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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 301
February Session, 2024
LCO No. 1994
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
(ET)
AN ACT CONCERNING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND
GRANTS FOR RETROFITTING PROJECTS.
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 Section 16a-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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, 2024): 2
(a) As used in this section: 3
(1) "Department" means the Department of Energy and 4
Environmental Protection; 5
(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 6
Environmental Protection; 7
(3) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted pursuant 8
to section 29-252; 9
[(2)] (4) "Fluorescent lamp ballast" or "ballast" means a device 10
designed to operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage 11
and current and limiting the current during normal operation, but does 12
not include such devices that have a dimming capability or are intended 13 Raised Bill No. 301
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for use in ambient temperatures of zero degrees Fahrenheit or less or 14
have a power factor of less than sixty-one hundredths for a single 15
F40T12 lamp; 16
[(3)] (5) "F40T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a 17
nominal forty-watt lamp, with a forty-eight-inch tube length and one 18
and one-half inches in diameter; 19
[(4)] (6) "F96T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a 20
nominal seventy-five-watt lamp with a ninety-six-inch tube length and 21
one and one-half inches in diameter; 22
[(5) "Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit consisting of a 23
fluorescent lamp, or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute 24
the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such lamps 25
to the power supply; 26
(6) "New product" means a product that is sold, offered for sale, or 27
installed for the first time and specifically includes floor models and 28
demonstration units; 29
(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 30
Environmental Protection; 31
(8) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted pursuant 32
to section 29-252;] 33
[(9)] (7) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means a portable electric lighting 34
fixture with a reflector bowl giving light directed upward so as to give 35
indirect illumination; 36
[(10) "Unit heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type 37
commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane and that is 38
designed to be installed without ducts within the heated space. "Unit 39
heater" does not include a product regulated by federal standards 40
pursuant to 42 USC 6291, as amended from time to time, a product that 41
is a direct vent, forced flue heater with a sealed combustion burner, or 42
any oil fired heating system; 43 Raised Bill No. 301
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(11) "Transformer" means a device consisting of two or more coils of 44
insulated wire that transfers alternating current by electromagnetic 45
induction from one coil to another in order to change the original 46
voltage or current value; 47
(12) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means a transformer that: 48
(A) Has an input voltage of six hundred volts or less; (B) is between 49
fourteen kilovolt-amperes and two thousand five hundred one kilovolt-50
amperes in size; (C) is air-cooled; and (D) does not use oil as a coolant. 51
"Low-voltage dry-type transformer" does not include such transformers 52
excluded from the low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer 53
definition contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: 54
Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations; 55
(13) "Pass-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer with 56
hinged or sliding doors on both the front and rear of the refrigerator or 57
freezer; 58
(14) "Reach-in cabinet" means a refrigerator, freezer, or combination 59
thereof, with hinged or sliding doors or lids; 60
(15) "Roll-in" or "roll-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer 61
with hinged or sliding doors that allows wheeled racks of product to be 62
rolled into or through the refrigerator or freezer; 63
(16) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means reach-in cabinets, 64
pass-through cabinets, roll-in cabinets and roll-through cabinets that 65
have less than eighty-five feet of capacity, which are designed for the 66
refrigerated or frozen storage of food and food products; 67
(17) "Traffic signal module" means a standard eight-inch or twelve-68
inch round traffic signal indicator consisting of a light source, lens and 69
all parts necessary for operation and communication of movement 70
messages to drivers through red, amber and green colors; 71
(18) "Illuminated exit sign" means an internally illuminated sign that 72
is designed to be permanently fixed in place and used to identify an exit 73 Raised Bill No. 301
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by means of a light source that illuminates the sign or letters from within 74
where the background of the exit sign is not transparent; 75
(19) "Packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-conditioning 76
equipment that is built as a package and shipped as a whole to end-user 77
sites; 78
(20) "Large packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-cooled 79
packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than two hundred 80
forty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity; 81
(21) "Commercial clothes washer" means a soft mount front-loading 82
or soft mount top-loading clothes washer that is designed for use in (A) 83
applications where the occupants of more than one household will be 84
using it, such as in multifamily housing common areas and coin 85
laundries; or (B) other commercial applications, if the clothes container 86
compartment is no greater than three and one-half cubic feet for 87
horizontal-axis clothes washers or no greater than four cubic feet for 88
vertical-axis clothes washers; 89
(22) "Energy efficiency ratio" means a measure of the relative 90
efficiency of a heating or cooling appliance that is equal to the unit's 91
output in BTUs per hour divided by its consumption of energy, 92
measured in watts; 93
(23) "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity use to total 94
furnace energy use; 95
(24) "Boiler" means a space heater that is a self-contained appliance 96
for supplying steam or hot water primarily intended for space-heating. 97
"Boiler" does not include hot water supply boilers; 98
(25) "Central furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed 99
to supply heated air through ducts of more than ten inches in length; 100
(26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means a product that utilizes only 101
single-phase electric current or single-phase electric current or DC 102
current in conjunction with natural gas, propane or home heating oil 103 Raised Bill No. 301
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and that (A) is designed to be the principal heating source for the living 104
space of a residence; (B) is not contained within the same cabinet as a 105
central air conditioner with a rated cooling capacity of not less than 106
sixty-five thousand BTUs per hour; (C) is an electric central furnace, 107
electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace or low 108
pressure steam or hot water boiler; and (D) has a heat input rate of less 109
than three hundred thousand BTUs per hour for an electric boiler and 110
low pressure steam or hot water boiler and less than two hundred 111
twenty-five thousand BTUs per hour for a forced-air central furnace, 112
gravity central furnace and electric central furnace; 113
(27) "Furnace air handler" means the section of the furnace that 114
includes the fan, blower and housing, generally upstream of the burners 115
and heat exchanger. The furnace air handler may include a filter and a 116
cooling coil;] 117
[(28)] (8) "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which 118
light is produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor 119
or gas, the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall temperature 120
and the arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts per 121
square centimeter; 122
[(29)] (9) "Metal halide lamp" means a [high intensity] high-intensity 123
discharge lamp in which the major portion of the light is produced by 124
radiation of metal halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in 125
combination with metallic vapors; 126
[(30)] (10) "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed 127
to be operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a metal halide 128
lamp; 129
[(31)] (11) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means a ballast used to 130
operate metal halide lamps that does not contain an ignitor and that 131
instead starts lamps by using a third starting electrode probe in the arc 132
tube; 133
[(32) "Single voltage external AC to DC power supply" means a 134 Raised Bill No. 301
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device that (A) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower 135
voltage DC output; (B) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage 136
at a time; (C) is sold with, or intended to be used with, a separate end 137
use product that constitutes the primary power load; (D) is contained 138
within a separate physical enclosure from the end use product; (E) is 139
connected to the end use product in a removable or hard-wired male 140
and female electrical connection, cable, cord or other wiring; (F) does 141
not have batteries or battery packs, including those that are removable 142
or that physically attach directly to the power supply unit; (G) does not 143
have a battery chemistry or type selector switch and indicator light or a 144
battery chemistry or type selector switch and a state of charge meter; 145
and (H) has a nameplate output power less than or equal to two 146
hundred fifty watts;] 147
[(33)] (12) "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp 148
that is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service 149
applications, has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct 150
the light, has an E26 medium screw base, a rated voltage or voltage 151
range that lies at least partially within one hundred fifteen to one 152
hundred thirty volts, and that falls into one of the following categories: 153
(A) A bulged reflector, [or] elliptical reflector or a blown PAR bulb shape 154
[and] that has a diameter that equals or exceeds two and one-quarter 155
inches, or (B) a reflector, parabolic aluminized reflector, bulged reflector 156
or similar bulb shape [and] that has a diameter of two and one-quarter 157
to two and three-quarters inches. "State regulated incandescent reflector 158
lamp" does not include ER30, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of not more 159
than fifty watts, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of sixty-five watts and R20 160
lamps of not more than forty-five watts; 161
[(34) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses 162
a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water;] 163
[(35)] (13) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, 164
fully-enclosed compartment with one or more solid or [partial glass] 165
transparent doors [that is] designed to maintain the temperature of hot 166
food that has been cooked [in] using a separate appliance. "Commercial 167 Raised Bill No. 301
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hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass merchandizing 168
cabinets, drawer warmers or cook-and-hold appliances; 169
[(36) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating 170
nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming 171
pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications, including natural gas, 172
heat pump, oil and electric resistance pool heaters;] 173
[(37)] (14) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric spa or 174
hot tub, supplied with equipment for heating and circulating water at 175
the time of sale or sold separately for subsequent attachment; 176
[(38) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate and 177
filter pool water to maintain clarity and sanitation; 178
(39) "Walk-in refrigerator" means a space refrigerated to 179
temperatures at or above thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total 180
chilled storage area of less than three thousand square feet, can be 181
walked into and is designed for the refrigerated storage of food and food 182
products. "Walk-in refrigerator" does not include refrigerated 183
warehouses and products designed and marketed exclusively for 184
medical, scientific or research purposes; 185
(40) "Walk-in freezer" means a space refrigerated to temperatures 186
below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total chilled storage area 187
of less than three thousand square feet, can be walked into and is 188
designed for the frozen storage of food and food products. "Walk-in 189
freezer" does not include refrigerated warehouses and products 190
designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific or research 191
purposes; 192
(41) "Central air conditioner" means a central air conditioning model 193
that consists of one or more factory-made assemblies, which normally 194
include an evaporator or cooling coil, compressor and condenser. 195
Central air conditioning models may provide the function of air cooling, 196
air cleaning, dehumidifying or humidifying;] 197 Raised Bill No. 301
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[(42)] (15) "Combination television" means a system in which a 198
television or television monitor and an additional device or devices, 199
including, but not limited to, a digital versatile disc player or video 200
cassette recorder, are combined into a single unit in which the additional 201
devices are included in the television casing; 202
[(43) "Compact audio player" means an integrated audio system 203
encased in a single housing that includes an amplifier and radio tuner 204
with attached or separable speakers and can reproduce audio from one 205
or more of the following media: Magnetic tape, compact disc, digital 206
versatile disc or flash memory. "Compact audio player" does not mean 207
a product that can be independently powered by internal batteries, has 208
a powered external satellite antenna or can provide a video output 209
signal;] 210
[(44)] (16) "Component television" means a television composed of 211
two or more separate components, such as a separate display device and 212
tuner, marketed and sold as a television under one model or system 213
designation, which may have more than one power cord; 214
[(45)] (17) "Computer monitor" [means an analog or digital device 215
designed primarily for the display of computer generated signals and 216
that is not marketed for use as a television] has the same meaning as set 217
forth in section 1602 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, 218
Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4; 219
[(46)] (18) "Digital versatile disc" means a laser-encoded plastic 220
medium capable of storing a large amount of digital audio, video and 221
computer data; 222
[(47)] (19) "Digital versatile disc player" means a commercially 223
available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an 224
integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the decoding 225
of digitized video signals; 226
[(48) "Digital versatile disc recorder" means a commercially available 227
electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral 228 Raised Bill No. 301
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power supply and for which the sole purpose is the production or 229
recording of digitized audio, video and computer signals on a digital 230
versatile disc. "Digital versatile disc recorder" does not include a model 231
that has an electronic programming guide function;] 232
[(49)] (20) "Television" means an analog or digital device designed 233
primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, satellite, cable, 234
internet protocol television or other broadcast or recorded transmission 235
of analog or digital video and audio signals. "Television" includes 236
combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions 237
and any unit that is marketed to consumers as a television but does not 238
include a computer monitor; 239
[(50)] (21) "Television monitor" means a television that does not have 240
an internal tuner/receiver or playback device; 241
(22) "Cold temperature fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 242
that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that: (A) Is specifically designed 243
to start at negative twenty degrees Fahrenheit when used with a ballast 244
that conforms to the requirements of ANSI C78.81 and ANSI C78.901; 245
and (B) is expressly designated as a cold temperature lamp both in 246
markings on the lamp and in marketing materials, including, but not 247
limited to, catalogs, sales literature and promotional material; 248
(23) "Computer" has the same meaning as set forth in section 1602 of 249
the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 250
Article 4; 251
(24) "Commercial dishwasher" means a machine designed to clean 252
and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, utensils and trays 253
by applying sprays of detergent solution, with or without blasting 254
media granules, and a sanitizing rinse; 255
(25) "Commercial fryer" means an appliance, including a cooking 256
vessel, in which oil is placed to such a depth that the cooking food is 257
essentially supported by displacement of the cooking fluid rather than 258
by the bottom of the vessel. Heat is delivered to the cooking fluid by 259 Raised Bill No. 301
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means of an immersed electric element or band-wrapped vessel (electric 260
fryers) or by heat transfer from gas burners through either the walls of 261
the fryer or through tubes passing through the cooking fluid (gas 262
fryers); 263
(26) "Commercial oven" means a chamber designed for heating, 264
roasting or baking food by conduction, convection, radiation or 265
electromagnetic energy; 266
(27) "Commercial steam cooker" or "compartment steamer" means a 267
device with one or more food-steaming compartments in which the 268
energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact, 269
including, but not limited to, the following models: Countertop models, 270
wall-mounted models and floor models mounted on a stand, pedestal 271
or cabinet-style base; 272
(28) "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing, 273
regardless of form, received, or to be received, by a person for services 274
rendered; 275
(29) "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" means a 276
fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or greater 277
that is not a compact fluorescent lamp; 278
(30) "Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 279
that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that: (A) Has a coating or 280
equivalent technology that is in compliance with NSF/ANSI 51 and is 281
designed to contain the glass if the glass envelope of the lamp is broken; 282
and (B) is designated and marketed for the intended application, with 283
the designation on the lamp packaging and marketing materials that 284
identify the lamp as being impact-resistant, shatter-resistant, shatter-285
proof or shatter-protected; 286
(31) "Faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, 287
public lavatory faucet or replacement aerator for a lavatory, public 288
lavatory or kitchen faucet; 289 Raised Bill No. 301
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(32) "Public lavatory faucet" means a fitting intended to be installed 290
in nonresidential bathrooms that are exposed to walk-in traffic; 291
(33) "Metering faucet" means a fitting that, when turned on, will 292
gradually shut itself off over a period of several seconds; 293
(34) "Residential ventilating fan" means a ceiling, wall-mounted or 294
remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be used in a bathroom or 295
utility room, whose purpose is to move air from inside the building to 296
the outdoors; 297
(35) "Showerhead" means a device through which water is 298
discharged for a shower bath and includes a hand-held showerhead but 299
does not include a safety shower showerhead; 300
(36) "Hand-held showerhead" means a showerhead that can be held 301
or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather and 302
that is connected to a flexible hose; 303
(37) "Water cooler" means a freestanding device that consumes 304
energy to cool or heat potable water; 305
(38) "Hot and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 306
dispenses both hot and cold water and may dispense room-temperature 307
water; 308
(39) "Cook and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 309
dispenses both cold and room-temperature water; 310
(40) "Storage-type water cooler" means a water cooler where 311
thermally conditioned water is stored in a tank in the water cooler and 312
is available instantaneously, including, but not limited to, point-of-use, 313
dry storage compartment and bottled water coolers; and 314
(41) "On demand water cooler" means a water cooler that heats water 315
as it is requested and typically takes a few minutes to deliver. 316
[(b) The provisions of this section apply to the testing, certification 317 Raised Bill No. 301
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and enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new 318
products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state: (1) Commercial 319
clothes washers; (2) commercial refrigerators and freezers; (3) 320
illuminated exit signs; (4) large packaged air-conditioning equipment; 321
(5) low voltage dry-type distribution transformers; (6) torchiere lighting 322
fixtures; (7) traffic signal modules; (8) unit heaters; (9) residential 323
furnaces and boilers; (10) residential pool pumps; (11) metal halide lamp 324
fixtures; (12) single voltage external AC to DC power supplies; (13) state 325
regulated incandescent reflector lamps; (14) bottle-type water 326
dispensers; (15) commercial hot food holding cabinets; (16) portable 327
electric spas; (17) walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers; (18) pool 328
heaters; (19) compact audio players; (20) televisions; (21) digital versatile 329
disc players; (22) digital versatile disc recorders; and (23) any other 330
products as may be designated by the commissioner in accordance with 331
subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section.] 332
[(c)] (b) The provisions of this section do not apply to (1) new 333
products manufactured in the state and sold outside the state, (2) new 334
products manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside 335
the state for final retail sale and installation outside the state, (3) 336
products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of 337
construction, or (4) products designed expressly for installation and use 338
in recreational vehicles. 339
[(d) (1) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 340
shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, 341
to implement the provisions of this section and to establish minimum 342
energy efficiency standards for the types of new products set forth in 343
subsection (b) of this section. The regulations shall provide for the 344
following minimum energy efficiency standards: 345
(A) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements shown 346
in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 347
20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4; 348
(B) Commercial refrigerators and freezers shall meet the August 1, 349 Raised Bill No. 301
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2004, requirements shown in Table A-6 of said California regulation; 350
(C) Illuminated exit signs shall meet the version 2.0 product 351
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Exit Signs" 352
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 353
(D) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not more 354
than seven hundred sixty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 355
meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 10.0 for units using both 356
electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 357
conditioning, and 9.8 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 358
air conditioning; 359
(E) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than 360
seven hundred sixty-one thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall meet 361
a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 9.7 for units using both electric 362
heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air conditioning, 363
and 9.5 for units using both natural gas heat and electric air 364
conditioning; 365
(F) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet or 366
exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of the National 367
Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard TP-1-2002;] 368
(c) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection or 369
subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section, on and after October 1, 370
2024, the following minimum energy efficiency standards and any test 371
methods associated with such standards shall apply to new products 372
sold or leased, offered for sale or lease or installed in the state: 373
[(G)] (A) Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than one 374
hundred ninety watts and shall not be capable of operating with lamps 375
that total more than one hundred ninety watts; 376
[(H) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of the 377
"Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed by 378
the United States Environmental Protection Agency that took effect in 379 Raised Bill No. 301
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February, 2001, except where the department, in consultation with the 380
Commissioner of Transportation, determines that such specification 381
would compromise safe signal operation; 382
(I) Unit heaters shall not have pilot lights and shall have either power 383
venting or an automatic flue damper; 384
(J) On or after January 1, 2009, residential furnaces and boilers 385
purchased by the state shall meet or exceed the following annual fuel 386
utilization efficiency: (i) For gas and propane furnaces, ninety per cent 387
annual fuel utilization efficiency, (ii) for oil furnaces, eighty-three per 388
cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iii) for gas and propane hot water 389
boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iv) for oil-390
fired hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization 391
efficiency, (v) for gas and propane steam boilers, eighty-two per cent 392
annual fuel utilization efficiency, (vi) for oil-fired steam boilers, eighty-393
two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, and (vii) for furnaces with 394
furnace air handlers, an electricity ratio of not more than 2.0, except air 395
handlers for oil furnaces with a capacity of less than ninety-four 396
thousand BTUs per hour shall have an electricity ratio of 2.3 or less;] 397
[(K) On or after January 1, 2010, metal] (B) Metal halide lamp fixtures 398
designed to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to one 399
hundred fifty watts but less than or equal to five hundred watts shall 400
not contain a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast; 401
[(L) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies manufactured 402
on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the energy efficiency standards of 403
table U-1 of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 404
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 405
Efficiency Regulations. This standard applies to single voltage AC to DC 406
power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold as a 407
component of or in conjunction with another product. This standard 408
shall not apply to single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies sold 409
with products subject to certification by the United States Food and 410
Drug Administration. A single-voltage external AC to DC power supply 411 Raised Bill No. 301
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that is made available by a manufacturer directly to a consumer or to a 412
service or repair facility after and separate from the original sale of the 413
product requiring the power supply as a service part or spare part shall 414
not be required to meet the standards in said table U-1 until five years 415
after the effective dates indicated in the table;] 416
[(M) On or after January 1, 2009, state] (C) State regulated 417
incandescent reflector lamps shall be manufactured to meet the 418
minimum average lamp efficacy requirements for federally regulated 419
incandescent reflector lamps contained in [42 USC 6295(i)(1)(A)] 42 USC 420
6295(i)(1)(B). Each lamp shall indicate the date of manufacture; 421
[(N) On or after January 1, 2009, bottle-type water dispensers, 422
commercial hot food holding cabinets, portable electric spas, walk-in] 423
(D) Walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers shall meet the efficiency 424
requirements of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 425
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 426
Efficiency Regulations. On or after January 1, 2010, residential pool 427
pumps shall meet said efficiency requirements; 428
[(O) On or after January 1, 2009, pool heaters shall meet the efficiency 429
requirements of sections 1605.1 and 1605.3 of the January 2006 430
California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: 431
Appliance Efficiency Regulations; 432
(P) By January 1, 2014, compact audio players, digital versatile disc 433
players and digital versatile disc recorders shall meet the requirements 434
shown in Table V-1 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments 435
to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 436
Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) 437
of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards are 438
unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 439
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;] 440
[(Q) On or after January 1, 2014, televisions] (E) Televisions 441
manufactured on or after July 1, 2011, shall meet the requirements 442
shown in Table V-2 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments 443 Raised Bill No. 301
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to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 444
Article 4; [, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph 445
(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards 446
are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 447
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;] and 448
[(R)] (F) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph [(Q)] (E) of 449
this subdivision, televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, 450
shall meet the efficiency requirements of Sections 1605.3(v)(3)(A), 451
1605.3(v)(3)(B) and 1605.3(v)(3)(C) of the November 2009 amendments 452
to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 453
Article 4; [, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph 454
(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards 455
are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 456
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection.] and 457
(2) On or after January 1, 2026, except as provided in subdivision (1) 458
of subsection (d) of this section, the following minimum energy 459
efficiency standards and test methods associated with such standards 460
shall apply to new products sold or leased, offered for sale or lease, or 461
installed in the state: 462
(A) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the version 2.0 463
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for 464
Commercial Dishwashers" developed by the United States 465
Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the qualification criteria of 466
such specification; 467
(B) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the version 2.0 468
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for 469
Commercial Fryers" developed by the United States Environmental 470
Protection Agency shall meet the qualification criteria of such 471
specification; 472
(C) Commercial hot food holding cabinets shall meet the version 2.0 473
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for 474
Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets" developed by the United 475 Raised Bill No. 301
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States Environmental Protection Agency; 476
(D) Commercial ovens included in the scope of the version 2.2 477
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for 478
Commercial Ovens" developed by the United States Environmental 479
Protection Agency shall meet the qualification criteria of such 480
specification; 481
(E) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the version 1.2 product 482
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Commercial 483
Steam Cookers" developed by the United States Environmental 484
Protection Agency; 485
(F) Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements 486
of subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, 487
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and compliance with such 488
requirements shall be measured in accordance with the test methods 489
prescribed in subsection (v) of section 1604 of said California regulation. 490
Any regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section 491
shall define "computer" and "computer monitor" to have the same 492
meanings as set forth in subsection (v) of section 1602 of the California 493
Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and 494
subsection (a) of this section, provided the commissioner may amend 495
such regulations so that the definitions of "computer" and "computer 496
monitor" and the minimum efficiency standards for computers and 497
computer monitors conform to subsequently adopted versions of 498
subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, 499
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and subsection (v) of section 500
1602 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 501
4, Article 4, as applicable; 502
(G) Faucets, except metering faucets, shall meet the standards in this 503
subparagraph when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test 504
Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and 505
Showerheads" set forth in 10 CFR 430, Subpart B, Appendix S. Lavatory 506
faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate 507 Raised Bill No. 301
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of 1.5 gallons per minute at sixty pounds per square inch. Residential 508
kitchen faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum 509
flow rate of 1.8 gallons per minute at sixty pounds per square inch, with 510
optional temporary flow of 2.2 gallons per minute, provided they 511
default to a maximum flow rate of 1.8 gallons per minute at sixty pounds 512
per square inch after each use. Public lavatory faucets and replacement 513
aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 0.5 gallons per minute 514
at sixty pounds per square inch; 515
(H) Gas fireplaces shall comply with the following requirements: 516
(i) Gas fireplaces shall be capable of automatically extinguishing any 517
pilot flame when the main gas burner flame is extinguished or shall 518
prevent any ignition source for the main gas burner flame from 519
operating continuously for more than seven days from last use of the 520
main burner; and 521
(ii) Heating gas fireplaces shall have a fireplace efficiency greater than 522
or equal to fifty per cent when tested in accordance with Canadian 523
Standards Association P.4.1-15, "Testing Method for Measuring 524
Fireplace Efficiency", as amended from time to time; 525
(I) High color rendering index fluorescent lamps shall meet the 526
minimum efficacy requirements contained in 10 CFR 430.32(n)(4), as in 527
effect on January 1, 2021, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform 528
Test Method for Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE), Color 529
Rendering Index (CRI), and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 530
Electric Lamps" set forth in 10 CFR 430, Subpart B, Appendix R, as in 531
effect on January 1, 2022; 532
(J) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of 533
ANSI/APSP/ICC-14-2019, "American National Standard for Portable 534
Electric Spa Energy Efficiency"; 535
(K) In-line residential ventilating fans shall have a fan motor efficacy 536
of not less than 2.8 cubic feet per minute per watt. All other residential 537
ventilating fans shall have a fan motor efficacy of not less than 1.4 cubic 538 Raised Bill No. 301
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feet per minute per watt for airflows less than ninety cubic feet per 539
minute and not less than 2.8 cubic feet per minute per watt for other 540
airflows when tested in accordance with Home Ventilation Institute 541
Publication 916, "HVI Airflow Test Procedure"; 542
(L) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 2.0 gallons 543
per minute at eighty pounds per square inch when tested in accordance 544
with the "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water Consumption 545
of Faucets and Showerheads" set forth in 10 CFR 430, Subpart B, 546
Appendix S; and 547
(M) Water coolers included in the scope of the version 2.0 product 548
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Water 549
Coolers" developed by the United States Environmental Protection 550
Agency shall have an on mode with no water draw and energy 551
consumption less than or equal to the following values as measured in 552
accordance with the test requirements of such specification: (i) 0.16 553
kilowatt-hour per day for cold-only water coolers and cook and cold 554
unit water coolers; (ii) 0.87 of one kilowatt-hour per day for storage-type 555
hot and cold unit water coolers; and (iii) 0.18 of one kilowatt-hour per 556
day for on demand hot and cold unit water coolers. 557
[(2) Such] (d) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29-252, 558
such efficiency standards, where in conflict with the State Building 559
Code, shall take precedence over the standards contained in the State 560
Building Code. Not later than [July 1, 2007] October 1, 2026, and 561
biennially thereafter, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 562
Protection shall review and increase the level of such efficiency 563
standards by adopting regulations in accordance with the provisions of 564
chapter 54 upon a determination that increased efficiency standards 565
would serve to promote energy conservation in the state and would be 566
cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such new products, 567
provided [no] any such increased efficiency standards shall become 568
effective [within] not earlier than one year [following] after the adoption 569
of any amended regulations providing for such increased efficiency 570
standards. 571 Raised Bill No. 301
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[(3) (A)] (2) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 572
Protection [shall] may adopt regulations, or amend regulations 573
previously adopted pursuant to this section, in accordance with the 574
provisions of chapter 54, to designate additional products to be subject 575
to the provisions of this section and to establish efficiency or greenhouse 576
gas emissions standards for such products upon a determination that 577
such efficiency standards: [(i) would] (A) Would (i) serve to promote 578
energy conservation in the state, or (ii) make reasonable further progress 579
towards the greenhouse gas emission reduction levels set forth in 580
section 22a-200a; [(ii)] (B) would be cost-effective for consumers who 581
purchase and use such new [products,] products; and [(iii)] (C) would 582
not impose an unreasonable burden on [Connecticut] businesses in the 583
state. Such standards may include, but need not be limited to, 584
requirements concerning the ability of a product to interface with a local 585
electric utility's demand response program. 586
(3) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may 587
adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 588
designate additional products to be subject to the provisions of this 589
section for those products for which energy standards were issued or 590
approved for publication on or before January 1, 2018, pursuant to the 591
Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 USC 6201 et seq., by the United 592
States Department of Energy and were subsequently withdrawn, 593
repealed or otherwise voided. For such products, the minimum energy 594
efficiency level permitted for products shall be such previously 595
applicable federal energy conservation standards, as such standards 596
existed on January 1, 2018. This subdivision shall not apply to any 597
federal energy conservation standard set aside by a court upon the 598
petition of a person who will be adversely affected, as provided in 42 599
USC 6306(b). 600
[(B) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 601
consultation with the Multi-State Appliance Standards Collaborative, 602
shall identify additional appliance and equipment efficiency standards. 603
The commissioner shall review all California standards and may review 604
standards from other states in such collaborative. The commissioner 605 Raised Bill No. 301
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shall issue notice of such review in the Connecticut Law Journal, allow 606
for public comment and may hold a public hearing within six months of 607
adoption of an efficiency standard by a cooperative member state 608
regarding a product for which no equivalent Connecticut or federal 609
standard currently exists. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in 610
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 adopting such efficiency 611
standard unless the commissioner makes a specific finding that such 612
standard does not meet the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this 613
subdivision. 614
(e) On or after July 1, 2006, except for commercial clothes washers, for 615
which the date shall be July 1, 2007, commercial refrigerators and 616
freezers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2008, and large packaged air-617
conditioning equipment, for which the date shall be July 1, 2009, no new 618
product of a type set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated 619
by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may be 620
sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state unless the energy efficiency 621
of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 622
in such regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. 623
(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 624
adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the new products 625
set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the 626
commissioner if such procedures are not provided for in the State 627
Building Code. The commissioner shall use United States Department 628
of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test 629
methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The 630
manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of such products to 631
be tested in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant to 632
this subsection or those specified in the State Building Code.] 633
[(g) Manufacturers of any new products set forth in subsection (b) of 634
this section for which (1) no efficiency standards exist in California, and 635
(2) the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection adopts 636
efficiency standards, shall certify to the commissioner that such 637
products are in compliance with the provisions of this section, except 638 Raised Bill No. 301
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that certification is not required for single voltage external AC to DC 639
power supplies and walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers. All 640
single voltage external AC to DC power supplies shall be labeled as 641
described in the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, 642
Section 1607(9). The commissioner shall promulgate regulations 643
governing the certification of such products.] (e) Manufacturers of 644
products subject to the provisions of this section shall submit 645
documentation, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, concerning 646
the certification of such products by the California Energy Commission, 647
the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Water Sense 648
program or successor program that promotes water efficiency, the 649
federal Energy Star program or successor program that promotes 650
energy efficiency, or a third-party certification body designated by the 651
commissioner, as applicable, for compliance with this section or 652
compliance with identical standards adopted by another jurisdiction. 653
The commissioner shall publish an annual list of [any products set forth 654
in subsection (b) of this section on the department's Internet web site 655
that designates which such products are certified in California and 656
which such products not certified in California have demonstrated 657
compliance with efficiency standards adopted by the commissioner 658
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this 659
section] such products. 660
(f) The commissioner may periodically inspect or cause inspections 661
to be made, either in person or online, of distributors and retailers of 662
new products subject to the provisions of this section. The commissioner 663
may establish a process to anonymously report potential violations of 664
this section through the department's Internet web site. 665
[(h)] (g) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce 666
the provisions of this section. Any person who violates any provision of 667
this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two 668
hundred fifty dollars. Each violation of this section shall constitute a 669
separate offense, and each day that such violation continues shall 670
constitute a separate offense. 671 Raised Bill No. 301
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Sec. 2. Section 8-240a of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 672
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 673
passage): 674
(a) As used in this section: 675
(1) "Alliance district" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-676
262u; 677
(2) "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning as 678
provided in section 22a-20a; and 679
(3) "Low-income resident" means, after adjustments for family size, 680
individuals or families whose income is not greater than (A) sixty per 681
cent of the state median income, or (B) eighty per cent of the area median 682
income for the area in which the resident resides, as determined by the 683
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. 684
(b) There is established a revolving loan and grant fund to be known 685
as the "Housing Environmental Improvement Revolving Loan and 686
Grant Fund". The fund may be funded from the proceeds of bonds 687
issued pursuant to section 8-240b, as amended by this act, or from any 688
moneys available to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 689
Protection or from other sources. Investment earnings credited to the 690
fund shall become part of the assets of the fund. Any balance remaining 691
in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the 692
fund for the next fiscal year. Payments of principal or interest on a low 693
interest loan made pursuant to this section shall be paid to the State 694
Treasurer for deposit in the Housing Environmental Improvement 695
Revolving Loan and Grant Fund. The fund shall be used to make low 696
interest loans or grants pursuant to this section, [and] to pay reasonable 697
and necessary [expenses] fees incurred in administering loans under 698
this section. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 699
Protection may enter into contracts with nonprofit corporations to 700
provide for the administration of the Housing Environmental 701
Improvement Revolving Loan and Grant Fund by such [nonprofit 702
corporations] entity or entities, provided no low interest loan or grant 703 Raised Bill No. 301
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shall be made from the fund without the authorization of the 704
commissioner as provided in this section. 705
(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 706
collaboration with the Commissioner of Housing, shall establish a pilot 707
program or programs to provide financing or grants from the fund 708
established in subsection (b) of this section for retrofitting projects for 709
multifamily residences located in environmental justice communities or 710
alliance districts that (1) improve the energy efficiency of such 711
residences, which may include, but need not be limited to, the 712
installation of heat pumps, solar power generating systems, improved 713
roofing, exterior doors and windows, improved insulation, air sealing, 714
improved ventilation, appliance upgrades and any electric system or 715
wiring upgrades necessary for such retrofit, (2) remediate health and 716
safety concerns that are barriers to any such retrofit, including, but not 717
limited to, mold, vermiculite, asbestos, lead and radon, or (3) provide 718
services to assist residents and building owners to access and implement 719
the programs established pursuant to this section or other available state 720
or federal programs that enable the implementation of energy efficiency 721
retrofitting. 722
(d) On and after July 1, [2024] 2025, the Commissioner of Energy and 723
Environmental Protection, or any program admin istrator the 724
commissioner may designate, shall accept applications, in a form 725
specified by the commissioner, from any owner of a residential dwelling 726
unit for financing or a grant under the program or programs. Any such 727
financing or grant may be awarded to an owner of a residential dwelling 728
unit that is (1) not owner-occupied, and (2) occupied by a tenant or, if 729
vacant, to be occupied by a tenant not more than one hundred eighty 730
days after the award. If such dwelling unit is not occupied within one 731
hundred eighty days of the award, the owner shall return any funds 732
received by the owner to the commissioner or the program 733
administrator. 734
(e) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 735
prioritize the awarding of financing or grants for projects that benefit 736 Raised Bill No. 301
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any resident or prospective resident who is a low-income resident. 737
(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 738
exclude from the program or programs any owner of a residential 739
dwelling unit determined by the Commissioner of Housing to be in 740
violation of chapter 830. 741
(g) On or before October 1, [2027] 2028, the Commissioner of Energy 742
and Environmental Protection shall file a report, in accordance with the 743
provisions of section 11-4a, with the joint standing committee of the 744
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing (1) 745
analyzing the success of the pilot program or programs, and (2) 746
recommending whether a permanent program or programs should be 747
established in the state and, if so, any proposed legislation for such 748
program or programs. 749
(h) The pilot program or programs established pursuant to this 750
section shall terminate on September 30, [2028] 2029. 751
Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 8-240b of the 2024 752
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 753
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 754
(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the 755
State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to 756
authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in 757
principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred twenty-758
five million dollars, provided seventy-five million dollars of said 759
authorization shall be effective July 1, [2024] 2025. 760
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 761
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 762
of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of financing 763
and awarding grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences 764
as provided in section 8-240a, as amended by this act. Not more than 765
twenty million dollars of the bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 766
be utilized by said department for grants for such projects. 767 Raised Bill No. 301
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2024 16a-48
Sec. 2 from passage 8-240a
Sec. 3 from passage 8-240b(a) and (b)
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) update state energy and water efficiency standards for appliances
and other equipment, and (2) expand the Housing Environmental
Improvement Revolving Loan and Grant Fund to include a grant
program and adjust the bonding authorization for this program.
[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.]