number symbol less than sixteen and a 301
diameter less than two inches as defined in American National 302
Standards Institute C79.1–2002 and that do not have E26/E24, E26d, 303
E26/50x39, E26/53x39, E29/28, E29/53x39, E39, E39d, EP39 or EX39 304
bases; (xx) S shape or G shape lamps that have a first number symbol 305
less than or equal to 12.5 and a diameter less than or equal to 1.5625 306
inches as defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–307
2002; (xxi) sign service lamps; (xxii) silver bowl lamps; (xxiii) showcase 308
lamps; (xxiv) specialty MR lamps; (xxv) T shape lamps that have a first 309
number symbol less than or equal to eight and a diameter less than or 310
equal to one inch as defined in American National Standards Institute 311
C79.1–2002, have nominal overall length less than twelve inches and 312
are not compact fluorescent lamps; and (xxvi) traffic signal lamps; 313
(56) "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" means a 314
fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or 315
greater that is not a compact fluorescent lamp; 316
(57) "Faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering 317
faucet, public lavatory faucet or replacement aerator for a lavatory, 318
public lavatory or kitchen faucet; 319
(58) "Public lavatory faucet" means a fitting intended to be installed 320
in nonresidential bathrooms that are exposed to walk-in traffic; 321
(59) "Metering faucet" means a fitting that, when turned on, will 322
gradually shut itself off over a period of several seconds; 323
(60) "Replacement aerator" means an aerator sold as a replacement, 324
separate from the faucet to which it is intended to be attached; 325
(61) "Plumbing fixture" means an exchangeable device that connects 326 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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to a plumbing system to deliver and drain away water and waste; 327
(62) "Urinal" means a plumbing fixture that receives only liquid 328
body waste and conveys the waste through a trap into a drainage 329
system; 330
(63) "Water closet" means a plumbing fixture having a water-331
containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body waste through 332
an exposed integral trap into a drainage system; 333
(64) "Dual-flush effective flush volume" means the average flush 334
volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush; 335
(65) "Dual-flush water closet" means a water closet incorporating a 336
feature that allows the user to flush the water closet with either a 337
reduced or a full volume of water; 338
(66) "Trough-type urinal" means a urinal designed for simultaneous 339
use by two or more persons; 340
(67) "Portable air conditioner" means a portable encased assembly, 341
other than a packaged terminal air conditioner, room air conditioner or 342
dehumidifier, that delivers cooled, conditioned air to an enclosed 343
space, is powered by single-phase electric current, includes a source of 344
refrigeration, may include additional means for air circulation and 345
heating and may be a single-duct portable air conditioner or a dual-346
duct portable air conditioner; 347
(68) "Single-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air 348
conditioner that draws all of the condenser inlet air from the 349
conditioned space without the means of a duct and discharges the 350
condenser outlet air outside the conditioned space through a single 351
duct attached to an adjustable window bracket; 352
(69) "Dual-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air 353
conditioner that draws some or all of the condenser inlet air from 354
outside the conditioned space through a duct attached to an adjustable 355 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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window bracket, may draw additional condenser inlet air from the 356
conditioned space and discharges the condenser outlet air outside the 357
conditioned space by means of a separate duct attached to an 358
adjustable window bracket; 359
(70) "Residential ventilating fan" means a ceiling, wall-mounted or 360
remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be used in a bathroom or 361
utility room, whose purpose is to move air from inside the building to 362
the outdoors; 363
(71) "Showerhead" means a device through which water is 364
discharged for a shower bath and includes a hand-held showerhead 365
but does not include a safety shower showerhead; 366
(72) "Hand-held showerhead" means a showerhead that can be held 367
or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather and 368
that is connected to a flexible hose; 369
(73) "Pressure regulator" means a spray sprinkler device that 370
maintains constant operating pressure immediately downstream from 371
the device, given higher pressure upstream; 372
(74) "Spray sprinkler body" means the exterior case or shell of a 373
sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping system 374
designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice; 375
(75) "Uninterruptible power supply" means a battery charger 376
consisting of a combination of convertors, switches and energy storage 377
devices, including, but not limited to, batteries, constituting a power 378
system for maintaining continuity of load power in case of input 379
power failure; 380
(76) "Water cooler" means a freestanding device that consumes 381
energy to cool or heat potable water; 382
(77) "Cold only unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 383
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(78) "Hot and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 385
dispenses both hot and cold water and may dispense room -386
temperature water; 387
(79) "Cook and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 388
dispenses both cold and room-temperature water; 389
(80) "Storage-type water cooler" means a water cooler where 390
thermally conditioned water is stored in a tank in the water cooler and 391
is available instantaneously, including, but not limited to, point-of-use, 392
dry storage compartment and bottled water coolers; 393
(81) "On demand water cooler" means a water cooler that heats 394
water as it is requested and typically takes a few minutes to deliver. 395
(b) The provisions of this subsection and subsections (c) to (h), 396
inclusive, of this section apply to the testing, certification and 397
enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new 398
products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state: (1) [Commercial 399
clothes washers; (2) commercial] Commercial refrigerators and 400
freezers; [(3)] (2) illuminated exit signs; [(4)] (3) large packaged air-401
conditioning equipment; [(5)] (4) low voltage dry-type distribution 402
transformers; [(6)] (5) torchiere lighting fixtures; [(7)] (6) traffic signal 403
modules; [(8)] (7) unit heaters; [(9)] (8) residential furnaces and boilers; 404
[(10)] (9) residential pool pumps; [(11)] (10) metal halide lamp fixtures; 405
[(12)] (11) single voltage external AC to DC power supplies; [(13)] (12) 406
state regulated incandescent reflector lamps; [(14)] (13) bottle-type 407
water dispensers; [(15) commercial hot food holding cabinets; (16) 408
portable electric spas; (17)] (14) walk-in refrigerators and walk-in 409
freezers; [(18)] (15) pool heaters; [(19) compact audio players; (20)] (16) 410
televisions; [(21) digital versatile disc players; (22) digital versatile disc 411
recorders;] and [(23)] (17) any other products as may be designated by 412
the commissioner in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (d) 413
of this section. 414
(c) The provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section 415 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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do not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 416
outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 417
sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 418
outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 419
at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 420
installation and use in recreational vehicles. 421
(d) (1) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 422
[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 423
chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsections (b) to (h), 424
inclusive, of this section and to establish minimum energy efficiency 425
standards for the types of new products set forth in subsection (b) of 426
this section. The regulations shall provide for the following minimum 427
energy efficiency standards: 428
(A) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements 429
[shown in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code of 430
Regulations, Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4] of federal 431
efficiency standards, provided such standards are equivalent to or 432
have a higher efficiency than the standards required by the United 433
States Department of Energy on January 1, 2018; 434
(B) Commercial refrigerators and freezers shall meet the August 1, 435
2004, requirements shown in Table A-6 of said California regulation; 436
(C) Illuminated exit signs shall meet the version 2.0 product 437
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Exit Signs" 438
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 439
(D) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not more 440
than seven hundred sixty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 441
meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 10.0 for units using both 442
electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 443
conditioning, and 9.8 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 444
air conditioning; 445
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seven hundred sixty-one thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 447
meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 9.7 for units using both 448
electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 449
conditioning, and 9.5 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 450
air conditioning; 451
(F) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet or 452
exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of the National 453
Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard TP-1-2002; 454
(G) Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than one 455
hundred ninety watts and shall not be capable of operating with lamps 456
that total more than one hundred ninety watts; 457
(H) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of 458
the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed 459
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that took effect 460
in February, 2001, except where the department, in consultation with 461
the Commissioner of Transportation, determines that such 462
specification would compromise safe signal operation; 463
(I) Unit heaters shall not have pilot lights and shall have either 464
power venting or an automatic flue damper; 465
(J) On or after January 1, 2009, residential furnaces and boilers 466
purchased by the state shall meet or exceed the following annual fuel 467
utilization efficiency: (i) For gas and propane furnaces, ninety per cent 468
annual fuel utilization efficiency, (ii) for oil furnaces, eighty-three per 469
cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iii) for gas and propane hot 470
water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, 471
(iv) for oil-fired hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel 472
utilization efficiency, (v) for gas and propane steam boilers, eighty-two 473
per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (vi) for oil-fired steam 474
boilers, eighty-two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, and (vii) 475
for furnaces with furnace air handlers, an electricity ratio of not more 476
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ninety-four thousand BTUs per hour shall have an electricity ratio of 478
2.3 or less; 479
(K) On or after January 1, 2010, metal halide lamp fixtures designed 480
to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to one hundred 481
fifty watts but less than or equal to five hundred watts shall not 482
contain a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast; 483
(L) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies manufactured 484
on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the energy efficiency standards 485
of table U-1 of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 486
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 487
Efficiency Regulations. This standard applies to single voltage AC to 488
DC power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold 489
as a component of or in conjunction with another product. This 490
standard shall not apply to single-voltage external AC to DC power 491
supplies sold with products subject to certification by the United States 492
Food and Drug Administration. A single-voltage external AC to DC 493
power supply that is made available by a manufacturer directly to a 494
consumer or to a service or repair facility after and separate from the 495
original sale of the product requiring the power supply as a service 496
part or spare part shall not be required to meet the standards in said 497
table U-1 until five years after the effective dates indicated in the table; 498
(M) On or after January 1, 2009, state regulated incandescent 499
reflector lamps shall be manufactured to meet the minimum average 500
lamp efficacy requirements for federally regulated incandescent 501
reflector lamps contained in 42 USC 6295(i)(1)(A). Each lamp shall 502
indicate the date of manufacture; 503
(N) On or after January 1, 2009, [bottle-type water dispensers, 504
commercial hot food holding cabinets, portable electric spas,] walk-in 505
refrigerators and walk-in freezers shall meet the efficiency 506
requirements of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 507
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 508
Efficiency Regulations. On or after January 1, 2010, residential pool 509 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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pumps shall meet said efficiency requirements; 510
(O) On or after July 19, 2021, residential pool pumps shall meet 511
federal efficiency requirements specified in the dedicated pool pump 512
rules published by the United States Department of Energy on January 513
18, 2017, and effective on May 18, 2017; 514
[(O)] (P) On or after January 1, [2009] 2020, pool heaters shall meet 515
the efficiency requirements [of sections 1605.1 and 1605.3 of the 516
January 2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, 517
Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations] established in 518
10 CFR 430 by the United States Department of Energy as of April 16, 519
2013, for gas-fired and oil-fired pool heaters and the Air-conditioning, 520
Heating, and Refrigeration Institute Certification Reference 1160 for 521
electric heat pump pool heaters; 522
[(P) By January 1, 2014, compact audio players, digital versatile disc 523
players and digital versatile disc recorders shall meet the requirements 524
shown in Table V-1 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 525
amendments to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, 526
Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with 527
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that 528
such standards are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify 529
according to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;] 530
(Q) On or after January 1, 2014, televisions manufactured on or after 531
July 1, 2011, shall meet the requirements shown in Table V-2 of Section 532
1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments to the California Code of 533
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the 534
commissioner [, in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision 535
(3) of this subsection,] determines that such standards are unwarranted 536
and may accept, reject or modify according to [subparagraph (A) of] 537
subdivision (3) of this subsection; and 538
(R) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (Q) of this 539
subdivision, televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, shall 540 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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meet the efficiency requirements of Sections 1605.3(v)(3)(A), 541
1605.3(v)(3)(B) and 1605.3(v)(3)(C) of the November 2009 amendments 542
to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 543
Article 4, unless the commissioner [, in accordance with subparagraph 544
(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection,] determines that such 545
standards are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according 546
to [subparagraph (A) of] subdivision (3) of this subsection. 547
(2) Such efficiency standards, where in conflict with the State 548
Building Code, shall take precedence over the standards contained in 549
the Building Code. Not later than July 1, 2007, and biennially 550
thereafter, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 551
[shall] may review and increase the level of such efficiency standards 552
by adopting regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 553
54 upon a determination that increased efficiency standards would 554
serve to promote energy conservation in the state and would be cost-555
effective for consumers who purchase and use such new products, 556
provided no such increased efficiency standards shall become effective 557
within one year following the adoption of any amended regulations 558
providing for such increased efficiency standards. 559
(3) [(A)] The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 560
Protection [shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the 561
provisions of chapter 54, to designate additional products to be subject 562
to the provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section and 563
to establish efficiency standards for such products upon a 564
determination that such efficiency standards (i) would serve to 565
promote energy conservation in the state, (ii) would be cost-effective 566
for consumers who purchase and use such new products, and (iii) 567
would not impose an unreasonable burden on Connecticut businesses. 568
[(B) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 569
consultation with the Multi-State Appliance Standards Collaborative, 570
shall identify additional appliance and equipment efficiency standards. 571
The commissioner shall review all California standards and may 572
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commissioner shall issue notice of such review in the Connecticut Law 574
Journal, allow for public comment and may hold a public hearing 575
within six months of adoption of an efficiency standard by a 576
cooperative member state regarding a product for which no equivalent 577
Connecticut or federal standard currently exists. The commissioner 578
shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 579
adopting such efficiency standard unless the commissioner makes a 580
specific finding that such standard does not meet the criteria in 581
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.] 582
(e) On or after July 1, 2006, except for [commercial clothes washers, 583
for which the date shall be July 1, 2007,] commercial refrigerators and 584
freezers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2008, and large packaged 585
air-conditioning equipment, for which the date shall be July 1, 2009, no 586
new product of a type set forth in subsection (b) of this section or 587
designated by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 588
Protection may be sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state unless 589
the energy efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the 590
efficiency standards set forth in such regulations adopted pursuant to 591
subsection (d) of this section. 592
(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 593
adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the new products 594
set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the 595
commissioner if such procedures are not provided for in the State 596
Building Code. The commissioner shall use United States Department 597
of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test 598
methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The 599
manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of such products 600
to be tested in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant 601
to this subsection or those specified in the State Building Code. 602
(g) Manufacturers of any new products set forth in [subsection (b)] 603
subsections (b) and (i) of this section for which (1) no efficiency 604
standards exist in California, and (2) the [Commissioner of Energy and 605
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standards, shall certify to the [commissioner] Commissioner of Energy 607
and Environmental Protection that such products are in compliance 608
with the provisions of this section, except that certification is not 609
required for single voltage external AC to DC power supplies and 610
walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers. All single voltage external 611
AC to DC power supplies shall be labeled as described in the January 612
2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1607(9). The 613
commissioner [shall promulgate] may adopt regulations governing the 614
certification of such products. The commissioner shall publish an 615
annual list of any products set forth in [subsection (b)] subsections (b) 616
and (i) of this section on the department's Internet web site that 617
designates which such products are certified in California and which 618
such products not certified in California have demonstrated 619
compliance with efficiency standards adopted [by the commissioner 620
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of 621
this section] in the state of Connecticut. 622
(h) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce the 623
provisions of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this section. Any 624
person who violates any provision of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, 625
of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two 626
hundred fifty dollars. Each violation of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, 627
of this section shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that 628
such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. 629
(i) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the provisions of 630
this subsection and subsections (j) to (n), inclusive, of this section apply 631
to the testing, certification and enforcement of efficiency standards for 632
the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, lease or rent 633
or installed in the state: (1) Air compressors; (2) commercial 634
dishwashers; (3) commercial fryers; (4) commercial hot-food holding 635
cabinets; (5) commercial steam cookers; (6) computers and computer 636
monitors; (7) faucets; (8) general service lamps; (9) high color 637
rendering index fluorescent lamps; (10) portable air conditioners; (11) 638
portable electric spas; (12) residential ventilating fans; (13) 639 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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showerheads; (14) spray sprinkler bodies; (15) uninterruptible power 640
supplies; (16) urinals; (17) water closets; and (18) water coolers. 641
(j) The provisions of subsections (i) to (n), inclusive, of this section, 642
do not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 643
outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 644
sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 645
outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 646
at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 647
installation and use in recreational vehicles. 648
(k) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the following 649
minimum energy efficiency standards are established for the types of 650
products set forth in subsection (i) of this section: 651
(1) Air compressors that meet the twelve criteria listed on pages 350 652
to 351, inclusive, of the "Energy Conservation Standards for Air 653
Compressors" final rule issued by the United States Department of 654
Energy on December 5, 2016, shall meet the requirements shown in 655
Table 1 on page 352 of said final rule, following the instructions on 656
page 353 of said final rule and as measured in accordance with the 657
"Uniform Test Method for Certain Air Compressors" in Appendix A to 658
10 CFR 431, Subpart T in effect on July 3, 2017; 659
(2) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the version 2.0 660
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements 661
Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers" developed by the 662
United States Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the 663
qualification criteria of that specification; 664
(3) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the version 2.0 665
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements 666
Product Specification for Commercial Fryers" developed by the United 667
States Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the qualification 668
criteria of that specification; 669
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idle energy rate of 40 watts per cubic foot of interior volume, as 671
determined by the "idle energy rate-dry test" in ASTM Standard F2140-672
11, "Test Method for the Performance of Hot Food Holding Cabinets", 673
published by ASTM International. Interior volume shall be measured 674
as prescribed in the version 2.0 product specification of the "Energy 675
Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Hot 676
Food Holding Cabinets" developed by the United States 677
Environmental Protection Agency; 678
(5) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the requirements of the 679
version 1.2 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 680
Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Steam Cookers" 681
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 682
(6) Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements 683
of subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the California Code of 684
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and compliance 685
with such requirements shall be as measured in accordance with test 686
methods prescribed in subsection (v) of section 1604 of said California 687
regulation. Any regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to 688
this subsection shall define "computer" and "computer monitor" to 689
have the same meaning as set forth in subsection (v) of section 1602 of 690
the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 691
Article 4, provided the commissioner may amend such regulations so 692
that the definitions of "computer" and "computer monitor" and the 693
minimum efficiency standards for computers and computer monitors 694
conform to subsequently adopted versions of the referenced sections of 695
the California Code of Regulations; 696
(7) Faucets, except for metering faucets, shall meet the standards in 697
this subparagraph when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test 698
Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and 699
Showerheads" in Appendix S to Subpart B to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in 700
effect on January 3, 2017. Lavatory faucets and replacement aerators 701
shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute at 60 702
pounds per square inch. Residential kitchen faucets and replacement 703 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.8 gallons per 704
minute at 60 pounds per square inch, with optional temporary flow of 705
2.2 gallons per minute, provided they default to a maximum flow rate 706
of 1.8 gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch after each use. 707
Public lavatory faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a 708
maximum flow rate of 0.5 gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square 709
inch; 710
(8) General service lamps shall meet or exceed a lamp efficacy of 45 711
lumens per watt, when tested in accordance with the applicable federal 712
test procedures for general service lamps, prescribed in 10 CFR 713
430.23(gg) in effect on January 3, 2017; 714
(9) High color rendering index fluorescent lamps shall meet the 715
minimum efficacy requirements contained in 10 CFR 430.32(n)(4) in 716
effect on January 3, 2017, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform 717
Test Method for Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE), Color 718
Rendering Index (CRI), and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 719
Electric Lamps" in Appendix R to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on 720
January 3, 2017; 721
(10) Portable air conditioners shall have a Combined Energy 722
Efficiency Ratio, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform Test 723
Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Portable Air 724
Conditioners" in Appendix CC to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B as in effect on 725
January 3, 2017, that is greater than or equal to: 726
T1 SACC
T2 1.04 ×
T3 (3.7117 x SACC
0.6384
)
where "SACC" is Seasonally Adjusted Cooling Capacity in Btu/h; 727
(11) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of the 728
"American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy 729
Efficiency" ANSI/APSP/ICC-14; 730 Substitute Bill No. 7151
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(12) Residential ventilating fans shall meet the qualification criteria 731
of the version 3.2 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 732
Requirements Product Specification for Residential Ventilating Fans" 733
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 734
(13) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 2.0 735
gallons per minute at 80 pounds per square inch when tested in 736
accordance with the "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water 737
Consumption of Faucets and Showerheads" in Appendix S to 10 CFR 738
430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017; 739
(14) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from 740
the scope of the version 1.0 product specification of the "WaterSense 741
Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies" developed by the United 742
States Environmental Protection Agency shall include an integral 743
pressure regulator and shall meet the water efficiency and 744
performance criteria and other requirements of that specification; 745
(15) Uninterruptible power supplies that utilize a NEMA 1-15P or 5-746
15P input plug and have an AC output shall have an average load 747
adjusted efficiency that meets or exceeds the values shown on page 193 748
of the prepublication final rule "Energy Conservation Program: Energy 749
Conservation Standards for Uninterruptible Power Supplies" issued by 750
the United States Department of Energy on December 28, 2016, as 751
measured in accordance with test procedures prescribed in the 752
"Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of 753
Battery Chargers" in Appendix Y to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on 754
January 11, 2017; 755
(16) Urinals and water closets, other than those designed and 756
marketed exclusively for use at prisons or mental health facilities, shall 757
meet the standards in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of this 758
subdivision when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test Method 759
for Measuring the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinals" 760
in Appendix T to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017, 761
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in Section 7.10 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 763
A112.19.2/CSA B45.1-2013. (A) Wall-mounted urinals, except for 764
trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons 765
per flush. (B) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, 766
shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons per flush. (C) Water 767
closets, except for dual-flush tank-type water closets, shall have a 768
maximum flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush. (D) Dual-flush tank-769
type water closets shall have a maximum dual-flush effective flush 770
volume of 1.28 gallons per flush; 771
(17) Water coolers included in the scope of the version 2.0 product 772
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 773
Specification for Water Coolers" developed by the United States 774
Environmental Protection Agency shall have on mode with no water 775
draw energy consumption less than or equal the following values as 776
measured in accordance with the test requirements of that program: 777
(A) 0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold only unit water coolers and 778
cook and cold unit water coolers; (B) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for 779
storage-type hot and cold unit water coolers; and (C) 0.18 kilowatt-780
hours per day for on demand hot and cold unit water coolers. 781
(l) (1) On and after January 1, 2020, no general service lamp that is 782
not subject to federal preemption, as determined by the commissioner 783
pursuant to this subdivision, may be sold or offered for sale in the state 784
unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency 785
standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section. Not more than one 786
hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section, and as 787
determined to be necessary by the commissioner thereafter, the 788
commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall 789
determine if the regulation of any general service lamps is subject to 790
federal preemption. 791
(2) Before January 1, 2021, no new commercial hot-food holding 792
cabinet, portable electric spa or bottle-type water dispenser may be 793
sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency of 794
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the regulations of state agencies. 796
(3) On and after January 1, 2021, no new commercial dishwasher, 797
commercial fryer, commercial hot-food holding cabinet, commercial 798
steam cooker, computer or computer monitor, faucet, portable electric 799
spa, residential ventilating fan, showerhead, spray sprinkler body, 800
uninterruptible power supply, urinal, water closet or water cooler may 801
be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency 802
of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 803
in subsection (k) of this section. 804
(4) On and after January 1, 2022, no new air compressor may be sold 805
or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency of the 806
new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in 807
subsection (k) of this section. 808
(5) On and after February 1, 2022, no new portable air conditioner 809
may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the 810
efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards 811
set forth in subsection (k) of this section. 812
(6) On and after January 1, 2023, no new high color rendering index 813
fluorescent lamp may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the 814
state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the 815
efficiency standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section, provided, 816
if, on or after January 1, 2022, the state of California adopts a standard 817
for such new product, the commissioner may adopt regulations, in 818
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the 819
efficiency standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section for such 820
new product before January 1, 2023. 821
(7) On and after January 1, 2021, no general service lamp that is not 822
subject to federal preemption, as determined by the commissioner 823
pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, may be installed for 824
compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new product 825
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this section. 827
(8) On and after January 1, 2022, no new commercial dishwasher, 828
commercial fryer, commercial hot-food holding cabinet, commercial 829
steam cooker, computer or computer monitor, faucet, portable electric 830
spa, residential ventilating fan, showerhead, spray sprinkler body, 831
uninterruptible power supply, urinal, water closet or water cooler may 832
be installed for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the 833
new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in 834
subsection (k) of this section. 835
(9) On and after January 1, 2023, no new air compressor may be 836
installed for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new 837
product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in 838
subsection (k) of this section. 839
(10) On and after February 1, 2023, no new portable air conditioner 840
may be installed for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of 841
the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in 842
subsection (k) of this section. 843
(m) If any energy or water conservation standards issued or 844
approved for publication on or before January 1, 2018, pursuant to the 845
Energy Policy and Conservation Act 10 CFR 430 to 10 CFR 431 by the 846
Office of the United States Secretary of Energy are withdrawn, 847
repealed or otherwise voided, the minimum energy or water efficiency 848
level permitted for products previously subject to such energy or water 849
conservation standards shall be such previously applicable federal 850
energy or water conservation standards as such standards existed on 851
January 1, 2018, and no new product may be sold or offered for sale, 852
lease or rent in the state unless it meets or exceeds such standards. This 853
subsection shall not apply to any federal energy or water conservation 854
standard set aside by a court upon the petition of a person who will be 855
adversely affected, as provided in 42 USC 6306(b). 856
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(i) of this section. If any product tested is found not to be in compliance 858
with the minimum efficiency standards established in subsection (k) of 859
this section, the commissioner shall (A) charge the manufacturer of 860
such product for the cost of the purchase and testing of the product, 861
and (B) make information available to the Attorney General and the 862
public concerning such product. 863
(2) The commissioner may, after giving prior notice and at 864
reasonable and convenient hours, as determined by the commissioner, 865
periodically inspect or cause inspections to be made of distributors and 866
retailers of new products set forth in subsection (i) of this section to 867
determine compliance with the provisions of this subsection and 868
subsections (i) to (m), inclusive, of this section. The commissioner shall 869
coordinate with the State Building Inspector to conduct or cause to be 870
conducted inspections of newly constructed buildings containing new 871
products that are also subject to the State Building Code before such 872
buildings are occupied. 873
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 16a-48
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsecs. (a), (d), (g) and (j), technical corrections were made for
proper form, clarity and accuracy, in Subsec. (k)(9), "10 CFR
430.23(n)(4)" was changed to "10 CFR 430.32(n)(4)" for accuracy, and in
Subsec. (k)(16), "clauses" was replaced with "subparagraphs" and
"subparagraph" was replaced with "subdivision" for accuracy.
ET Joint Favorable Subst.