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 |
˃=500<1436 | 5.58 - .0011H | 200 - .022H |
˃=1436 | 4.0 | 200 - .022H |
Ice-making head | air | 450 | 10.26 - .0086H | Not applicable |
˃=450 | 6.89 - .0011H | Not applicable |
Remote condensing but not remote compressor | air | <1000 | 8.85 - .0038 | Not applicable |
˃=1000 | 5.10 | Not applicable |
Remote condensing and remote compressor | air | <934 | 8.85 - .0038H | Not applicable |
˃=934 | 5.3 | Not applicable |
Self-contained models | water | <200 | 11.40 - .0190H | 191 - .0315H |
˃=200 | 7.60 | 191 - .0315H |
Self-contained models | air | <175 | 18.0 - .0469H | Not applicable |
˃=175 | 9.80 | Not applicable |
Where H= harvest rate in pounds per twenty-four hours which must be reported within 5% of the tested value. "Maximum water use" applies only to water used for the condenser. |
(b) For purposes of this section, automatic commercial ice cube machines shall be tested in accordance with the ARI 810-2003 test method as published by the air-conditioning and refrigeration institute. Ice-making heads include all automatic commercial ice cube machines that are not split system ice makers or self-contained models as defined in ARI 810-2003.
(2)(a) Commercial refrigerators and freezers must meet the applicable requirements listed in the following table:
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= kilowatt-hours V= total volume (ft3) AV= adjusted volume= [1.63 x freezer volume (ft3)]+ refrigerator volume (ft3) |
(b) For purposes of this section, "pulldown" designates products designed to take a fully stocked refrigerator with beverages at 90 degrees Fahrenheit and cool those beverages to a stable temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit within 12 hours or less. Daily energy consumption shall be measured in accordance with the American national standards institute/American society of heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning engineers test method 117-2002, except that the back-loading doors of pass-through and roll-through refrigerators and freezers must remain closed throughout the test, and except that the controls of all appliances must be adjusted to obtain the following product temperatures.
Product or compartment type | Integrated average product temperature in degrees Fahrenheit |
Refrigerator | 38+ 2 |
Freezer | 0+ 2 |
(3)(a) The lamp electrical power input of state-regulated incandescent reflector lamps shall meet the minimum average lamp efficacy requirements for federally regulated incandescent reflector lamps specified in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6295(i)(l)(A)-(B).
(b) The following types of incandescent lamps are exempt from these requirements:
(i) Lamps rated at fifty watts or less of the following types: BR 30, ER 30, BR 40, and ER 40;
(ii) Lamps rated at sixty-five watts of the following types: BR 30, BR 40, and ER 40; and
(iii) R 20 lamps of forty-five watts or less.
(4)(a) Wine chillers designed and sold for use by an individual must meet requirements specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1605.3 in effect as of July 26, 2009.
(b) Wine chillers designed and sold for use by an individual shall be tested in accordance with the method specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1604 in effect as of July 26, 2009.
(5)))The department may adopt by rule a more recent version of any standard or test method established in this section, including any product definition associated with the standard or test method, in order to maintain or improve consistency with other comparable standards in other states.
(2)(a) The standby energy consumption of bottle-type water dispensers, and point-of-use water dispensers, dispensing both hot and cold water, manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall not exceed 1.2 kWh/day.
(b) The test method for water dispensers shall be the environmental protection agency energy star program requirements for bottled water coolers version 1.1.
(((6)))(3)(a) The standby energy consumption of hot water dispensers and mini-tank electric water heaters manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall be not greater than 35 watts.
(b) This subsection does not apply to any water heater:
(i) That is within the scope of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6292(a)(4) or 6311(1);
(ii) That has a rated storage volume of less than 20 gallons; and
(iii) For which there is no federal test method applicable to that type of water heater.
(c) Hot water dispensers shall be tested in accordance with the method specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1604 in effect as of July 26, 2009.
(d) Mini-tank electric water heaters shall be tested in accordance with the method specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1604 in effect as of July 26, 2009.
(((7)))(4) The following standards are established for ((pool heaters,)) residential pool pumps((,)) and portable electric spas:
(a) ((Natural gas pool heaters shall not be equipped with constant burning pilots.
(b))) Residential pool pumps((motors)) manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, and until July 18, 2021, must meet requirements specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1605.3 in effect as of July 26, 2009. Beginning July 19, 2021, residential pool pumps must meet requirements specified in the dedicated-purpose pool pump rule published by the United States department of energy on January 18, 2017, (82 Fed. Reg. 5650) and effective on May 18, 2017.
(((c)))(b) Through December 31, 2019, portable electric spas manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, must meet requirements specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1605.3 in effect as of July 26, 2009. Beginning January 1, 2020, portable electric spas must meet the requirements of the American national standard for portable electric spa energy efficiency (ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2014).
(((d)))(c) Through December 31, 2019, portable electric spas must be tested in accordance with the method specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1604 in effect as of July 26, 2009. Beginning January 1, 2020, portable electric spas must be tested in accordance with the method specified in the American national standard for portable electric spa energy efficiency (ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2014).
(((8)(a) The leakage rate of tub spout diverters shall be no greater than the applicable requirements shown in the following table:
| | 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 |
(b) Showerhead tub spout diverter combinations shall meet both the federal standard for showerheads established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6291 et seq. and the standard for tub spout diverters specified in this section.
(9)))(5)(a) The idle energy rate of commercial hot food holding cabinets manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall be no greater than 40 watts per cubic foot of measured interior volume.
(b) The idle energy rate of commercial hot food holding cabinets shall be determined using ANSI/ASTM ((F2140-01))F2140-11 standard test method for the performance of hot food holding cabinets (test for idle energy rate dry test). Commercial hot food holding cabinet interior volume shall be calculated using straight line segments following the gross interior dimensions of the appliance and using the following equation: Interior height x interior width x interior depth. Interior volume shall not account for racks, air plenums, or other interior parts.
(6) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the environmental protection agency energy star program product specification for commercial dishwashers, version 2.0, must meet the qualification criteria of that specification.
(7) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the environmental protection agency energy star program product specification for commercial fryers, version 2.0, must meet the qualification criteria for that specification.
(8) Commercial steam cookers must meet the requirements of the environmental protection agency energy star program product specification for commercial steam cookers, version 1.2.
(9) Computers and computer monitors must meet the requirements in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1605.3(v) as adopted on May 10, 2017, and amended on November 8, 2017, as measured in accordance with test methods prescribed in section 1604(v) of those regulations.
(10) Air compressors that meet the twelve criteria listed on page 350 to 351 of the "energy conservation standards for air compressors" final rule issued by the United States department of energy on December 5, 2016, must meet the requirements in table 1 on page 352 following the instructions on page 353 and as measured in accordance with the "uniform test method for certain air compressors" under 10 C.F.R. Part 431 (Appendix A to Subpart T) as in effect on July 3, 2017.
(11) High CRI fluorescent lamps must meet the requirements in 10 C.F.R. Sec. 430.32(n)(4) in effect as of January 3, 2017, as measured in accordance with the test methods prescribed in 10 C.F.R. Sec. 430.23 (appendix R to subpart B of part 430) in effect as of January 3, 2017.
(12) Portable air conditioners must have a combined energy efficiency ratio, as measured in accordance with the test methods prescribed in 10 C.F.R. Sec. 430.23 (appendix CC to subpart B of part 430) in effect as of January 3, 2017, that is greater than or equal to:
1.04 × | SACC |
(3.7117 × SACC 0.6384) |
where "SACC" is seasonally adjusted cooling capacity in Btu/h.
(13) Residential ventilating fans must meet the qualification criteria of the environmental protection agency energy star program product specification for residential ventilating fans, version 3.2.
(14) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from the scope of the environmental protection agency water sense program product specification for spray sprinkler bodies, version 1.0, must include an integral pressure regulator and must meet the water efficiency and performance criteria and other requirements of that specification.
(15) The following products that are within the scope and definition of the applicable regulation must meet the requirements in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1605.3 in effect as of January 1, 2018, as measured in accordance with the test methods prescribed in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1604 in effect as of January 1, 2018:
(a) Showerheads;
(b) Tub spout diverters;
(c) Showerhead tub spout diverter combinations;
(d) Lavatory faucets and replacement aerators;
(e) Kitchen faucets and replacement aerators;
(f) Public lavatory faucets and replacement aerators;
(g) Urinals; and
(h) Water closets.
(16) Uninterruptible power supplies that utilize a NEMA 1-15P or 5-15P input plug and have an AC output must have an average load adjusted efficiency that meets or exceeds the values shown on page 193 of the prepublication final rule "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Uninterruptible Power Supplies" issued by the United States department of energy on December 28, 2016, as measured in accordance with test procedures prescribed in Appendix Y to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Battery Chargers" in effect as of January 11, 2017.
(17) Water coolers included in the scope of the environmental protection agency energy star program product specification for water coolers, version 2.0, must have an on mode with no water draw energy consumption less than or equal to the following values as measured in accordance with the test requirements of that program:
(a) 0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold-only units and cook and cold units;
(b) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for storage type hot and cold units; and
(c) 0.18 kilowatt-hours per day for on demand hot and cold units.
(18) General service lamps must meet or exceed a lamp efficacy of 45 lumens per watt, when tested in accordance with the applicable federal test procedures for general service lamps prescribed in 10 C.F.R. Sec. 430.23 in effect as of January 3, 2017.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter
19.260 RCW to read as follows:
(1) An electric storage water heater, if manufactured on or after January 1, 2021, may not be installed, sold, or offered for sale, lease, or rent in the state unless it complies with the following design requirement:
(a) The product must have a modular demand response communications port compliant with: (i) The March 2018 version of the ANSI/CTA–2045-A communication interface standard, or equivalent and (ii) the March 2018 version of the ANSI/CTA-2045-A application layer requirements.
(b) The interface standard and application layer requirements required in this subsection are the versions established in March 2018, unless the department adopts by rule a later version.
(2) The department may by rule establish a later effective date or suspend enforcement of the requirements of subsection (1) of this section if the department determines that such a delay or suspension is in the public interest.
(3) Private customer information, and proprietary customer information, collected, stored, conveyed, transmitted, or retrieved by an electric storage water heater equipped with a modular demand response communications port required under this section or rules adopted under this chapter is subject to the provisions of RCW
19.29A.100 and
19.29A.110.
(4) An electric utility supplying electricity to a building in which an electric storage water heater that meets the design requirements established in this section has been installed may not, without first having obtained in writing the customer's affirmative consent to participating in a program that allows such alteration, alter, or require the utility customer to alter, the usage of electricity or water relating to the electric storage water heater on the basis of information collected by the electric storage water heater or any associated device.
Sec. 6. RCW
19.260.050 and 2009 c 501 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((
No new commercial refrigerator or freezer or state-regulated incandescent reflector lamp 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 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 refrigerator or freezer or state-regulated incandescent reflector lamp 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 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 state-regulated incandescent reflector lamps are effective on the dates specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(4))) The following products, if manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, 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 designed and sold for use by an individual;
(b))) Hot water dispensers and mini-tank electric water heaters;
(((c)))(b) Bottle-type water dispensers and point-of-use water dispensers;
(((d) Pool heaters,))(c) Residential pool pumps((,)) and portable electric spas;
(((e)))(d) Tub spout diverters; and
(((f)))(e) Commercial hot food holding cabinets.
((
(5)))
(2) The following products, if manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, may not be installed for compensation in the state on or after January 1, 2011, unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in RCW
19.260.040:
(a) ((Wine chillers designed and sold for use by an individual;
(b))) Hot water dispensers and mini-tank electric water heaters;
(((c)))(b) Bottle-type water dispensers and point-of-use water dispensers;
(((d) Pool heaters,))(c) Residential pool pumps((,)) and portable electric spas;
(((e)))(d) Tub spout diverters; and
(((f)))(e) Commercial hot food holding cabinets.
(3) The following products, if manufactured on or after January 1, 2021, may not be sold or offered for sale, lease, or rent in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in RCW 19.260.040: (a) Commercial dishwashers;
(b) Commercial fryers;
(c) Commercial steam cookers;
(d) Computers or computer monitors;
(e) Faucets;
(f) Residential ventilating fans;
(g) Spray sprinkler bodies;
(h) Showerheads;
(i) Uninterruptible power supplies;
(j) Urinals and water closets; and
(k) Water coolers.
(4) Standards for the following products expire January 1, 2020:
(a) Hot water dispensers; and
(b) Bottle-type water dispensers and point-of-use water dispensers.
(5) A new air compressor manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, may not 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. (6) A new portable air conditioner manufactured on or after February 1, 2022, may not 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. (7) New general service lamps manufactured on or after January 1, 2020, may not 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. (8) No new high CRI fluorescent lamps may be sold or offered for sale in the state after January 1, 2023, unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in RCW 19.260.040. The department may establish by rule an earlier effective date, not before January 1, 2022, if the state of California adopts a comparable standard with an effective date before January 1, 2023. Sec. 7. RCW
19.260.060 and 2005 c 298 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department may adopt rules that incorporate by reference federal efficiency standards for federally covered products only as the standards existed on January 1, 2018. The department, in consultation with the office of the attorney general, must regularly submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on federal standards that preempt the state standards set forth in RCW 19.260.040. Any report on federal preemption must be transmitted at least thirty days before the start of any regular legislative session. (2) The department may recommend updates to the energy efficiency standards and test methods for products listed in RCW
19.260.030. The department may also recommend establishing state standards for additional nonfederally covered products. In making its recommendations, the department shall use the following criteria: ((
(1)))
(a) Multiple manufacturers produce products that meet the proposed standard at the time of recommendation((
, (2)))
; (b) products meeting the proposed standard are available at the time of recommendation((
, (3)))
; (c) the products are cost-effective to consumers on a life-cycle cost basis using average Washington resource rates((
, (4)))
; (d) the utility of the energy efficient product meets or exceeds the utility of the comparable product available for purchase((
,))
; and ((
(5)))
(e) the standard exists in at least two other states in the United States. For recommendations concerning commercial clothes washers, the department must also consider the fiscal effects on the low-income, elderly, and student populations. Any recommendations shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature sixty days before the start of any regular legislative session.
Sec. 8. RCW
19.260.070 and 2005 c 298 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The manufacturers of products covered by this chapter must test samples of their products in accordance with the test procedures under this chapter or those specified in the state building code.
(2) Manufacturers of new products covered by RCW
19.260.030((
, except for single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies,)) shall certify to the department that the products are in compliance with this chapter. This certification must be based on test results unless this chapter does not specify a test method. The department shall establish rules governing the certification of these products and may ((
coordinate with))
rely on the certification programs of other states and federal agencies with similar standards.
(3) Manufacturers of new products covered by RCW
19.260.030 shall identify each product offered for sale or installation in the state as in compliance with this chapter by means of a mark, label, or tag on the product and packaging at the time of sale or installation. The department shall establish rules governing the identification of these products and packaging, which shall be coordinated to the greatest practical extent with the labeling programs of other states and federal agencies with equivalent efficiency standards.
Manufacturers of general service lamps that meet the efficiency standards under RCW 19.260.040 are not required to label each individual lamp offered for sale or installation in the state.(4) The department may test products covered by RCW
19.260.030 and may rely on the results of product testing performed by or on behalf of other governmental jurisdictions with comparable standards. If products so tested are found not to be in compliance with the minimum efficiency standards established under RCW
19.260.040, the department shall: (a) Charge the manufacturer of the product for the cost of product purchase and testing; and (b) make information available to the public on products found not to be in compliance with the standards.
(5) The department shall obtain ((
in paper form)) the test methods specified in RCW
19.260.040, which shall be available for public use at the department's energy policy offices.
(6) The department ((shall))may investigate complaints received concerning violations of this chapter. Any manufacturer or distributor who violates this chapter shall be issued a warning by the director of the department for any first violation. Repeat violations are subject to a civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars a day. Penalties assessed under this subsection are in addition to costs assessed under subsection (4) of this section.
(7) The department may adopt rules as necessary to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of this chapter.
(8) The proceedings relating to this chapter are governed by the administrative procedure act, chapter
34.05 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. RCW 19.27.170 (Water conservation performance standards—Testing and identifying fixtures that meet standards—Marking and labeling fixtures) and 1991 c 347 s 16 & 1989 c 348 s 8 are each repealed. NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2019, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."
2SHB 1444 - S COMM AMD
By Committee on Ways & Means
ADOPTED 04/15/2019
EFFECT: (1) Specifies that plumbing fixtures and fittings and computers and computer monitors must meet California standards.
(2) Removes the qualifier "residential" from electric storage water heaters.
(3) Clarifies that the communications port on an electric storage water heater is a design requirement rather than an efficiency standard.
(4) Authorizes Commerce to establish by rule a later effective date or suspend enforcement of the electric storage water heater requirement if it is determined that a delay is in the public interest.
(5) Specifies that customer information collected, stored, conveyed, transmitted, or retrieved by an electric storage water heater equipped with a modular demand response communications port is subject to current statute regarding privacy and disclosure.
(6) Prohibits an electric utility from altering, without first obtaining written customer consent to participating in a program that allows such alteration, or requiring a utility customer to alter, electricity or water usage based on information collected by an electric storage water heater or any associated device.
(7) Requires Commerce to consult the Attorney General when compiling the report for the Legislature on federal standards that preempt state standards.
(8) Adds a severability clause.
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