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Connecticut Senate Bill SB00178 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 1645 1 of 28
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 178
6	6	February Session, 2020
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10	10	Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING EN ERGY EFFICIENCY STAN DARDS.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	21	Assembly convened:
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23	23	Section 1. Section 16a-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
24	24	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 2
25	25	(a) As used in this section: 3
26	26	(1) "Department" means the Department of Energy and 4
27	27	Environmental Protection; 5
28	28	(2) "Fluorescent lamp ballast" or "ballast" means a device designed to 6
29	29	operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage and current 7
30	30	and limiting the current during normal operation, but does not include 8
31	31	such devices that have a dimming capability or are intended for use in 9
32	32	ambient temperatures of zero degrees Fahrenheit or less or have a 10
33	33	power factor of less than sixty-one hundredths for a single F40T12 lamp; 11
34	34	(3) "F40T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal 12
35	35	forty-watt lamp, with a forty-eight-inch tube length and one and one-13
36	36	half inches in diameter; 14 Raised Bill No. 178
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42	42	(4) "F96T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal 15
43	43	seventy-five-watt lamp with a ninety-six-inch tube length and one and 16
44	44	one-half inches in diameter; 17
45	45	(5) "Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit consisting of a 18
46	46	fluorescent lamp, or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute 19
47	47	the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such lamps 20
48	48	to the power supply; 21
49	49	(6) "New product" means a product that is sold, offered for sale, or 22
50	50	installed for the first time and specifically includes floor models and 23
51	51	demonstration units; 24
52	52	(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 25
53	53	Environmental Protection; 26
54	54	(8) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted pursuant 27
55	55	to section 29-252; 28
56	56	(9) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means a portable electric lighting 29
57	57	fixture with a reflector bowl giving light directed upward so as to give 30
58	58	indirect illumination; 31
59	59	(10) "Unit heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type 32
60	60	commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane and that is 33
61	61	designed to be installed without ducts within the heated space. "Unit 34
62	62	heater" does not include a product regulated by federal standards 35
63	63	pursuant to 42 USC 6291, as amended from time to time, a product that 36
64	64	is a direct vent, forced flue heater with a sealed combustion burner, or 37
65	65	any oil fired heating system; 38
66	66	(11) "Transformer" means a device consisting of two or more coils of 39
67	67	insulated wire that transfers alternating current by electromagnetic 40
68	68	induction from one coil to another in order to change the original 41
69	69	voltage or current value; 42
70	70	(12) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means a transformer that: 43
71	71	(A) Has an input voltage of six hundred volts or less; (B) is between 44 Raised Bill No. 178
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77	77	fourteen kilovolt-amperes and two thousand five hundred one kilovolt-45
78	78	amperes in size; (C) is air-cooled; and (D) does not use oil as a coolant. 46
79	79	"Low-voltage dry-type transformer" does not include such transformers 47
80	80	excluded from the low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer 48
81	81	definition contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: 49
82	82	Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations; 50
83	83	(13) "Pass-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer with 51
84	84	hinged or sliding doors on both the front and rear of the refrigerator or 52
85	85	freezer; 53
86	86	(14) "Reach-in cabinet" means a refrigerator, freezer, or combination 54
87	87	thereof, with hinged or sliding doors or lids; 55
88	88	(15) "Roll-in" or "roll-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer 56
89	89	with hinged or sliding doors that allows wheeled racks of product to be 57
90	90	rolled into or through the refrigerator or freezer; 58
91	91	(16) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means reach-in cabinets, 59
92	92	pass-through cabinets, roll-in cabinets and roll-through cabinets that 60
93	93	have less than eighty-five feet of capacity, which are designed for the 61
94	94	refrigerated or frozen storage of food and food products; 62
95	95	(17) "Traffic signal module" means a standard eight-inch or twelve-63
96	96	inch round traffic signal indicator consisting of a light source, lens and 64
97	97	all parts necessary for operation and communication of movement 65
98	98	messages to drivers through red, amber and green colors; 66
99	99	(18) "Illuminated exit sign" means an internally illuminated sign that 67
100	100	is designed to be permanently fixed in place and used to identify an exit 68
101	101	by means of a light source that illuminates the sign or letters from within 69
102	102	where the background of the exit sign is not transparent; 70
103	103	(19) "Packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-conditioning 71
104	104	equipment that is built as a package and shipped as a whole to end-user 72
105	105	sites; 73
106	106	(20) "Large packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-cooled 74 Raised Bill No. 178
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112	112	packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than two hundred 75
113	113	forty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity; 76
114	114	(21) "Commercial clothes washer" means a soft mount front-loading 77
115	115	or soft mount top-loading clothes washer that is designed for use in (A) 78
116	116	applications where the occupants of more than one household will be 79
117	117	using it, such as in multifamily housing common areas and coin 80
118	118	laundries; or (B) other commercial applications, if the clothes container 81
119	119	compartment is no greater than three and one-half cubic feet for 82
120	120	horizontal-axis clothes washers or no greater than four cubic feet for 83
121	121	vertical-axis clothes washers; 84
122	122	(22) "Energy efficiency ratio" means a measure of the relative 85
123	123	efficiency of a heating or cooling appliance that is equal to the unit's 86
124	124	output in BTUs per hour divided by its consumption of energy, 87
125	125	measured in watts; 88
126	126	(23) "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity use to total 89
127	127	furnace energy use; 90
128	128	(24) "Boiler" means a space heater that is a self-contained appliance 91
129	129	for supplying steam or hot water primarily intended for space-heating. 92
130	130	"Boiler" does not include hot water supply boilers; 93
131	131	(25) "Central furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed 94
132	132	to supply heated air through ducts of more than ten inches in length; 95
133	133	(26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means a product that utilizes only 96
134	134	single-phase electric current or single-phase electric current or DC 97
135	135	current in conjunction with natural gas, propane or home heating oil 98
136	136	and that (A) is designed to be the principal heating source for the living 99
137	137	space of a residence; (B) is not contained within the same cabinet as a 100
138	138	central air conditioner with a rated cooling capacity of not less than 101
139	139	sixty-five thousand BTUs per hour; (C) is an electric central furnace, 102
140	140	electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace or low 103
141	141	pressure steam or hot water boiler; and (D) has a heat input rate of less 104
142	142	than three hundred thousand BTUs per hour for an electric boiler and 105 Raised Bill No. 178
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146	146	LCO No. 1645 5 of 28
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148	148	low pressure steam or hot water boiler and less than two hundred 106
149	149	twenty-five thousand BTUs per hour for a forced-air central furnace, 107
150	150	gravity central furnace and electric central furnace; 108
151	151	(27) "Furnace air handler" means the section of the furnace that 109
152	152	includes the fan, blower and housing, generally upstream of the burners 110
153	153	and heat exchanger. The furnace air handler may include a filter and a 111
154	154	cooling coil; 112
155	155	(28) "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which light is 113
156	156	produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor or gas, 114
157	157	the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall temperature and the 115
158	158	arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts per square 116
159	159	centimeter; 117
160	160	(29) "Metal halide lamp" means a high intensity discharge lamp in 118
161	161	which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation of metal 119
162	162	halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in combination with 120
163	163	metallic vapors; 121
164	164	(30) "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed to be 122
165	165	operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a metal halide lamp; 123
166	166	(31) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means a ballast used to operate 124
167	167	metal halide lamps that does not contain an ignitor and that instead 125
168	168	starts lamps by using a third starting electrode probe in the arc tube; 126
169	169	(32) "Single voltage external AC to DC power supply" means a device 127
170	170	that (A) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower voltage 128
171	171	DC output; (B) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage at a time; 129
172	172	(C) is sold with, or intended to be used with, a separate end use product 130
173	173	that constitutes the primary power load; (D) is contained within a 131
174	174	separate physical enclosure from the end use product; (E) is connected 132
175	175	to the end use product in a removable or hard-wired male and female 133
176	176	electrical connection, cable, cord or other wiring; (F) does not have 134
177	177	batteries or battery packs, including those that are removable or that 135
178	178	physically attach directly to the power supply unit; (G) does not have a 136 Raised Bill No. 178
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182	182	LCO No. 1645 6 of 28
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184	184	battery chemistry or type selector switch and indicator light or a battery 137
185	185	chemistry or type selector switch and a state of charge meter; and (H) 138
186	186	has a nameplate output power less than or equal to two hundred fifty 139
187	187	watts; 140
188	188	(33) "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp that 141
189	189	is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service applications, 142
190	190	has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct the light, has 143
191	191	an E26 medium screw base, a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at 144
192	192	least partially within one hundred fifteen to one hundred thirty volts, 145
193	193	and that falls into one of the following categories: (A) A bulged reflector 146
194	194	or elliptical reflector or a blown PAR bulb shape and that has a diameter 147
195	195	that equals or exceeds two and one-quarter inches, or (B) a reflector, 148
196	196	parabolic aluminized reflector, bulged reflector or similar bulb shape 149
197	197	and that has a diameter of two and one-quarter to two and three-150
198	198	quarters inches. "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" does not 151
199	199	include ER30, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of not more than fifty watts, 152
200	200	BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of sixty-five watts and R20 lamps of not 153
201	201	more than forty-five watts; 154
202	202	(34) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses 155
203	203	a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water; 156
204	204	(35) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, fully-157
205	205	enclosed compartment with one or more solid or [partial glass] 158
206	206	transparent doors [that is] designed to maintain the temperature of hot 159
207	207	food that has been cooked [in] using a separate appliance. "Commercial 160
208	208	hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass merchandizing 161
209	209	cabinets, drawer warmers or cook-and-hold appliances; 162
210	210	(36) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating 163
211	211	nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming 164
212	212	pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications, including natural gas, 165
213	213	heat pump, oil and electric resistance pool heaters; 166
214	214	(37) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric spa or hot 167
215	215	tub, [supplied with equipment for heating and circulating water] which 168 Raised Bill No. 178
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221	221	may include any combination of integral controls, water heating or 169
222	222	water circulating equipment; 170
223	223	(38) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate and 171
224	224	filter pool water to maintain clarity and sanitation; 172
225	225	(39) "Walk-in refrigerator" means a space refrigerated to 173
226	226	temperatures at or above thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total 174
227	227	chilled storage area of less than three thousand square feet, can be 175
228	228	walked into and is designed for the refrigerated storage of food and food 176
229	229	products. "Walk-in refrigerator" does not include refrigerated 177
230	230	warehouses and products designed and marketed exclusively for 178
231	231	medical, scientific or research purposes; 179
232	232	(40) "Walk-in freezer" means a space refrigerated to temperatures 180
233	233	below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total chilled storage area 181
234	234	of less than three thousand square feet, can be walked into and is 182
235	235	designed for the frozen storage of food and food products. "Walk-in 183
236	236	freezer" does not include refrigerated warehouses and products 184
237	237	designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific or research 185
238	238	purposes; 186
239	239	(41) "Central air conditioner" means a central air conditioning model 187
240	240	that consists of one or more factory-made assemblies, which normally 188
241	241	include an evaporator or cooling coil, compressor and condenser. 189
242	242	Central air conditioning models may provide the function of air cooling, 190
243	243	air cleaning, dehumidifying or humidifying; 191
244	244	(42) "Combination television" means a system in which a television 192
245	245	or television monitor and an additional device or devices, including, but 193
246	246	not limited to, a digital versatile disc player or video cassette recorder, 194
247	247	are combined into a single unit in which the additional devices are 195
248	248	included in the television casing; 196
249	249	[(43) "Compact audio player" means an integrated audio system 197
250	250	encased in a single housing that includes an amplifier and radio tuner 198
251	251	with attached or separable speakers and can reproduce audio from one 199 Raised Bill No. 178
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257	257	or more of the following media: Magnetic tape, compact disc, digital 200
258	258	versatile disc or flash memory. "Compact audio player" does not mean 201
259	259	a product that can be independently powered by internal batteries, has 202
260	260	a powered external satellite antenna or can provide a video output 203
261	261	signal;] 204
262	262	[(44)] (43) "Component television" means a television composed of 205
263	263	two or more separate components, such as a separate display device and 206
264	264	tuner, marketed and sold as a television under one model or system 207
265	265	designation, which may have more than one power cord; 208
266	266	[(45)] (44) "Computer monitor" means an analog or digital device 209
267	267	designed primarily for the display of computer generated signals and 210
268	268	that is not marketed for use as a television; 211
269	269	[(46)] (45) "Digital versatile disc" means a laser-encoded plastic 212
270	270	medium capable of storing a large amount of digital audio, video and 213
271	271	computer data; 214
272	272	[(47)] (46) "Digital versatile disc player" means a commercially 215
273	273	available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an 216
274	274	integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the decoding 217
275	275	of digitized video signals; 218
276	276	[(48) "Digital versatile disc recorder" means a commercially available 219
277	277	electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral 220
278	278	power supply and for which the sole purpose is the production or 221
279	279	recording of digitized audio, video and computer signals on a digital 222
280	280	versatile disc. "Digital versatile disc recorder" does not include a model 223
281	281	that has an electronic programming guide function;] 224
282	282	[(49)] (47) "Television" means an analog or digital device designed 225
283	283	primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, satellite, cable, 226
284	284	internet protocol television or other broadcast or recorded transmission 227
285	285	of analog or digital video and audio signals. "Television" includes 228
286	286	combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions 229
287	287	and any unit that is marketed to consumers as a television but does not 230 Raised Bill No. 178
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293	293	include a computer monitor; 231
294	294	[(50)] (48) "Television monitor" means a television that does not have 232
295	295	an internal tuner/receiver or playback device; [.] 233
296	296	(49) "Compressor" means a machine or apparatus that converts 234
297	297	different types of energy into the potential energy of gas pressure for 235
298	298	displacement and compression of gaseous media to any higher-pressure 236
299	299	values above atmospheric pressure and has a pressure ratio at full-load 237
300	300	operating pressure greater than 1.3; 238
301	301	(50) "Air purifier" or "room air cleaner" means an electric, cord-239
302	302	connected, portable appliance that removes particulate matter from the 240
303	303	air; 241
304	304	(51) "Industrial air purifier" means an indoor air cleaning device 242
305	305	manufactured, advertised, marketed, labeled and used solely for 243
306	306	industrial use that is marketed solely through industrial supply outlets 244
307	307	or businesses and prominently labeled as "Solely for industrial use. 245
308	308	Potential health hazard: emits ozone."; 246
309	309	(52) "Cold temperature fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 247
310	310	that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that (A) is specifically designed 248
311	311	to start at -20˚F when used with a ballast conforming to the requirements 249
312	312	of ANSI C78.81 and ANSI C78.901; and (B) is expressly designated as a 250
313	313	cold temperature lamp both in markings on the lamp and in marketing 251
314	314	materials, including, but not limited to, catalogs, sales literature and 252
315	315	promotional material; 253
316	316	(53) "Commercial dishwasher" means a machine designed to clean 254
317	317	and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, utensils and trays 255
318	318	by applying sprays of detergent solution, with or without blasting 256
319	319	media granules, and a sanitizing rinse; 257
320	320	(54) "Commercial fryer" means an appliance, including a cooking 258
321	321	vessel, in which oil is placed to such a depth that the cooking food is 259
322	322	supported by displacement of the cooking fluid rather than by the 260 Raised Bill No. 178
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328	328	bottom of the vessel and heat is delivered to the cooking fluid by means 261
329	329	of an immersed electric element of band-wrapped vessel, including, but 262
330	330	not limited to, an electric fryer, or by heat transfer from gas burners 263
331	331	through either the walls of the fryer or through tubes passing through 264
332	332	the cooking fluid, including, but not limited to, a gas fryer; 265
333	333	(55) "Commercial steam cooker" or "compartment steamer" means a 266
334	334	device with one or more food-steaming compartments in which the 267
335	335	energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact, 268
336	336	including, but not limited to, the following models: Countertop models, 269
337	337	wall-mounted models and floor models mounted on a stand, pedestal 270
338	338	or cabinet-style base; 271
339	339	(56) "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing, 272
340	340	regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services 273
341	341	rendered; 274
342	342	(57) "Electric vehicle supply equipment" means conductors, 275
343	343	including ungrounded, grounded and equipment grounding 276
344	344	conductors, electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs and all other 277
345	345	fittings, devices, power outlets or apparatuses installed specifically for 278
346	346	the purpose of delivering energy from the premises wiring to the electric 279
347	347	vehicle. "Electric vehicle supply equipment" includes charging cords 280
348	348	with NEMA 5-15P and NEMA 5-20P attachment plugs. "Electric vehicle 281
349	349	supply equipment" does not include conductors, connectors and fittings 282
350	350	that are part of a vehicle; 283
351	351	(58) "General service lamp" means a lamp that: (A) Has an American 284
352	352	National Standards Institute base; (B) is able to operate at a voltage of 285
353	353	twelve volts or twenty-four volts, at or between one hundred to one 286
354	354	hundred thirty volts, at or between two hundred twenty to two hundred 287
355	355	forty volts, or of two hundred seventy-seven volts for integrated lamps, 288
356	356	or is able to operate at any voltage for nonintegrated lamps; (C) has an 289
357	357	initial lumen output of greater than or equal to three hundred ten 290
358	358	lumens, or two hundred thirty-two lumens for modified spectrum 291
359	359	general service incandescent lamps, and less than or equal to three 292 Raised Bill No. 178
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365	365	thousand three hundred lumens; (D) is not a light fixture; (E) is not an 293
366	366	LED downlight retrofit kit; and (F) is used in general lighting 294
367	367	applications. "General service lamps" include, but are not limited to, 295
368	368	general service incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, general 296
369	369	service light-emitting diode lamps and general service organic light-297
370	370	emitting diode lamps. "General service lamps" do not include: (i) 298
371	371	Appliance lamps; (ii) black light lamps; (iii) bug lamps; (iv) colored 299
372	372	lamps; (v) G shape lamps with a diameter of five inches or more as 300
373	373	defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–2002; (vi) 301
374	374	general service fluorescent lamps; (vii) high-intensity discharge lamps; 302
375	375	(viii) infrared lamps; (ix) J, JC, JCD, JCS, JCV, JCX, JD, JS and JT shape 303
376	376	lamps that do not have Edison screw bases; (x) lamps that have a wedge 304
377	377	base or prefocus base; (xi) left-hand thread lamps; (xii) marine lamps; 305
378	378	(xiii) marine signal service lamps; (xiv) mine service lamps; (xv) MR 306
379	379	shape lamps that have a first number symbol equal to sixteen and a 307
380	380	diameter equal to two inches as defined in American National 308
381	381	Standards Institute C79.1–2002, operate at twelve volts and have a 309
382	382	lumen output greater than or equal to eight hundred; (xvi) other 310
383	383	fluorescent lamps; (xvii) plant light lamps; (xviii) R20 short lamps; (ixx) 311
384	384	reflector lamps that have a first number symbol less than sixteen and a 312
385	385	diameter less than two inches as defined in American National 313
386	386	Standards Institute C79.1–2002 and that do not have E26/E24, E26d, 314
387	387	E26/50x39, E26/53x39, E29/28, E29/53x39, E39, E39d, EP39 or EX39 315
388	388	bases; (xx) S shape or G shape lamps that have a first number symbol 316
389	389	less than or equal to 12.5 and a diameter less than or equal to 1.5625 317
390	390	inches as defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–2002; 318
391	391	(xxi) sign service lamps; (xxii) silver bowl lamps; (xxiii) showcase lamps; 319
392	392	(xxiv) specialty MR lamps; (xxv) T shape lamps that have a first number 320
393	393	symbol less than or equal to eight and a diameter less than or equal to 321
394	394	one inch as defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–322
395	395	2002, have nominal overall length less than twelve inches and are not 323
396	396	compact fluorescent lamps; and (xxvi) traffic signal lamps; 324
397	397	(59) "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" means a 325
398	398	fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or greater 326 Raised Bill No. 178
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404	404	that is not a compact fluorescent lamp; 327
405	405	(60) "Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 328
406	406	that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that (A) has a coating or 329
407	407	equivalent technology that is in compliance with NSF/ANSI 51 and is 330
408	408	designed to contain the glass if the glass envelope of the lamp is broken; 331
409	409	and (B) is designated and marketed for the intended application, with 332
410	410	the designation on the lamp packaging and marketing materials that 333
411	411	identify the lamp as being impact-resistant, shatter-resistant, shatter-334
412	412	proof or shatter-protected; 335
413	413	(61) "Faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, 336
414	414	public lavatory faucet or replacement aerator for a lavatory, public 337
415	415	lavatory or kitchen faucet; 338
416	416	(62) "Public lavatory faucet" means a fitting intended to be installed 339
417	417	in nonresidential bathrooms that are exposed to walk-in traffic; 340
418	418	(63) "Metering faucet" means a fitting that, when turned on, will 341
419	419	gradually shut itself off over a period of several seconds; 342
420	420	(64) "Replacement aerator" means an aerator sold as a replacement, 343
421	421	separate from the faucet to which it is intended to be attached; 344
422	422	(65) "Plumbing fixture" means an exchangeable device that connects 345
423	423	to a plumbing system to deliver and drain away water and waste; 346
424	424	(66) "Urinal" means a plumbing fixture that receives only liquid body 347
425	425	waste and conveys the waste through a trap into a drainage system; 348
426	426	(67) "Water closet" means a plumbing fixture having a water-349
427	427	containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body waste through 350
428	428	an exposed integral trap into a drainage system; 351
429	429	(68) "Dual-flush effective flush volume" means the average flush 352
430	430	volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush; 353
431	431	(69) "Dual-flush water closet" means a water closet incorporating a 354 Raised Bill No. 178
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437	437	feature that allows the user to flush the water closet with either a 355
438	438	reduced or a full volume of water; 356
439	439	(70) "Trough-type urinal" means a urinal designed for simultaneous 357
440	440	use by two or more persons; 358
441	441	(71) "Portable air conditioner" means a portable encased assembly, 359
442	442	other than a packaged terminal air conditioner, room air conditioner or 360
443	443	dehumidifier, that delivers cooled, conditioned air to an enclosed space, 361
444	444	is powered by single-phase electric current, includes a source of 362
445	445	refrigeration, may include additional means for air circulation and 363
446	446	heating and may be a single-duct portable air conditioner or a dual-duct 364
447	447	portable air conditioner; 365
448	448	(72) "Single-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air 366
449	449	conditioner that draws all of the condenser inlet air from the 367
450	450	conditioned space without the means of a duct and discharges the 368
451	451	condenser outlet air outside the conditioned space through a single duct 369
452	452	attached to an adjustable window bracket; 370
453	453	(73) "Dual-duct portable air conditioner" means a portable air 371
454	454	conditioner that draws some or all of the condenser inlet air from 372
455	455	outside the conditioned space through a duct attached to an adjustable 373
456	456	window bracket, may draw additional condenser inlet air from the 374
457	457	conditioned space and discharges the condenser outlet air outside the 375
458	458	conditioned space by means of a separate duct attached to an adjustable 376
459	459	window bracket; 377
460	460	(74) "Residential ventilating fan" means a ceiling, wall-mounted or 378
461	461	remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be used in a bathroom or 379
462	462	utility room, whose purpose is to move air from inside the building to 380
463	463	the outdoors; 381
464	464	(75) "Showerhead" means  a device through which water is 382
465	465	discharged for a shower bath and includes a hand-held showerhead but 383
466	466	does not include a safety shower showerhead; 384 Raised Bill No. 178
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472	472	(76) "Hand-held showerhead" means a showerhead that can be held 385
473	473	or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather and 386
474	474	that is connected to a flexible hose; 387
475	475	(77) "Spray sprinkler body" means the exterior case or shell of a 388
476	476	sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping system 389
477	477	designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice; 390
478	478	(78) "Water cooler" means a freestanding device that consumes 391
479	479	energy to cool or heat potable water; 392
480	480	(79) "Cold only unit water cooler" means a water cooler that dispenses 393
481	481	cold water only; 394
482	482	(80) "Hot and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 395
483	483	dispenses both hot and cold water and may dispense room-temperature 396
484	484	water; 397
485	485	(81) "Cook and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 398
486	486	dispenses both cold and room-temperature water; 399
487	487	(82) "Storage-type water cooler" means a water cooler where 400
488	488	thermally conditioned water is stored in a tank in the water cooler and 401
489	489	is available instantaneously, including, but not limited to, point-of-use, 402
490	490	dry storage compartment and bottled water coolers; 403
491	491	(83) "On demand water cooler" means a water cooler that heats water 404
492	492	as it is requested and typically takes a few minutes to deliver. 405
493	493	(b) The provisions of this subsection and subsections (c) to (h), 406
494	494	inclusive, of this section apply to the testing, certification and 407
495	495	enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new 408
496	496	products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state: (1) [Commercial 409
497	497	clothes washers; (2) commercial] Commercial refrigerators and freezers; 410
498	498	[(3)] (2) illuminated exit signs; [(4)] (3) large packaged air-conditioning 411
499	499	equipment; [(5)] (4) low voltage dry-type distribution transformers; [(6)] 412
500	500	(5) torchiere lighting fixtures; [(7)] (6) traffic signal modules; [(8)] (7) unit 413
501	501	heaters; [(9)] (8) residential furnaces and boilers; [(10)] (9) residential 414 Raised Bill No. 178
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507	507	pool pumps; [(11)] (10) metal halide lamp fixtures; [(12)] (11) single 415
508	508	voltage external AC to DC power supplies; [(13)] (12) state regulated 416
509	509	incandescent reflector lamps; [(14)] (13) bottle-type water dispensers; 417
510	510	[(15) commercial hot food holding cabinets; (16) portable electric spas; 418
511	511	(17)] (14) walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers; [(18)] (15) pool 419
512	512	heaters; [(19) compact audio players; (20)] (16) televisions; [(21) digital 420
513	513	versatile disc players; (22) digital versatile disc recorders;] and [(23)] (17) 421
514	514	any other products as may be designated by the commissioner in 422
515	515	accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section. 423
516	516	(c) The provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section 424
517	517	do not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 425
518	518	outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 426
519	519	sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 427
520	520	outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 428
521	521	at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 429
522	522	installation and use in recreational vehicles. 430
523	523	(d) (1) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 431
524	524	[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 432
525	525	chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsections (b) to (h), 433
526	526	inclusive, of this section and to establish minimum energy efficiency 434
527	527	standards for the types of new products set forth in subsection (b) of this 435
528	528	section. [The regulations shall provide for] Upon the effective date of 436
529	529	this section, the following minimum energy efficiency standards shall 437
530	530	apply: 438
531	531	(A) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements [shown 439
532	532	in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 440
533	533	20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4] of federal efficiency standards, 441
534	534	provided such standards are equivalent to or have a higher efficiency 442
535	535	than the standards required by the United States Department of Energy 443
536	536	on January 1, 2018; 444
537	537	(B) Commercial refrigerators and freezers shall meet the August 1, 445
538	538	2004, requirements shown in Table A-6 of said California regulation; 446 Raised Bill No. 178
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544	544	(C) Illuminated exit signs shall meet the version 2.0 product 447
545	545	specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Exit Signs" 448
546	546	developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 449
547	547	(D) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not more 450
548	548	than seven hundred sixty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 451
549	549	meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 10.0 for units using both 452
550	550	electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 453
551	551	conditioning, and 9.8 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 454
552	552	air conditioning; 455
553	553	(E) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than 456
554	554	seven hundred sixty-one thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall meet 457
555	555	a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 9.7 for units using both electric 458
556	556	heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air conditioning, 459
557	557	and 9.5 for units using both natural gas heat and electric air 460
558	558	conditioning; 461
559	559	(F) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet or 462
560	560	exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of the National 463
561	561	Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard TP-1-2002; 464
562	562	(G) Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than one 465
563	563	hundred ninety watts and shall not be capable of operating with lamps 466
564	564	that total more than one hundred ninety watts; 467
565	565	(H) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of the 468
566	566	"Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed by 469
567	567	the United States Environmental Protection Agency that took effect in 470
568	568	February, 2001, except where the department, in consultation with the 471
569	569	Commissioner of Transportation, determines that such specification 472
570	570	would compromise safe signal operation; 473
571	571	(I) Unit heaters shall not have pilot lights and shall have either power 474
572	572	venting or an automatic flue damper; 475
573	573	(J) On or after January 1, 2009, residential furnaces and boilers 476 Raised Bill No. 178
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575	575
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579	579	purchased by the state shall meet or exceed the following annual fuel 477
580	580	utilization efficiency: (i) For gas and propane furnaces, ninety per cent 478
581	581	annual fuel utilization efficiency, (ii) for oil furnaces, eighty-three per 479
582	582	cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iii) for gas and propane hot water 480
583	583	boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iv) for oil-481
584	584	fired hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization 482
585	585	efficiency, (v) for gas and propane steam boilers, eighty-two per cent 483
586	586	annual fuel utilization efficiency, (vi) for oil-fired steam boilers, eighty-484
587	587	two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, and (vii) for furnaces with 485
588	588	furnace air handlers, an electricity ratio of not more than 2.0, except air 486
589	589	handlers for oil furnaces with a capacity of less than ninety-four 487
590	590	thousand BTUs per hour shall have an electricity ratio of 2.3 or less; 488
591	591	(K) On or after January 1, 2010, metal halide lamp fixtures designed 489
592	592	to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to one hundred 490
593	593	fifty watts but less than or equal to five hundred watts shall not contain 491
594	594	a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast; 492
595	595	(L) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies manufactured 493
596	596	on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the energy efficiency standards of 494
597	597	table U-1 of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 495
598	598	Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 496
599	599	Efficiency Regulations. This standard applies to single voltage AC to DC 497
600	600	power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold as a 498
601	601	component of or in conjunction with another product. This standard 499
602	602	shall not apply to single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies sold 500
603	603	with products subject to certification by the United States Food and 501
604	604	Drug Administration. A single-voltage external AC to DC power supply 502
605	605	that is made available by a manufacturer directly to a consumer or to a 503
606	606	service or repair facility after and separate from the original sale of the 504
607	607	product requiring the power supply as a service part or spare part shall 505
608	608	not be required to meet the standards in said table U-1 until five years 506
609	609	after the effective dates indicated in the table; 507
610	610	(M) On or after January 1, 2009, state regulated incandescent reflector 508
611	611	lamps shall be manufactured to meet the minimum average lamp 509 Raised Bill No. 178
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613	613
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616	616
617	617	efficacy requirements for federally regulated incandescent reflector 510
618	618	lamps contained in 42 USC 6295(i)(1)(A). Each lamp shall indicate the 511
619	619	date of manufacture; 512
620	620	(N) On or after January 1, 2009, [bottle-type water dispensers, 513
621	621	commercial hot food holding cabinets, portable electric spas,] walk-in 514
622	622	refrigerators and walk-in freezers shall meet the efficiency requirements 515
623	623	of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, 516
624	624	Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency 517
625	625	Regulations. On or after January 1, 2010, residential pool pumps shall 518
626	626	meet said efficiency requirements; 519
627	627	(O) On or after July 19, 2022, residential pool pumps shall meet 520
628	628	federal efficiency requirements specified in the dedicated pool pump 521
629	629	rules published by the United States Department of Energy on January 522
630	630	18, 2017, and effective on May 18, 2017; 523
631	631	[(O)] (P) On or after January 1, [2009] 2021, pool heaters shall meet 524
632	632	the efficiency requirements [of sections 1605.1 and 1605.3 of the January 525
633	633	2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 526
634	634	Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations] established in 10 CFR 430 527
635	635	by the United States Department of Energy as of April 16, 2013, for gas-528
636	636	fired and oil-fired pool heaters and the Air-conditioning, Heating, and 529
637	637	Refrigeration Institute Certification Reference 1160 for electric heat 530
638	638	pump pool heaters; 531
639	639	[(P) By January 1, 2014, compact audio players, digital versatile disc 532
640	640	players and digital versatile disc recorders shall meet the requirements 533
641	641	shown in Table V-1 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments 534
642	642	to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 535
643	643	Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) 536
644	644	of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards are 537
645	645	unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 538
646	646	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;] 539
647	647	(Q) On or after January 1, 2014, televisions manufactured on or after 540
648	648	July 1, 2011, shall meet the requirements shown in Table V-2 of Section 541 Raised Bill No. 178
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654	654	1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments to the California Code of 542
655	655	Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the 543
656	656	commissioner [, in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) 544
657	657	of this subsection,] determines that such standards are unwarranted and 545
658	658	may accept, reject or modify according to [subparagraph (A) of] 546
659	659	subdivision (3) of this subsection; and 547
660	660	(R) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (Q) of this 548
661	661	subdivision, televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, shall 549
662	662	meet the efficiency requirements of Sections 1605.3(v)(3)(A), 550
663	663	1605.3(v)(3)(B) and 1605.3(v)(3)(C) of the November 2009 amendments 551
664	664	to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 552
665	665	Article 4, unless the commissioner [, in accordance with subparagraph 553
666	666	(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection,] determines that such standards 554
667	667	are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 555
668	668	[subparagraph (A) of] subdivision (3) of this subsection. 556
669	669	(2) Such efficiency standards, where in conflict with the State 557
670	670	Building Code, shall take precedence over the standards contained in 558
671	671	the Building Code. Not later than July 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter, 559
672	672	the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection [shall] may 560
673	673	review and increase the level of such efficiency standards by adopting 561
674	674	regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 upon a 562
675	675	determination that increased efficiency standards would serve to 563
676	676	promote energy conservation in the state and would be cost-effective for 564
677	677	consumers who purchase and use such new products, provided no such 565
678	678	increased efficiency standards shall become effective within one year 566
679	679	following the adoption of any amended regulations providing for such 567
680	680	increased efficiency standards. 568
681	681	(3) [(A)] The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 569
682	682	[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 570
683	683	chapter 54, to designate additional products to be subject to the 571
684	684	provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section and to 572
685	685	establish efficiency standards for such products upon a determination 573
686	686	that such efficiency standards [(i)] (A) would serve to promote energy 574 Raised Bill No. 178
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688	688
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692	692	conservation in the state, [(ii)] (B) would be cost-effective for consumers 575
693	693	who purchase and use such new products, and [(iii)] (C) would not 576
694	694	impose an unreasonable burden on Connecticut businesses. 577
695	695	[(B) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 578
696	696	consultation with the Multi-State Appliance Standards Collaborative, 579
697	697	shall identify additional appliance and equipment efficiency standards. 580
698	698	The commissioner shall review all California standards and may review 581
699	699	standards from other states in such collaborative. The commissioner 582
700	700	shall issue notice of such review in the Connecticut Law Journal, allow 583
701	701	for public comment and may hold a public hearing within six months of 584
702	702	adoption of an efficiency standard by a cooperative member state 585
703	703	regarding a product for which no equivalent Connecticut or federal 586
704	704	standard currently exists. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in 587
705	705	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 adopting such efficiency 588
706	706	standard unless the commissioner makes a specific finding that such 589
707	707	standard does not meet the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this 590
708	708	subdivision.] 591
709	709	(e) On or after July 1, 2006, except for [commercial clothes washers, 592
710	710	for which the date shall be July 1, 2007,] commercial refrigerators and 593
711	711	freezers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2008, and large packaged air-594
712	712	conditioning equipment, for which the date shall be July 1, 2009, no new 595
713	713	product of a type set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated 596
714	714	by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may be 597
715	715	sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state unless the energy efficiency 598
716	716	of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 599
717	717	in such regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. 600
718	718	(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 601
719	719	adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the new products 602
720	720	set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the 603
721	721	commissioner if such procedures are not provided for in the State 604
722	722	Building Code. The commissioner shall use United States Department 605
723	723	of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test 606
724	724	methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The 607 Raised Bill No. 178
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726	726
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730	730	manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of such products to 608
731	731	be tested in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant to 609
732	732	this subsection or those specified in the State Building Code. 610
733	733	(g) Manufacturers of any new products set forth in [subsection (b)] 611
734	734	subsections (b) and (i) of this section for which (1) no efficiency 612
735	735	standards exist in California, and (2) the [Commissioner of Energy and 613
736	736	Environmental Protection] state of Connecticut adopts efficiency 614
737	737	standards, shall certify to the [commissioner] Commissioner of Energy 615
738	738	and Environmental Protection that such products are in compliance 616
739	739	with the provisions of this section, except that certification is not 617
740	740	required for single voltage external AC to DC power supplies and walk-618
741	741	in refrigerators and walk-in freezers. All single voltage external AC to 619
742	742	DC power supplies shall be labeled as described in the January 2006 620
743	743	California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1607(9). The 621
744	744	commissioner [shall promulgate] may adopt regulations governing the 622
745	745	certification of such products. The commissioner shall publish an 623
746	746	annual list of any products set forth in [subsection (b)] subsections (b) 624
747	747	and (i) of this section on the department's Internet web site that 625
748	748	designates which such products are certified in California and which 626
749	749	such products not certified in California have demonstrated compliance 627
750	750	with efficiency standards adopted [by the commissioner pursuant to 628
751	751	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section] in 629
752	752	the state of Connecticut. 630
753	753	(h) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce the 631
754	754	provisions of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this section. Any person 632
755	755	who violates any provision of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this 633
756	756	section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two hundred 634
757	757	fifty dollars. Each violation of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this 635
758	758	section shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that such 636
759	759	violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. 637
760	760	(i) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the provisions of 638
761	761	this subsection and subsections (j) to (n), inclusive, of this section apply 639
762	762	to the testing, certification and enforcement of efficiency standards for 640 Raised Bill No. 178
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768	768	the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, lease or rent 641
769	769	or installed in the state: (1) Air purifier; (2) cold temperature fluorescent 642
770	770	lamps; (3) commercial dishwashers; (4) commercial fryers; (5) 643
771	771	commercial hot-food holding cabinets; (6) commercial steam cookers; 644
772	772	(7) computers and computer monitors; (8) electrical vehicle supply 645
773	773	equipment; (9) faucets; (10) general service lamps; (11) high color 646
774	774	rendering index fluorescent lamps; (12) impact-resistant fluorescent 647
775	775	lamps; (13) portable electric spas; (14) residential ventilating fans; (15) 648
776	776	showerheads; (16) spray sprinkler bodies; (17) urinals; (18) water closets; 649
777	777	and (19) water coolers. 650
778	778	(j) The provisions of subsections (i) to (n), inclusive, of this section, do 651
779	779	not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 652
780	780	outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 653
781	781	sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 654
782	782	outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 655
783	783	at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 656
784	784	installation and use in recreational vehicles. 657
785	785	(k) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the following 658
786	786	minimum energy efficiency standards are established for the types of 659
787	787	products set forth in subsection (i) of this section: 660
788	788	(1) Air purifiers, except industrial air purifiers, shall meet the 661
789	789	following requirements as measured in accordance with the "Energy 662
790	790	Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Room Air 663
791	791	Cleaners, Version 2.0": (A) Clean air delivery rate (CADR) for smoke 664
792	792	shall be 30 or greater; (B) models with a CADR for smoke less than 100, 665
793	793	CADR/Watt for smoke shall be greater than or equal to 1.7; (C) models 666
794	794	with a CADR for smoke greater than or equal to 100 and less than 150, 667
795	795	CADR/Watt for smoke shall be greater than or equal to 1.9; (D) models 668
796	796	with a CADR for smoke greater than or equal to 150, CADR/Watt for 669
797	797	smoke shall be greater than or equal to 2.0; (E) for ozone-emitting 670
798	798	models, measured ozone shall be less than or equal to 50 parts per billion 671
799	799	(ppb); (F) models with a Wi-Fi network connection enabled by default 672
800	800	when shipped, partial on mode power shall not exceed 2 watts; and (G) 673 Raised Bill No. 178
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802	802
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806	806	models without a Wi-Fi network connection enabled by default when 674
807	807	shipped, partial on mode power shall not exceed 1 watt. 675
808	808	(2) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the version 2.0 676
809	809	product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements 677
810	810	Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers" developed by the 678
811	811	United States Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the 679
812	812	qualification criteria of that specification; 680
813	813	(3) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the version 2.0 product 681
814	814	specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 682
815	815	Specification for Commercial Fryers" developed by the United States 683
816	816	Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the qualification criteria of 684
817	817	that specification; 685
818	818	(4) Commercial hot-food holding cabinets shall meet the qualification 686
819	819	criteria of the version 2.0 "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 687
820	820	Specification for Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets"; 688
821	821	(5) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the requirements of the 689
822	822	version 1.2 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 690
823	823	Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Steam Cookers" 691
824	824	developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 692
825	825	(6) Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements 693
826	826	of subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, 694
827	827	Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and compliance with such 695
828	828	requirements shall be as measured in accordance with test methods 696
829	829	prescribed in subsection (v) of section 1604 of said California regulation. 697
830	830	Any regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this 698
831	831	subsection shall define "computer" and "computer monitor" to have the 699
832	832	same meaning as set forth in subsection (v) of section 1602 of the 700
833	833	California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, 701
834	834	provided the commissioner may amend such regulations so that the 702
835	835	definitions of "computer" and "computer monitor" and the minimum 703
836	836	efficiency standards for computers and computer monitors conform to 704
837	837	subsequently adopted versions of the referenced sections of the 705 Raised Bill No. 178
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839	839
840	840
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843	843	California Code of Regulations; 706
844	844	(7) Electric vehicle supply equipment included in the scope of the 707
845	845	version 1.0 "Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification 708
846	846	for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment" (Rev. Apr-2017), shall meet the 709
847	847	qualification criteria of that specification. 710
848	848	(8) Faucets, except for metering faucets, shall meet the standards in 711
849	849	this subparagraph when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test 712
850	850	Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and 713
851	851	Showerheads" in Appendix S to Subpart B to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in 714
852	852	effect on January 3, 2017. Lavatory faucets and replacement aerators 715
853	853	shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute at 60 716
854	854	pounds per square inch. Residential kitchen faucets and replacement 717
855	855	aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.8 gallons per minute 718
856	856	at 60 pounds per square inch, with optional temporary flow of 2.2 719
857	857	gallons per minute, provided they default to a maximum flow rate of 1.8 720
858	858	gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch after each use. Public 721
859	859	lavatory faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum 722
860	860	flow rate of 0.5 gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch; 723
861	861	(9) General service lamps shall meet or exceed a lamp efficacy of 45 724
862	862	lumens per watt, when tested in accordance with the applicable federal 725
863	863	test procedures for general service lamps, prescribed in 10 CFR 726
864	864	430.23(gg) in effect on January 3, 2017; 727
865	865	(10) High color rendering index fluorescent lamps shall meet the 728
866	866	minimum efficacy requirements contained in 10 CFR 430.32(n)(4) in 729
867	867	effect on January 3, 2017, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform 730
868	868	Test Method for Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE), Color 731
869	869	Rendering Index (CRI), and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 732
870	870	Electric Lamps" in Appendix R to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on 733
871	871	January 3, 2017; 734
872	872	(11) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of the 735
873	873	"American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy 736
874	874	Efficiency" ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2019; 737 Raised Bill No. 178
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876	876
877	877
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880	880	(12) Residential ventilating fans shall meet the qualification criteria of 738
881	881	the version 4.1 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 739
882	882	Requirements Product Specification for Residential Ventilating Fans" 740
883	883	developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 741
884	884	(13) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 2.0 742
885	885	gallons per minute at 80 pounds per square inch when tested in 743
886	886	accordance with the "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water 744
887	887	Consumption of Faucets and Showerheads" in Appendix S to 10 CFR 745
888	888	430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017; 746
889	889	(14) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from the 747
890	890	scope of the version 1.0 product specification of the "WaterSense 748
891	891	Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies" developed by the United States 749
892	892	Environmental Protection Agency shall include an integral pressure 750
893	893	regulator and shall meet the water efficiency and performance criteria 751
894	894	and other requirements of that specification; 752
895	895	(15) Urinals and water closets, other than those designed and 753
896	896	marketed exclusively for use at prisons or mental health facilities, shall 754
897	897	meet the standards in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of this 755
898	898	subdivision when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test Method 756
899	899	for Measuring the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinals" in 757
900	900	Appendix T to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017, and 758
901	901	water closets shall pass the waste extraction test for water closets in 759
902	902	Section 7.10 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 760
903	903	A112.19.2/CSA B45.1-2018. (A) Wall-mounted urinals, except for 761
904	904	trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons 762
905	905	per flush. (B) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, 763
906	906	shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons per flush. (C) Water 764
907	907	closets, except for dual-flush tank-type water closets, shall have a 765
908	908	maximum flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush. (D) Dual-flush tank-766
909	909	type water closets shall have a maximum dual-flush effective flush 767
910	910	volume of 1.28 gallons per flush; 768
911	911	(16) Water coolers included in the scope of the version 2.0 product 769 Raised Bill No. 178
912	912
913	913
914	914
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916	916
917	917	specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 770
918	918	Specification for Water Coolers" developed by the United States 771
919	919	Environmental Protection Agency shall have on mode with no water 772
920	920	draw energy consumption less than or equal the following values as 773
921	921	measured in accordance with the test requirements of that program: (A) 774
922	922	0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold only unit water coolers and cook 775
923	923	and cold unit water coolers; (B) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for storage-776
924	924	type hot and cold unit water coolers; and (C) 0.18 kilowatt-hours per 777
925	925	day for on demand hot and cold unit water coolers. 778
926	926	(l) (1) Not more than one hundred eighty days after the effective date 779
927	927	of this section, and as determined to be necessary by the commissioner 780
928	928	thereafter, the commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General, 781
929	929	shall determine if the regulation of any general service lamp is subject 782
930	930	to federal preemption. Not more than one hundred eighty days after the 783
931	931	effective date of this section, no general service lamp that is not subject 784
932	932	to federal preemption may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless 785
933	933	the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency 786
934	934	standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section. 787
935	935	(2) Before January 1, 2022, no new commercial hot-food holding 788
936	936	cabinet, portable electric spa or bottle-type water dispenser may be sold 789
937	937	or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency of the 790
938	938	new product meets or exceeds any efficiency standards set forth in the 791
939	939	regulations of state agencies. 792
940	940	(3) On and after January 1, 2022, no new air purifier, cold temperature 793
941	941	fluorescent lamp, commercial dishwasher, commercial fryer, 794
942	942	commercial hot-food holding cabinet, commercial steam cooker, 795
943	943	computer or computer monitor, electric vehicle supply equipment, 796
944	944	faucet, impact-resistant fluorescent lamp, portable electric spa, 797
945	945	residential ventilating fan, showerhead, spray sprinkler body, urinal, 798
946	946	water closet or water cooler may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent 799
947	947	in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the 800
948	948	efficiency standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section. 801 Raised Bill No. 178
949	949
950	950
951	951
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953	953
954	954	(4) On and after January 1, 2022, no new portable air conditioner may 802
955	955	be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state unless the efficiency 803
956	956	of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 804
957	957	in subsection (k) of this section. 805
958	958	(5) On and after January 1, 2023, no new high color rendering index 806
959	959	fluorescent lamp may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state 807
960	960	unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency 808
961	961	standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section, provided, if, on or 809
962	962	after January 1, 2022, the state of California adopts a standards for such 810
963	963	new product, the commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance 811
964	964	with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the efficiency standards 812
965	965	set forth in subsection (k) of this section for such new product before 813
966	966	January 1, 2023. 814
967	967	(6) One year after the date upon which the sale or offering for sale of 815
968	968	certain products becomes subject to the requirements of subdivision (1), 816
969	969	(2), (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection, no such products may be installed 817
970	970	for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new product 818
971	971	meets or exceeds the efficiency standards provided in subsection (k) of 819
972	972	this section. 820
973	973	(m) If any energy or water conservation standards issued or 821
974	974	approved for publication on or before January 1, 2018, pursuant to the 822
975	975	Energy Policy and Conservation Act 10 CFR 430 to 10 CFR 431 by the 823
976	976	Office of the United States Secretary of Energy are withdrawn, repealed 824
977	977	or otherwise voided, the minimum energy or water efficiency level 825
978	978	permitted for products previously subject to such energy or water 826
979	979	conservation standards shall be such previously applicable federal 827
980	980	energy or water conservation standards as such standards existed on 828
981	981	January 1, 2018, and no new product may be sold or offered for sale, 829
982	982	lease or rent in the state unless it meets or exceeds such standards. This 830
983	983	subsection shall not apply to any federal energy or water conservation 831
984	984	standard set aside by a court upon the petition of a person who will be 832
985	985	adversely affected, as provided in 42 USC 6306(b). 833 Raised Bill No. 178
986	986
987	987
988	988
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990	990
991	991	(n) (1) The commissioner may test products set forth in subsection (i) 834
992	992	of this section. If any product tested is found not to be in compliance 835
993	993	with the minimum efficiency standards established in subsection (k) of 836
994	994	this section, the commissioner shall (A) charge the manufacturer of such 837
995	995	product for the cost of the purchase and testing of the product, and (B) 838
996	996	make information available to the Attorney General and the public 839
997	997	concerning such product. 840
998	998	(2) The commissioner may, after giving prior notice and at reasonable 841
999	999	and convenient hours, as determined by the commissioner, periodically 842
1000	1000	inspect or cause inspections to be made of distributors and retailers of 843
1001	1001	new products set forth in subsection (i) of this section to determine 844
1002	1002	compliance with the provisions of this subsection and subsections (i) to 845
1003	1003	(m), inclusive, of this section. The commissioner shall coordinate with 846
1004	1004	the State Building Inspector to conduct or cause to be conducted 847
1005	1005	inspections of newly constructed buildings containing new products 848
1006	1006	that are also subject to the State Building Code before such buildings are 849
1007	1007	occupied. 850
1008	1008	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1009	1009	sections:
1010	1010
1011	1011	Section 1 October 1, 2020 16a-48
1012	1012
1013	1013	Statement of Purpose:
1014	1014	To establish and update state appliance and equipment energy and
1015	1015	water efficiency standards.
1016	1016	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
1017	1017	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
1018	1018	underlined.]
1019	1019