ESHB 2758 -
By Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 19.260.030 and 2006 c 194 s 2 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) This chapter applies to the following types of new products
sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state: (a) Automatic
commercial ice cube machines; (b) commercial clothes washers; (c)
((commercial prerinse spray valves; (d))) commercial refrigerators and
freezers; (((e) metal halide lamp fixtures; (f))) (d) single-voltage
external AC to DC power supplies; (((g))) (e) state-regulated
incandescent reflector lamps; ((and (h))) (f) unit heaters; (g) wine
chillers for use by an individual; (h) illumination of remote reach-in
cabinets, cabinets without doors, and wine chillers that are not
consumer products; (i) hot water dispensers and minitank electric water
heaters; (j) bottle-type water dispensers and point-of-use water
dispensers; (k) pool heaters, residential pool pumps, and portable
electric spas; (l) tub spout diverters; and (m) commercial hot food
holding cabinets. This chapter applies equally to products whether
they are sold, offered for sale, or installed as a stand-alone product
or as a component of another product.
(2) This chapter does not apply to (a) new products manufactured in
the state and sold outside the state, (b) new products manufactured
outside the state and sold at wholesale inside the state for final
retail sale and installation outside the state, (c) products installed
in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction, or (d)
products designed expressly for installation and use in recreational
vehicles.
Sec. 2 RCW 19.260.040 and 2006 c 194 s 3 are each amended to read
as follows:
The legislature establishes the following minimum efficiency
standards for the types of new products set forth in RCW 19.260.030.
(1)(a) Automatic commercial ice cube machines must have daily
energy use and daily water use no greater than the applicable values in
the following table:
Equipment type | Type of cooling | Harvest rate (lbs. ice/24 hrs.) | Maximum energy use (kWh/100 lbs.) | Maximum condenser water use (gallons/100 lbs. ice) |
Ice-making head | water | <500 | 7.80 - .0055H | 200 - .022H |
> | 5.58 - .0011H | 200 - .022H | ||
> | 4.0 | 200 - .022H | ||
Ice-making head | air | 450 | 10.26 - .0086H | Not applicable |
> | 6.89 - .0011H | Not applicable | ||
Remote condensing but not remote compressor | air | <1000 | 8.85 - .0038 | Not applicable |
> | 5.10 | Not applicable | ||
Remote condensing and remote compressor | air | <934 | 8.85 - .0038H | Not applicable |
> | 5.3 | Not applicable | ||
Self-contained models | water | <200 | 11.40 - .0190H | 191 - .0315H |
> | 7.60 | 191 - .0315H | ||
Self-contained models | air | <175 | 18.0 - .0469H | Not applicable |
> | 9.80 | Not applicable | ||
Where H |
Equipment Type | Doors | Maximum Daily Energy Consumption (kWh) |
Reach-in cabinets, pass-through cabinets, and roll-in or roll-through cabinets that are refrigerators | Solid | 0.10V+ 2.04 |
Transparent | 0.12V+ 3.34 | |
Reach-in cabinets, pass-through cabinets, and roll-in or roll-through cabinets that are "pulldown" refrigerators | Transparent | .126V+ 3.51 |
Reach-in cabinets, pass-through cabinets, and roll-in or roll-through cabinets that are freezers | Solid | 0.40V+ 1.38 |
Transparent | 0.75V+ 4.10 | |
Reach-in cabinets that are refrigerator-freezers with an AV of 5.19 or higher | Solid | 0.27AV - 0.71 |
kWh V AV |
Product or compartment type | Integrated average product temperature in degrees Fahrenheit |
Refrigerator | 38+ 2 |
Freezer | 0+ 2 |
Nameplate output | Minimum Efficiency in Active Mode |
< 1 Watt | 0.49 * Nameplate Output |
> or | 0.09 * Ln (Nameplate Output)+ 0.49 |
> 49 Watts | 0.84 |
Maximum Energy Consumption in No-Load Mode | |
< 10 Watts | 0.5 Watts |
> or | 0.75 Watts |
Where Ln (Nameplate Output) - Natural Logarithm of the nameplate output expressed in Watts |
Equipment Type | Maximum Annual Appliance Energy Consumption (kWh) | |
Wine chillers with manual defrost | 13.7V + 267 | |
Wine chillers with automatic defrost | 17.4V + 344 | |
V = volume in ft3. |
Maximum Leakage Rate | ||
Appliance | Testing Conditions | Effective January 1, 2009 |
When new | 0.01 gpm | |
Tub spout diverters | After 15,000 cycles of diverting | 0.05 gpm |
Sec. 3 RCW 19.260.050 and 2006 c 194 s 4 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) No new ((commercial prerinse spray valve,)) commercial clothes
washer, commercial refrigerator or freezer, state-regulated
incandescent reflector lamp, or unit heater manufactured on or after
January 1, 2007, may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless
the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency
standards set forth in RCW 19.260.040. No new automatic commercial ice
cube machine((,)) or single-voltage external AC to DC power supply,
((or metal halide lamp fixtures)) manufactured on or after January 1,
2008, may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless the
efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards
set forth in RCW 19.260.040.
(2) On or after January 1, 2008, no new ((commercial prerinse spray
valve,)) commercial clothes washer, commercial refrigerator or freezer,
single-voltage external AC to DC power supply, state-regulated
incandescent reflector lamp, or unit heater manufactured on or after
January 1, 2007, may be installed for compensation in the state unless
the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency
standards set forth in RCW 19.260.040. On or after January 1, 2009, no
new automatic commercial ice cube machine ((or metal halide lamp
fixtures)) manufactured on or after January 1, 2008, may be installed
for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new product
meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in RCW 19.260.040.
(3) Standards for ((metal halide lamp fixtures and)) state-regulated incandescent reflector lamps are effective on the dates in
subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(4) The following products, if manufactured on or after January 1,
2009, may not be sold or offered in the state unless the efficiency of
the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in
RCW 19.260.040:
(a) Wine chillers for use by an individual;
(b) Illumination of remote reach-in cabinets, cabinets without
doors, and wine chillers that are not consumer products;
(c) Hot water dispensers and minitank electric water heaters;
(d) Bottle-type water dispensers and point-of-use water dispensers;
(e) Pool heaters, residential pool pumps, and portable electric
spas;
(f) Tub spout diverters; and
(g) Commercial hot food holding cabinets.
(5) The following products, if manufactured on or after January 1,
2009, may not be installed for compensation in the state on or after
January 1, 2010, unless the efficiency of the new product meets or
exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in RCW 19.260.040:
(a) Wine chillers for use by an individual;
(b) Illumination of remote reach-in cabinets, cabinets without
doors, and wine chillers that are not consumer products;
(c) Hot water dispensers and minitank electric water heaters;
(d) Bottle-type water dispensers and point-of-use water dispensers;
(e) Pool heaters, residential pool pumps, and portable electric
spas;
(f) Tub spout diverters; and
(g) Commercial hot food holding cabinets.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4 A new section is added to chapter 19.260 RCW
to read as follows:
The energy policy division of the department of community, trade,
and economic development shall convene a work group with
representatives of the consumer electronics industry, energy efficiency
organizations, and other state and federal energy efficiency programs,
as deemed appropriate, to review and compare energy efficiency
standards and coverage of the federal energy star program and standards
and coverage adopted by California and Oregon to identify appropriate
standards and coverage to be adopted by Washington. The work group
shall report its findings and recommendations to appropriate committees
of the legislature by December 1, 2008."
ESHB 2758 -
By Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "code;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 19.260.030, 19.260.040, and 19.260.050; and adding a new section to chapter 19.260 RCW."
EFFECT: Deletes provision directing CTED Energy Policy Division to adopt standards for new consumer audio and video equipment consistent with standards adopted by West Coast states. Directs Energy Policy Division to convene work group with representatives of consumer electronics industry, energy efficiency organizations, and other state and federal energy efficiency programs, as deemed appropriate, to review and compare federal Energy Star program standards and coverage and California and Oregon standards and coverage to identify appropriate standards and coverage for Washington. Work group will report to Legislature by December 1, 2008.