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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 178
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 1645
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
(ET)
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 Section 16a-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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 October 1, 2020): 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 to 6
operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage and current 7
and limiting the current during normal operation, but does not include 8
such devices that have a dimming capability or are intended for use in 9
ambient temperatures of zero degrees Fahrenheit or less or have a 10
power factor of less than sixty-one hundredths for a single F40T12 lamp; 11
(3) "F40T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal 12
forty-watt lamp, with a forty-eight-inch tube length and one and one-13
half inches in diameter; 14 Raised Bill No. 178
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(4) "F96T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal 15
seventy-five-watt lamp with a ninety-six-inch tube length and one and 16
one-half inches in diameter; 17
(5) "Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit consisting of a 18
fluorescent lamp, or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute 19
the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such lamps 20
to the power supply; 21
(6) "New product" means a product that is sold, offered for sale, or 22
installed for the first time and specifically includes floor models and 23
demonstration units; 24
(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 25
Environmental Protection; 26
(8) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted pursuant 27
to section 29-252; 28
(9) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means a portable electric lighting 29
fixture with a reflector bowl giving light directed upward so as to give 30
indirect illumination; 31
(10) "Unit heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type 32
commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane and that is 33
designed to be installed without ducts within the heated space. "Unit 34
heater" does not include a product regulated by federal standards 35
pursuant to 42 USC 6291, as amended from time to time, a product that 36
is a direct vent, forced flue heater with a sealed combustion burner, or 37
any oil fired heating system; 38
(11) "Transformer" means a device consisting of two or more coils of 39
insulated wire that transfers alternating current by electromagnetic 40
induction from one coil to another in order to change the original 41
voltage or current value; 42
(12) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means a transformer that: 43
(A) Has an input voltage of six hundred volts or less; (B) is between 44 Raised Bill No. 178
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fourteen kilovolt-amperes and two thousand five hundred one kilovolt-45
amperes in size; (C) is air-cooled; and (D) does not use oil as a coolant. 46
"Low-voltage dry-type transformer" does not include such transformers 47
excluded from the low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer 48
definition contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: 49
Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations; 50
(13) "Pass-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer with 51
hinged or sliding doors on both the front and rear of the refrigerator or 52
freezer; 53
(14) "Reach-in cabinet" means a refrigerator, freezer, or combination 54
thereof, with hinged or sliding doors or lids; 55
(15) "Roll-in" or "roll-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer 56
with hinged or sliding doors that allows wheeled racks of product to be 57
rolled into or through the refrigerator or freezer; 58
(16) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means reach-in cabinets, 59
pass-through cabinets, roll-in cabinets and roll-through cabinets that 60
have less than eighty-five feet of capacity, which are designed for the 61
refrigerated or frozen storage of food and food products; 62
(17) "Traffic signal module" means a standard eight-inch or twelve-63
inch round traffic signal indicator consisting of a light source, lens and 64
all parts necessary for operation and communication of movement 65
messages to drivers through red, amber and green colors; 66
(18) "Illuminated exit sign" means an internally illuminated sign that 67
is designed to be permanently fixed in place and used to identify an exit 68
by means of a light source that illuminates the sign or letters from within 69
where the background of the exit sign is not transparent; 70
(19) "Packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-conditioning 71
equipment that is built as a package and shipped as a whole to end-user 72
sites; 73
(20) "Large packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-cooled 74 Raised Bill No. 178
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packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than two hundred 75
forty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity; 76
(21) "Commercial clothes washer" means a soft mount front-loading 77
or soft mount top-loading clothes washer that is designed for use in (A) 78
applications where the occupants of more than one household will be 79
using it, such as in multifamily housing common areas and coin 80
laundries; or (B) other commercial applications, if the clothes container 81
compartment is no greater than three and one-half cubic feet for 82
horizontal-axis clothes washers or no greater than four cubic feet for 83
vertical-axis clothes washers; 84
(22) "Energy efficiency ratio" means a measure of the relative 85
efficiency of a heating or cooling appliance that is equal to the unit's 86
output in BTUs per hour divided by its consumption of energy, 87
measured in watts; 88
(23) "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity use to total 89
furnace energy use; 90
(24) "Boiler" means a space heater that is a self-contained appliance 91
for supplying steam or hot water primarily intended for space-heating. 92
"Boiler" does not include hot water supply boilers; 93
(25) "Central furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed 94
to supply heated air through ducts of more than ten inches in length; 95
(26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means a product that utilizes only 96
single-phase electric current or single-phase electric current or DC 97
current in conjunction with natural gas, propane or home heating oil 98
and that (A) is designed to be the principal heating source for the living 99
space of a residence; (B) is not contained within the same cabinet as a 100
central air conditioner with a rated cooling capacity of not less than 101
sixty-five thousand BTUs per hour; (C) is an electric central furnace, 102
electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace or low 103
pressure steam or hot water boiler; and (D) has a heat input rate of less 104
than three hundred thousand BTUs per hour for an electric boiler and 105 Raised Bill No. 178
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low pressure steam or hot water boiler and less than two hundred 106
twenty-five thousand BTUs per hour for a forced-air central furnace, 107
gravity central furnace and electric central furnace; 108
(27) "Furnace air handler" means the section of the furnace that 109
includes the fan, blower and housing, generally upstream of the burners 110
and heat exchanger. The furnace air handler may include a filter and a 111
cooling coil; 112
(28) "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which light is 113
produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor or gas, 114
the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall temperature and the 115
arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts per square 116
centimeter; 117
(29) "Metal halide lamp" means a high intensity discharge lamp in 118
which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation of metal 119
halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in combination with 120
metallic vapors; 121
(30) "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed to be 122
operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a metal halide lamp; 123
(31) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means a ballast used to operate 124
metal halide lamps that does not contain an ignitor and that instead 125
starts lamps by using a third starting electrode probe in the arc tube; 126
(32) "Single voltage external AC to DC power supply" means a device 127
that (A) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower voltage 128
DC output; (B) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage at a time; 129
(C) is sold with, or intended to be used with, a separate end use product 130
that constitutes the primary power load; (D) is contained within a 131
separate physical enclosure from the end use product; (E) is connected 132
to the end use product in a removable or hard-wired male and female 133
electrical connection, cable, cord or other wiring; (F) does not have 134
batteries or battery packs, including those that are removable or that 135
physically attach directly to the power supply unit; (G) does not have a 136 Raised Bill No. 178
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battery chemistry or type selector switch and indicator light or a battery 137
chemistry or type selector switch and a state of charge meter; and (H) 138
has a nameplate output power less than or equal to two hundred fifty 139
watts; 140
(33) "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp that 141
is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service applications, 142
has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct the light, has 143
an E26 medium screw base, a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at 144
least partially within one hundred fifteen to one hundred thirty volts, 145
and that falls into one of the following categories: (A) A bulged reflector 146
or elliptical reflector or a blown PAR bulb shape and that has a diameter 147
that equals or exceeds two and one-quarter inches, or (B) a reflector, 148
parabolic aluminized reflector, bulged reflector or similar bulb shape 149
and that has a diameter of two and one-quarter to two and three-150
quarters inches. "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" does not 151
include ER30, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of not more than fifty watts, 152
BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of sixty-five watts and R20 lamps of not 153
more than forty-five watts; 154
(34) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses 155
a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water; 156
(35) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, fully-157
enclosed compartment with one or more solid or [partial glass] 158
transparent doors [that is] designed to maintain the temperature of hot 159
food that has been cooked [in] using a separate appliance. "Commercial 160
hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass merchandizing 161
cabinets, drawer warmers or cook-and-hold appliances; 162
(36) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating 163
nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming 164
pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications, including natural gas, 165
heat pump, oil and electric resistance pool heaters; 166
(37) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric spa or hot 167
tub, [supplied with equipment for heating and circulating water] which 168 Raised Bill No. 178
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may include any combination of integral controls, water heating or 169
water circulating equipment; 170
(38) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate and 171
filter pool water to maintain clarity and sanitation; 172
(39) "Walk-in refrigerator" means a space refrigerated to 173
temperatures at or above thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total 174
chilled storage area of less than three thousand square feet, can be 175
walked into and is designed for the refrigerated storage of food and food 176
products. "Walk-in refrigerator" does not include refrigerated 177
warehouses and products designed and marketed exclusively for 178
medical, scientific or research purposes; 179
(40) "Walk-in freezer" means a space refrigerated to temperatures 180
below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total chilled storage area 181
of less than three thousand square feet, can be walked into and is 182
designed for the frozen storage of food and food products. "Walk-in 183
freezer" does not include refrigerated warehouses and products 184
designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific or research 185
purposes; 186
(41) "Central air conditioner" means a central air conditioning model 187
that consists of one or more factory-made assemblies, which normally 188
include an evaporator or cooling coil, compressor and condenser. 189
Central air conditioning models may provide the function of air cooling, 190
air cleaning, dehumidifying or humidifying; 191
(42) "Combination television" means a system in which a television 192
or television monitor and an additional device or devices, including, but 193
not limited to, a digital versatile disc player or video cassette recorder, 194
are combined into a single unit in which the additional devices are 195
included in the television casing; 196
[(43) "Compact audio player" means an integrated audio system 197
encased in a single housing that includes an amplifier and radio tuner 198
with attached or separable speakers and can reproduce audio from one 199 Raised Bill No. 178
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or more of the following media: Magnetic tape, compact disc, digital 200
versatile disc or flash memory. "Compact audio player" does not mean 201
a product that can be independently powered by internal batteries, has 202
a powered external satellite antenna or can provide a video output 203
signal;] 204
[(44)] (43) "Component television" means a television composed of 205
two or more separate components, such as a separate display device and 206
tuner, marketed and sold as a television under one model or system 207
designation, which may have more than one power cord; 208
[(45)] (44) "Computer monitor" means an analog or digital device 209
designed primarily for the display of computer generated signals and 210
that is not marketed for use as a television; 211
[(46)] (45) "Digital versatile disc" means a laser-encoded plastic 212
medium capable of storing a large amount of digital audio, video and 213
computer data; 214
[(47)] (46) "Digital versatile disc player" means a commercially 215
available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an 216
integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the decoding 217
of digitized video signals; 218
[(48) "Digital versatile disc recorder" means a commercially available 219
electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral 220
power supply and for which the sole purpose is the production or 221
recording of digitized audio, video and computer signals on a digital 222
versatile disc. "Digital versatile disc recorder" does not include a model 223
that has an electronic programming guide function;] 224
[(49)] (47) "Television" means an analog or digital device designed 225
primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, satellite, cable, 226
internet protocol television or other broadcast or recorded transmission 227
of analog or digital video and audio signals. "Television" includes 228
combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions 229
and any unit that is marketed to consumers as a television but does not 230 Raised Bill No. 178
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include a computer monitor; 231
[(50)] (48) "Television monitor" means a television that does not have 232
an internal tuner/receiver or playback device; [.] 233
(49) "Compressor" means a machine or apparatus that converts 234
different types of energy into the potential energy of gas pressure for 235
displacement and compression of gaseous media to any higher-pressure 236
values above atmospheric pressure and has a pressure ratio at full-load 237
operating pressure greater than 1.3; 238
(50) "Air purifier" or "room air cleaner" means an electric, cord-239
connected, portable appliance that removes particulate matter from the 240
air; 241
(51) "Industrial air purifier" means an indoor air cleaning device 242
manufactured, advertised, marketed, labeled and used solely for 243
industrial use that is marketed solely through industrial supply outlets 244
or businesses and prominently labeled as "Solely for industrial use. 245
Potential health hazard: emits ozone."; 246
(52) "Cold temperature fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 247
that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that (A) is specifically designed 248
to start at -20˚F when used with a ballast conforming to the requirements 249
of ANSI C78.81 and ANSI C78.901; and (B) is expressly designated as a 250
cold temperature lamp both in markings on the lamp and in marketing 251
materials, including, but not limited to, catalogs, sales literature and 252
promotional material; 253
(53) "Commercial dishwasher" means a machine designed to clean 254
and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, utensils and trays 255
by applying sprays of detergent solution, with or without blasting 256
media granules, and a sanitizing rinse; 257
(54) "Commercial fryer" means an appliance, including a cooking 258
vessel, in which oil is placed to such a depth that the cooking food is 259
supported by displacement of the cooking fluid rather than by the 260 Raised Bill No. 178
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bottom of the vessel and heat is delivered to the cooking fluid by means 261
of an immersed electric element of band-wrapped vessel, including, but 262
not limited to, an electric fryer, or by heat transfer from gas burners 263
through either the walls of the fryer or through tubes passing through 264
the cooking fluid, including, but not limited to, a gas fryer; 265
(55) "Commercial steam cooker" or "compartment steamer" means a 266
device with one or more food-steaming compartments in which the 267
energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact, 268
including, but not limited to, the following models: Countertop models, 269
wall-mounted models and floor models mounted on a stand, pedestal 270
or cabinet-style base; 271
(56) "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing, 272
regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services 273
rendered; 274
(57) "Electric vehicle supply equipment" means conductors, 275
including ungrounded, grounded and equipment grounding 276
conductors, electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs and all other 277
fittings, devices, power outlets or apparatuses installed specifically for 278
the purpose of delivering energy from the premises wiring to the electric 279
vehicle. "Electric vehicle supply equipment" includes charging cords 280
with NEMA 5-15P and NEMA 5-20P attachment plugs. "Electric vehicle 281
supply equipment" does not include conductors, connectors and fittings 282
that are part of a vehicle; 283
(58) "General service lamp" means a lamp that: (A) Has an American 284
National Standards Institute base; (B) is able to operate at a voltage of 285
twelve volts or twenty-four volts, at or between one hundred to one 286
hundred thirty volts, at or between two hundred twenty to two hundred 287
forty volts, or of two hundred seventy-seven volts for integrated lamps, 288
or is able to operate at any voltage for nonintegrated lamps; (C) has an 289
initial lumen output of greater than or equal to three hundred ten 290
lumens, or two hundred thirty-two lumens for modified spectrum 291
general service incandescent lamps, and less than or equal to three 292 Raised Bill No. 178
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thousand three hundred lumens; (D) is not a light fixture; (E) is not an 293
LED downlight retrofit kit; and (F) is used in general lighting 294
applications. "General service lamps" include, but are not limited to, 295
general service incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, general 296
service light-emitting diode lamps and general service organic light-297
emitting diode lamps. "General service lamps" do not include: (i) 298
Appliance lamps; (ii) black light lamps; (iii) bug lamps; (iv) colored 299
lamps; (v) G shape lamps with a diameter of five inches or more as 300
defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–2002; (vi) 301
general service fluorescent lamps; (vii) high-intensity discharge lamps; 302
(viii) infrared lamps; (ix) J, JC, JCD, JCS, JCV, JCX, JD, JS and JT shape 303
lamps that do not have Edison screw bases; (x) lamps that have a wedge 304
base or prefocus base; (xi) left-hand thread lamps; (xii) marine lamps; 305
(xiii) marine signal service lamps; (xiv) mine service lamps; (xv) MR 306
shape lamps that have a first number symbol equal to sixteen and a 307
diameter equal to two inches as defined in American National 308
Standards Institute C79.1–2002, operate at twelve volts and have a 309
lumen output greater than or equal to eight hundred; (xvi) other 310
fluorescent lamps; (xvii) plant light lamps; (xviii) R20 short lamps; (ixx) 311
reflector lamps that have a first number symbol less than sixteen and a 312
diameter less than two inches as defined in American National 313
Standards Institute C79.1–2002 and that do not have E26/E24, E26d, 314
E26/50x39, E26/53x39, E29/28, E29/53x39, E39, E39d, EP39 or EX39 315
bases; (xx) S shape or G shape lamps that have a first number symbol 316
less than or equal to 12.5 and a diameter less than or equal to 1.5625 317
inches as defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–2002; 318
(xxi) sign service lamps; (xxii) silver bowl lamps; (xxiii) showcase lamps; 319
(xxiv) specialty MR lamps; (xxv) T shape lamps that have a first number 320
symbol less than or equal to eight and a diameter less than or equal to 321
one inch as defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–322
2002, have nominal overall length less than twelve inches and are not 323
compact fluorescent lamps; and (xxvi) traffic signal lamps; 324
(59) "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" means a 325
fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or greater 326 Raised Bill No. 178
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that is not a compact fluorescent lamp; 327
(60) "Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 328
that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that (A) has a coating or 329
equivalent technology that is in compliance with NSF/ANSI 51 and is 330
designed to contain the glass if the glass envelope of the lamp is broken; 331
and (B) is designated and marketed for the intended application, with 332
the designation on the lamp packaging and marketing materials that 333
identify the lamp as being impact-resistant, shatter-resistant, shatter-334
proof or shatter-protected; 335
(61) "Faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, 336
public lavatory faucet or replacement aerator for a lavatory, public 337
lavatory or kitchen faucet; 338
(62) "Public lavatory faucet" means a fitting intended to be installed 339
in nonresidential bathrooms that are exposed to walk-in traffic; 340
(63) "Metering faucet" means a fitting that, when turned on, will 341
gradually shut itself off over a period of several seconds; 342
(64) "Replacement aerator" means an aerator sold as a replacement, 343
separate from the faucet to which it is intended to be attached; 344
(65) "Plumbing fixture" means an exchangeable device that connects 345
to a plumbing system to deliver and drain away water and waste; 346
(66) "Urinal" means a plumbing fixture that receives only liquid body 347
waste and conveys the waste through a trap into a drainage system; 348
(67) "Water closet" means a plumbing fixture having a water-349
containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body waste through 350
an exposed integral trap into a drainage system; 351
(68) "Dual-flush effective flush volume" means the average flush 352
volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush; 353
(69) "Dual-flush water closet" means a water closet incorporating a 354 Raised Bill No. 178
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feature that allows the user to flush the water closet with either a 355
reduced or a full volume of water; 356
(70) "Trough-type urinal" means a urinal designed for simultaneous 357
use by two or more persons; 358
(71) "Portable air conditioner" means a portable encased assembly, 359
other than a packaged terminal air conditioner, room air conditioner or 360
dehumidifier, that delivers cooled, conditioned air to an enclosed space, 361
is powered by single-phase electric current, includes a source of 362
refrigeration, may include additional means for air circulation and 363
heating and may be a single-duct portable air conditioner or a dual-duct 364
portable air conditioner; 365
(72) "Single-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air 366
conditioner that draws all of the condenser inlet air from the 367
conditioned space without the means of a duct and discharges the 368
condenser outlet air outside the conditioned space through a single duct 369
attached to an adjustable window bracket; 370
(73) "Dual-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air 371
conditioner that draws some or all of the condenser inlet air from 372
outside the conditioned space through a duct attached to an adjustable 373
window bracket, may draw additional condenser inlet air from the 374
conditioned space and discharges the condenser outlet air outside the 375
conditioned space by means of a separate duct attached to an adjustable 376
window bracket; 377
(74) "Residential ventilating fan" means a ceiling, wall-mounted or 378
remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be used in a bathroom or 379
utility room, whose purpose is to move air from inside the building to 380
the outdoors; 381
(75) "Showerhead" means a device through which water is 382
discharged for a shower bath and includes a hand-held showerhead but 383
does not include a safety shower showerhead; 384 Raised Bill No. 178
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(76) "Hand-held showerhead" means a showerhead that can be held 385
or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather and 386
that is connected to a flexible hose; 387
(77) "Spray sprinkler body" means the exterior case or shell of a 388
sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping system 389
designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice; 390
(78) "Water cooler" means a freestanding device that consumes 391
energy to cool or heat potable water; 392
(79) "Cold only unit water cooler" means a water cooler that dispenses 393
cold water only; 394
(80) "Hot and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 395
dispenses both hot and cold water and may dispense room-temperature 396
water; 397
(81) "Cook and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 398
dispenses both cold and room-temperature water; 399
(82) "Storage-type water cooler" means a water cooler where 400
thermally conditioned water is stored in a tank in the water cooler and 401
is available instantaneously, including, but not limited to, point-of-use, 402
dry storage compartment and bottled water coolers; 403
(83) "On demand water cooler" means a water cooler that heats water 404
as it is requested and typically takes a few minutes to deliver. 405
(b) The provisions of this subsection and subsections (c) to (h), 406
inclusive, of this section apply to the testing, certification and 407
enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new 408
products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state: (1) [Commercial 409
clothes washers; (2) commercial] Commercial refrigerators and freezers; 410
[(3)] (2) illuminated exit signs; [(4)] (3) large packaged air-conditioning 411
equipment; [(5)] (4) low voltage dry-type distribution transformers; [(6)] 412
(5) torchiere lighting fixtures; [(7)] (6) traffic signal modules; [(8)] (7) unit 413
heaters; [(9)] (8) residential furnaces and boilers; [(10)] (9) residential 414 Raised Bill No. 178
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pool pumps; [(11)] (10) metal halide lamp fixtures; [(12)] (11) single 415
voltage external AC to DC power supplies; [(13)] (12) state regulated 416
incandescent reflector lamps; [(14)] (13) bottle-type water dispensers; 417
[(15) commercial hot food holding cabinets; (16) portable electric spas; 418
(17)] (14) walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers; [(18)] (15) pool 419
heaters; [(19) compact audio players; (20)] (16) televisions; [(21) digital 420
versatile disc players; (22) digital versatile disc recorders;] and [(23)] (17) 421
any other products as may be designated by the commissioner in 422
accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section. 423
(c) The provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section 424
do not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 425
outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 426
sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 427
outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 428
at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 429
installation and use in recreational vehicles. 430
(d) (1) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 431
[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 432
chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsections (b) to (h), 433
inclusive, of this section and to establish minimum energy efficiency 434
standards for the types of new products set forth in subsection (b) of this 435
section. [The regulations shall provide for] Upon the effective date of 436
this section, the following minimum energy efficiency standards shall 437
apply: 438
(A) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements [shown 439
in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 440
20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4] of federal efficiency standards, 441
provided such standards are equivalent to or have a higher efficiency 442
than the standards required by the United States Department of Energy 443
on January 1, 2018; 444
(B) Commercial refrigerators and freezers shall meet the August 1, 445
2004, requirements shown in Table A-6 of said California regulation; 446 Raised Bill No. 178
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(C) Illuminated exit signs shall meet the version 2.0 product 447
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Exit Signs" 448
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 449
(D) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not more 450
than seven hundred sixty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 451
meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 10.0 for units using both 452
electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 453
conditioning, and 9.8 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 454
air conditioning; 455
(E) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than 456
seven hundred sixty-one thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall meet 457
a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 9.7 for units using both electric 458
heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air conditioning, 459
and 9.5 for units using both natural gas heat and electric air 460
conditioning; 461
(F) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet or 462
exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of the National 463
Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard TP-1-2002; 464
(G) Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than one 465
hundred ninety watts and shall not be capable of operating with lamps 466
that total more than one hundred ninety watts; 467
(H) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of the 468
"Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed by 469
the United States Environmental Protection Agency that took effect in 470
February, 2001, except where the department, in consultation with the 471
Commissioner of Transportation, determines that such specification 472
would compromise safe signal operation; 473
(I) Unit heaters shall not have pilot lights and shall have either power 474
venting or an automatic flue damper; 475
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purchased by the state shall meet or exceed the following annual fuel 477
utilization efficiency: (i) For gas and propane furnaces, ninety per cent 478
annual fuel utilization efficiency, (ii) for oil furnaces, eighty-three per 479
cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iii) for gas and propane hot water 480
boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iv) for oil-481
fired hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization 482
efficiency, (v) for gas and propane steam boilers, eighty-two per cent 483
annual fuel utilization efficiency, (vi) for oil-fired steam boilers, eighty-484
two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, and (vii) for furnaces with 485
furnace air handlers, an electricity ratio of not more than 2.0, except air 486
handlers for oil furnaces with a capacity of less than ninety-four 487
thousand BTUs per hour shall have an electricity ratio of 2.3 or less; 488
(K) On or after January 1, 2010, metal halide lamp fixtures designed 489
to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to one hundred 490
fifty watts but less than or equal to five hundred watts shall not contain 491
a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast; 492
(L) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies manufactured 493
on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the energy efficiency standards of 494
table U-1 of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 495
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 496
Efficiency Regulations. This standard applies to single voltage AC to DC 497
power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold as a 498
component of or in conjunction with another product. This standard 499
shall not apply to single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies sold 500
with products subject to certification by the United States Food and 501
Drug Administration. A single-voltage external AC to DC power supply 502
that is made available by a manufacturer directly to a consumer or to a 503
service or repair facility after and separate from the original sale of the 504
product requiring the power supply as a service part or spare part shall 505
not be required to meet the standards in said table U-1 until five years 506
after the effective dates indicated in the table; 507
(M) On or after January 1, 2009, state regulated incandescent reflector 508
lamps shall be manufactured to meet the minimum average lamp 509 Raised Bill No. 178
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efficacy requirements for federally regulated incandescent reflector 510
lamps contained in 42 USC 6295(i)(1)(A). Each lamp shall indicate the 511
date of manufacture; 512
(N) On or after January 1, 2009, [bottle-type water dispensers, 513
commercial hot food holding cabinets, portable electric spas,] walk-in 514
refrigerators and walk-in freezers shall meet the efficiency requirements 515
of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, 516
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency 517
Regulations. On or after January 1, 2010, residential pool pumps shall 518
meet said efficiency requirements; 519
(O) On or after July 19, 2022, residential pool pumps shall meet 520
federal efficiency requirements specified in the dedicated pool pump 521
rules published by the United States Department of Energy on January 522
18, 2017, and effective on May 18, 2017; 523
[(O)] (P) On or after January 1, [2009] 2021, pool heaters shall meet 524
the efficiency requirements [of sections 1605.1 and 1605.3 of the January 525
2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 526
Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations] established in 10 CFR 430 527
by the United States Department of Energy as of April 16, 2013, for gas-528
fired and oil-fired pool heaters and the Air-conditioning, Heating, and 529
Refrigeration Institute Certification Reference 1160 for electric heat 530
pump pool heaters; 531
[(P) By January 1, 2014, compact audio players, digital versatile disc 532
players and digital versatile disc recorders shall meet the requirements 533
shown in Table V-1 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments 534
to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 535
Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) 536
of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards are 537
unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 538
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;] 539
(Q) On or after January 1, 2014, televisions manufactured on or after 540
July 1, 2011, shall meet the requirements shown in Table V-2 of Section 541 Raised Bill No. 178
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1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments to the California Code of 542
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the 543
commissioner [, in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) 544
of this subsection,] determines that such standards are unwarranted and 545
may accept, reject or modify according to [subparagraph (A) of] 546
subdivision (3) of this subsection; and 547
(R) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (Q) of this 548
subdivision, televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, shall 549
meet the efficiency requirements of Sections 1605.3(v)(3)(A), 550
1605.3(v)(3)(B) and 1605.3(v)(3)(C) of the November 2009 amendments 551
to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 552
Article 4, unless the commissioner [, in accordance with subparagraph 553
(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection,] determines that such standards 554
are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 555
[subparagraph (A) of] subdivision (3) of this subsection. 556
(2) Such efficiency standards, where in conflict with the State 557
Building Code, shall take precedence over the standards contained in 558
the Building Code. Not later than July 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter, 559
the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection [shall] may 560
review and increase the level of such efficiency standards by adopting 561
regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 upon a 562
determination that increased efficiency standards would serve to 563
promote energy conservation in the state and would be cost-effective for 564
consumers who purchase and use such new products, provided no such 565
increased efficiency standards shall become effective within one year 566
following the adoption of any amended regulations providing for such 567
increased efficiency standards. 568
(3) [(A)] The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 569
[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 570
chapter 54, to designate additional products to be subject to the 571
provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section and to 572
establish efficiency standards for such products upon a determination 573
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conservation in the state, [(ii)] (B) would be cost-effective for consumers 575
who purchase and use such new products, and [(iii)] (C) would not 576
impose an unreasonable burden on Connecticut businesses. 577
[(B) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 578
consultation with the Multi-State Appliance Standards Collaborative, 579
shall identify additional appliance and equipment efficiency standards. 580
The commissioner shall review all California standards and may review 581
standards from other states in such collaborative. The commissioner 582
shall issue notice of such review in the Connecticut Law Journal, allow 583
for public comment and may hold a public hearing within six months of 584
adoption of an efficiency standard by a cooperative member state 585
regarding a product for which no equivalent Connecticut or federal 586
standard currently exists. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in 587
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 adopting such efficiency 588
standard unless the commissioner makes a specific finding that such 589
standard does not meet the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this 590
subdivision.] 591
(e) On or after July 1, 2006, except for [commercial clothes washers, 592
for which the date shall be July 1, 2007,] commercial refrigerators and 593
freezers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2008, and large packaged air-594
conditioning equipment, for which the date shall be July 1, 2009, no new 595
product of a type set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated 596
by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may be 597
sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state unless the energy efficiency 598
of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 599
in such regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. 600
(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 601
adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the new products 602
set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the 603
commissioner if such procedures are not provided for in the State 604
Building Code. The commissioner shall use United States Department 605
of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test 606
methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The 607 Raised Bill No. 178
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manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of such products to 608
be tested in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant to 609
this subsection or those specified in the State Building Code. 610
(g) Manufacturers of any new products set forth in [subsection (b)] 611
subsections (b) and (i) of this section for which (1) no efficiency 612
standards exist in California, and (2) the [Commissioner of Energy and 613
Environmental Protection] state of Connecticut adopts efficiency 614
standards, shall certify to the [commissioner] Commissioner of Energy 615
and Environmental Protection that such products are in compliance 616
with the provisions of this section, except that certification is not 617
required for single voltage external AC to DC power supplies and walk-618
in refrigerators and walk-in freezers. All single voltage external AC to 619
DC power supplies shall be labeled as described in the January 2006 620
California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1607(9). The 621
commissioner [shall promulgate] may adopt regulations governing the 622
certification of such products. The commissioner shall publish an 623
annual list of any products set forth in [subsection (b)] subsections (b) 624
and (i) of this section on the department's Internet web site that 625
designates which such products are certified in California and which 626
such products not certified in California have demonstrated compliance 627
with efficiency standards adopted [by the commissioner pursuant to 628
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section] in 629
the state of Connecticut. 630
(h) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce the 631
provisions of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this section. Any person 632
who violates any provision of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this 633
section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two hundred 634
fifty dollars. Each violation of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this 635
section shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that such 636
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. 637
(i) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the provisions of 638
this subsection and subsections (j) to (n), inclusive, of this section apply 639
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the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, lease or rent 641
or installed in the state: (1) Air purifier; (2) cold temperature fluorescent 642
lamps; (3) commercial dishwashers; (4) commercial fryers; (5) 643
commercial hot-food holding cabinets; (6) commercial steam cookers; 644
(7) computers and computer monitors; (8) electrical vehicle supply 645
equipment; (9) faucets; (10) general service lamps; (11) high color 646
rendering index fluorescent lamps; (12) impact-resistant fluorescent 647
lamps; (13) portable electric spas; (14) residential ventilating fans; (15) 648
showerheads; (16) spray sprinkler bodies; (17) urinals; (18) water closets; 649
and (19) water coolers. 650
(j) The provisions of subsections (i) to (n), inclusive, of this section, do 651
not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 652
outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 653
sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 654
outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 655
at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 656
installation and use in recreational vehicles. 657
(k) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the following 658
minimum energy efficiency standards are established for the types of 659
products set forth in subsection (i) of this section: 660
(1) Air purifiers, except industrial air purifiers, shall meet the 661
following requirements as measured in accordance with the "Energy 662
Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Room Air 663
Cleaners, Version 2.0": (A) Clean air delivery rate (CADR) for smoke 664
shall be 30 or greater; (B) models with a CADR for smoke less than 100, 665
CADR/Watt for smoke shall be greater than or equal to 1.7; (C) models 666
with a CADR for smoke greater than or equal to 100 and less than 150, 667
CADR/Watt for smoke shall be greater than or equal to 1.9; (D) models 668
with a CADR for smoke greater than or equal to 150, CADR/Watt for 669
smoke shall be greater than or equal to 2.0; (E) for ozone-emitting 670
models, measured ozone shall be less than or equal to 50 parts per billion 671
(ppb); (F) models with a Wi-Fi network connection enabled by default 672
when shipped, partial on mode power shall not exceed 2 watts; and (G) 673 Raised Bill No. 178
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models without a Wi-Fi network connection enabled by default when 674
shipped, partial on mode power shall not exceed 1 watt. 675
(2) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the version 2.0 676
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements 677
Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers" developed by the 678
United States Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the 679
qualification criteria of that specification; 680
(3) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the version 2.0 product 681
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 682
Specification for Commercial Fryers" developed by the United States 683
Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the qualification criteria of 684
that specification; 685
(4) Commercial hot-food holding cabinets shall meet the qualification 686
criteria of the version 2.0 "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 687
Specification for Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets"; 688
(5) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the requirements of the 689
version 1.2 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 690
Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Steam Cookers" 691
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 692
(6) Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements 693
of subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, 694
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and compliance with such 695
requirements shall be as measured in accordance with test methods 696
prescribed in subsection (v) of section 1604 of said California regulation. 697
Any regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this 698
subsection shall define "computer" and "computer monitor" to have the 699
same meaning as set forth in subsection (v) of section 1602 of the 700
California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, 701
provided the commissioner may amend such regulations so that the 702
definitions of "computer" and "computer monitor" and the minimum 703
efficiency standards for computers and computer monitors conform to 704
subsequently adopted versions of the referenced sections of the 705 Raised Bill No. 178
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California Code of Regulations; 706
(7) Electric vehicle supply equipment included in the scope of the 707
version 1.0 "Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification 708
for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment" (Rev. Apr-2017), shall meet the 709
qualification criteria of that specification. 710
(8) Faucets, except for metering faucets, shall meet the standards in 711
this subparagraph when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test 712
Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and 713
Showerheads" in Appendix S to Subpart B to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in 714
effect on January 3, 2017. Lavatory faucets and replacement aerators 715
shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute at 60 716
pounds per square inch. Residential kitchen faucets and replacement 717
aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.8 gallons per minute 718
at 60 pounds per square inch, with optional temporary flow of 2.2 719
gallons per minute, provided they default to a maximum flow rate of 1.8 720
gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch after each use. Public 721
lavatory faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum 722
flow rate of 0.5 gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch; 723
(9) General service lamps shall meet or exceed a lamp efficacy of 45 724
lumens per watt, when tested in accordance with the applicable federal 725
test procedures for general service lamps, prescribed in 10 CFR 726
430.23(gg) in effect on January 3, 2017; 727
(10) High color rendering index fluorescent lamps shall meet the 728
minimum efficacy requirements contained in 10 CFR 430.32(n)(4) in 729
effect on January 3, 2017, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform 730
Test Method for Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE), Color 731
Rendering Index (CRI), and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 732
Electric Lamps" in Appendix R to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on 733
January 3, 2017; 734
(11) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of the 735
"American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy 736
Efficiency" ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2019; 737 Raised Bill No. 178
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(12) Residential ventilating fans shall meet the qualification criteria of 738
the version 4.1 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 739
Requirements Product Specification for Residential Ventilating Fans" 740
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 741
(13) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 2.0 742
gallons per minute at 80 pounds per square inch when tested in 743
accordance with the "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water 744
Consumption of Faucets and Showerheads" in Appendix S to 10 CFR 745
430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017; 746
(14) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from the 747
scope of the version 1.0 product specification of the "WaterSense 748
Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies" developed by the United States 749
Environmental Protection Agency shall include an integral pressure 750
regulator and shall meet the water efficiency and performance criteria 751
and other requirements of that specification; 752
(15) Urinals and water closets, other than those designed and 753
marketed exclusively for use at prisons or mental health facilities, shall 754
meet the standards in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of this 755
subdivision when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test Method 756
for Measuring the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinals" in 757
Appendix T to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017, and 758
water closets shall pass the waste extraction test for water closets in 759
Section 7.10 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 760
A112.19.2/CSA B45.1-2018. (A) Wall-mounted urinals, except for 761
trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons 762
per flush. (B) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, 763
shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons per flush. (C) Water 764
closets, except for dual-flush tank-type water closets, shall have a 765
maximum flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush. (D) Dual-flush tank-766
type water closets shall have a maximum dual-flush effective flush 767
volume of 1.28 gallons per flush; 768
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specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 770
Specification for Water Coolers" developed by the United States 771
Environmental Protection Agency shall have on mode with no water 772
draw energy consumption less than or equal the following values as 773
measured in accordance with the test requirements of that program: (A) 774
0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold only unit water coolers and cook 775
and cold unit water coolers; (B) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for storage-776
type hot and cold unit water coolers; and (C) 0.18 kilowatt-hours per 777
day for on demand hot and cold unit water coolers. 778
(l) (1) Not more than one hundred eighty days after the effective date 779
of this section, and as determined to be necessary by the commissioner 780
thereafter, the commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General, 781
shall determine if the regulation of any general service lamp is subject 782
to federal preemption. Not more than one hundred eighty days after the 783
effective date of this section, no general service lamp that is not subject 784
to federal preemption may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless 785
the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency 786
standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section. 787
(2) Before January 1, 2022, no new commercial hot-food holding 788
cabinet, portable electric spa or bottle-type water dispenser may be sold 789
or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency of the 790
new product meets or exceeds any efficiency standards set forth in the 791
regulations of state agencies. 792
(3) On and after January 1, 2022, no new air purifier, cold temperature 793
fluorescent lamp, commercial dishwasher, commercial fryer, 794
commercial hot-food holding cabinet, commercial steam cooker, 795
computer or computer monitor, electric vehicle supply equipment, 796
faucet, impact-resistant fluorescent lamp, portable electric spa, 797
residential ventilating fan, showerhead, spray sprinkler body, urinal, 798
water closet or water cooler may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent 799
in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the 800
efficiency standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section. 801 Raised Bill No. 178
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(4) On and after January 1, 2022, no new portable air conditioner may 802
be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency 803
of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 804
in subsection (k) of this section. 805
(5) On and after January 1, 2023, no new high color rendering index 806
fluorescent lamp may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state 807
unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency 808
standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section, provided, if, on or 809
after January 1, 2022, the state of California adopts a standards for such 810
new product, the commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance 811
with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the efficiency standards 812
set forth in subsection (k) of this section for such new product before 813
January 1, 2023. 814
(6) One year after the date upon which the sale or offering for sale of 815
certain products becomes subject to the requirements of subdivision (1), 816
(2), (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection, no such products may be installed 817
for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new product 818
meets or exceeds the efficiency standards provided in subsection (k) of 819
this section. 820
(m) If any energy or water conservation standards issued or 821
approved for publication on or before January 1, 2018, pursuant to the 822
Energy Policy and Conservation Act 10 CFR 430 to 10 CFR 431 by the 823
Office of the United States Secretary of Energy are withdrawn, repealed 824
or otherwise voided, the minimum energy or water efficiency level 825
permitted for products previously subject to such energy or water 826
conservation standards shall be such previously applicable federal 827
energy or water conservation standards as such standards existed on 828
January 1, 2018, and no new product may be sold or offered for sale, 829
lease or rent in the state unless it meets or exceeds such standards. This 830
subsection shall not apply to any federal energy or water conservation 831
standard set aside by a court upon the petition of a person who will be 832
adversely affected, as provided in 42 USC 6306(b). 833 Raised Bill No. 178
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(n) (1) The commissioner may test products set forth in subsection (i) 834
of this section. If any product tested is found not to be in compliance 835
with the minimum efficiency standards established in subsection (k) of 836
this section, the commissioner shall (A) charge the manufacturer of such 837
product for the cost of the purchase and testing of the product, and (B) 838
make information available to the Attorney General and the public 839
concerning such product. 840
(2) The commissioner may, after giving prior notice and at reasonable 841
and convenient hours, as determined by the commissioner, periodically 842
inspect or cause inspections to be made of distributors and retailers of 843
new products set forth in subsection (i) of this section to determine 844
compliance with the provisions of this subsection and subsections (i) to 845
(m), inclusive, of this section. The commissioner shall coordinate with 846
the State Building Inspector to conduct or cause to be conducted 847
inspections of newly constructed buildings containing new products 848
that are also subject to the State Building Code before such buildings are 849
occupied. 850
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2020 16a-48
Statement of Purpose:
To establish and update state appliance and equipment energy and
water efficiency standards.
[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.]