Updates to the Minimum Cooling Efficiency Standards for Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment

Last updated: 9 June 2020

The code (10 CFR § 431.97 - Energy efficiency standards) defines energy efficiency ratio and combined energy efficiency ratio of commercial air conditioners and heat pumps.

 

Hereafter the Minimum Cooling Efficiency Standards for Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment will be enumerated, this foes not include single package vertical air conditioners and single package vertical heat pumps, packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps, computer room air conditioners, variable refrigerant flow multi-split air conditioners and heat pumps, and double-duct air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment. These are enumerated in other policy entries.

 

The compliance date varies across different equipment and it is thus specified next to the relative standers. Compliance dates have to be intended as the date equipment manufactured after which need to comply with the standard.

 

Air-cooled:

Small Commercial Packaged Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment =65,000 Btu/h and <135,000 Btu/h

AC - Electric Resistance Heating or No Heating

IEER = 12.9 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 14.8 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

AC - All Other Types of Heating

IEER = 12.7 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 14.6 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

HP - Electric Resistance Heating or No Heating

IEER = 12.2 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 14.1 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

HP - All Other Types of Heating

IEER = 12.0 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 13.9 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

Large Commercial Packaged Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment =135,000 Btu/h and <240,000 Btu/h

AC - Electric Resistance Heating or No Heating

IEER = 12.4 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 14.2 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

AC - All Other Types of Heating

IEER = 12.2 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 14.0 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

HP - Electric Resistance Heating or No Heating

IEER = 11.6 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 13.5 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

HP - All Other Types of Heating

IEER = 11.4 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 13.3 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

Very Large Commercial Packaged Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment =240,000 Btu/h and <760,000 Btu/h

AC - Electric Resistance Heating or No Heating

IEER = 11.6 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 13.2 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

AC - All Other Types of Heating

IEER = 11.4 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 13.0 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

HP - Electric Resistance Heating or No Heating

IEER = 10.6 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 12.5 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

HP - All Other Types of Heating

IEER = 10.4 - Compliance date: January 1, 2018

IEER = 12.3 - Compliance date: January 1, 2023

Small Commercial Package Air-Conditioning and Heating Equipment (3-Phase, Split-System) <65,000 Btu/h

AC - SEER = 13.0 - Compliance date: June 16, 2008

HP - SEER = 14.0 - Compliance date: January 1, 2017

Small Commercial Package Air-Conditioning and Heating Equipment (3-Phase, Single-Package) <65,000Btu/h

AC - SEER = 14.0 - Compliance date: January 1, 2017

HP - SEER = 14.0 - Compliance date: January 1, 2017

 

Small Commercial Packaged Air-Conditioning and Heating Equipment (Water Source: Water-to-Air, Water-Loop)

<17,000 Btu/h - HP - EER = 12.2 - Compliance date: October 9, 2015

=17,000 Btu/h and <65,000 Btu/h - HP - EER = 13.0 - Compliance date: October 9, 2015

=65,000 Btu/h and <135,000Btu/h HP - EER = 13.0 - Compliance date: October 9, 2015

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