BILL REQ. #: S-4889.1
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/03/06.
AN ACT Relating to energy efficiency; and amending RCW 19.260.020, 19.260.030, 19.260.040, and 19.260.050.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 19.260.020 and 2005 c 298 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Automatic commercial ice cube machine" means a factory-made
assembly, not necessarily shipped in one package, consisting of a
condensing unit and ice-making section operating as an integrated unit
with means for making and harvesting ice cubes. It may also include
integrated components for storing or dispensing ice, or both.
(2) "Ballast" means a device used with an electric discharge lamp
to obtain necessary circuit conditions, such as voltage, current, and
waveform, for starting and operating the lamp.
(3) "Commercial clothes washer" means a soft mount horizontal or
vertical-axis clothes washer that: (a) Has a clothes container
compartment no greater than 3.5 cubic feet in the case of a horizontal-axis product or no greater than 4.0 cubic feet in the case of a
vertical-axis product; and (b) is designed for use by more than one
household, such as in multifamily housing, apartments, or coin
laundries.
(4) "Commercial prerinse spray valve" means a handheld device
designed and marketed for use with commercial dishwashing and
warewashing equipment and that sprays water on dishes, flatware, and
other food service items for the purpose of removing food residue prior
to their cleaning.
(5)(a) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means refrigerators,
freezers, or refrigerator-freezers designed for use by commercial or
institutional facilities for the purpose of storing or merchandising
food products, beverages, or ice at specified temperatures that: (i)
Incorporate most components involved in the vapor-compression cycle and
the refrigerated compartment in a single cabinet; and (ii) may be
configured with either solid or transparent doors as a reach-in
cabinet, pass-through cabinet, roll-in cabinet, or roll-through
cabinet.
(b) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" does not include: (i)
Products with 85 cubic feet or more of internal volume; (ii) walk-in
refrigerators or freezers; (iii) consumer products that are federally
regulated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6291 et seq.; (iv) products
without doors; or (v) freezers specifically designed for ice cream.
(6) "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing,
regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services
rendered.
(7) "Department" means the department of community, trade, and
economic development.
(8) "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which light is
produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor or gas,
and in which the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall
temperature and the arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three
watts per square centimeter.
(9) (("Illuminated exit sign" means an internally illuminated sign
that is designed to be permanently fixed in place to identify a
building exit and consists of an electrically powered integral light
source that illuminates the legend "EXIT" and any directional
indicators and provides contrast between the legend, any directional
indicators, and the background.)) "Metal halide lamp" means a high-intensity discharge lamp in
which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation of metal
halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in combination
with metallic vapors.
(10)(a) "Low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer" means a
distribution transformer that: (i) Has an input voltage of 600 volts
or less; (ii) is air cooled; (iii) does not use oil as a coolant; and
(iv) is rated for operation at a frequency of 60 hertz.
(b) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" does not include: (i)
Transformers with multiple voltage taps, with the highest voltage tap
equaling at least twenty percent more than the lowest voltage tap; or
(ii) transformers, such as those commonly known as drive transformers,
rectifier transformers, auto transformers, uninterruptible power system
transformers, impedance transformers, regulating transformers, sealed
and nonventilating transformers, machine tool transformers, welding
transformers, grounding transformers, or testing transformers, that are
designed to be used in a special purpose application and are unlikely
to be used in general purpose applications.
(11)
(((12))) (10) "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture
designed to be operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a
metal halide lamp.
(((13))) (11) "Pass-through cabinet" means a commercial
refrigerator or freezer with hinged or sliding doors on both the front
and rear of the unit.
(((14))) (12) "Probe-start metal halide ballast" means a ballast
used to operate metal halide lamps which does not contain an igniter
and which instead starts lamps by using a third starting electrode
"probe" in the arc tube.
(((15))) (13) "Reach-in cabinet" means a commercial refrigerator or
freezer with hinged or sliding doors or lids, but does not include
roll-in or roll-through cabinets or pass-through cabinets.
(((16))) (14)(a) "Roll-in cabinet" means a commercial refrigerator
or freezer with hinged or sliding doors that allow wheeled racks of
product to be rolled into the unit.
(b) "Roll-through cabinet" means a commercial refrigerator or
freezer with hinged or sliding doors on two sides of the cabinet that
allow wheeled racks of product to be rolled through the unit.
(((17))) (15)(a) "Single-voltage external AC to DC power supply"
means a device that: (i) Is designed to convert line voltage
alternating current input into lower voltage direct current output;
(ii) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage at a time; (iii)
is sold with, or intended to be used with, a separate end-use product
that constitutes the primary power load; (iv) is contained within a
separate physical enclosure from the end-use product; (v) is connected
to the end-use product via a removable or hard-wired male/female
electrical connection, cable, cord, or other wiring; and (vi) has a
nameplate output power less than or equal to 250 watts.
(b) "Single-voltage external AC to DC power supply" does not
include: (i) Products with batteries or battery packs that physically
attach directly to the power supply unit; (ii) products with a battery
chemistry or type selector switch and indicator light; or (iii)
products with a battery chemistry or type selector switch and a state
of charge meter.
(((18))) (16) "State-regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means
a lamp that is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service
applications, that has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to
direct the light, an E26 medium screw base, and a rated voltage or
voltage range that lies at least partially within 115 to 130 volts, and
that falls into one of the following categories:
(a) A bulged reflector or elliptical reflector bulb shape and which
has a diameter which equals or exceeds 2.25 inches;
(b) A reflector, parabolic aluminized reflector, or similar bulb
shape and which has a diameter of 2.25 to 2.75 inches.
(((19) "Torchiere" means a portable electric lighting fixture with
a reflective bowl that directs light upward onto a ceiling so as to
produce indirect illumination on the surfaces below. "Torchiere" may
include downward directed lamps in addition to the upward, indirect
illumination.)) (17) "Transformer" means a device consisting of two or more
coils of insulated wire and that is designed to transfer alternating
current by electromagnetic induction from one coil to another to change
the original voltage or current value.
(20) "Traffic signal module" means a standard (a) 8-inch or 200 mm
or (b) 12-inch or 300 mm traffic signal indication, consisting of a
light source, a lens, and all other parts necessary for operation.
(21)
(((22))) (18)(a) "Unit heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane, and that
is designed to be installed without ducts within a heated space.
(b) "Unit heater" does not include any products covered by federal
standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6291 et seq. or any
product that is a direct vent, forced flue heater with a sealed
combustion burner.
Sec. 2 RCW 19.260.030 and 2005 c 298 s 3 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) ((illuminated exit signs; (f) low-voltage dry-type
distribution transformers; (g))) metal halide lamp fixtures; (((h)))
(f) single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies; (((i))) (g) state-regulated incandescent reflector lamps; (((j) torchieres; (k) traffic
signal modules;)) and (((l))) (h) unit heaters. 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. 3 RCW 19.260.040 and 2005 c 298 s 4 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 |
kVa | efficiency % | kVa | efficiency % |
| 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 | |
Sec. 4 RCW 19.260.050 and 2005 c 298 s 5 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) ((On or after January 1, 2007,)) No new commercial prerinse
spray valve, commercial clothes washer, commercial refrigerator or
freezer, ((illuminated exit sign, low-voltage dry-type distribution
transformer,)) single-voltage external AC to DC power supply, state-regulated incandescent reflector lamp, ((torchiere, traffic signal
module,)) 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. ((On or after January 1, 2008,)) No new automatic
commercial ice cube machine 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,
((illuminated exit sign, low-voltage dry-type distribution
transformer,)) single-voltage external AC to DC power supply, state-regulated incandescent reflector lamp, ((torchiere, traffic signal
module,)) 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.