Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Standards (New York)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	New York
Name	Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Standards
Incentive Type	Appliance/Equipment Efficiency Standards
Applicable Sector	Manufacturer
Eligible Technologies	Pool Pumps, Consumer Audio and Video Products, Digital Television Adapters, Commercial hot food holding cabinets, Portable Electric Spas, Bottle-Type Water Dispensers, Portable Light Fixtures
Active Incentive	Yes
Implementing Sector	State/Territory
Energy Category	Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs
Certification Requirements	To be determined
Equipment Requirements	Specified in Standards
Implementing Agency	New York Secretary of State
Review	Not specified
Test Methods	To be determined
Date added to DSIRE	2006-06-02
Last DSIRE Review	2012-08-16
Last Substantive Modification to Summary by DSIRE	2012-08-16
References	DSIRE

Summary

Note: The federal government has imposed and updated appliance efficiency standards through several legislative acts,* and now has standards in place or under development for 30 classes of products. In general, states which had set standards prior to federal action may enforce their own standards until the federal standards take effect. States that had not set standards prior to federal action must use the federal standards. This summary addresses (1) state appliance standards that will be in place until the federal standards take effect and (2) products for which the federal government is not currently developing an efficiency standard. Much of the information in this summary comes from the Appliance Standards Awareness Project(ASAP). Visit the ASAP web site for comprehensive information about appliance standards.

New York appliance efficiency standards legislation, enacted in 2005, covers the following products offered for sale in New York not preempted by federal standards as of August 2011:

1. Consumer audio and video products
2. Digital television adapters
3. Commercial hot food holding cabinets
4. Portable electric spas
5. Residential pool pumps
6. Bottle-type water dispensers
7. Portable light fixtures

For consumer audio and video products and digital television adapters, the New York legislation requires the Department of State in consultation with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop standards by June 30, 2006 and to implement such standards no sooner than six months after issuing final rules. Temporary emergency rules were adopted and renewed several times during 2006 and 2007 but have since expired and not been renewed. The regulatory process for these equipment types appears to be ongoing as of August 2012.

Efficiency requirements for the remaining products were adopted by legislation in 2010. The legislation required the Department of State in consultation with NYSERDA to develop regulations by December 31, 2010. As of August 2012, no such regulations have been adopted.

New York law also allows the Secretary of State, in consultation with NYSERDA, to add additional products to the list. Any new products added to the list must be commercially available, cost effective on a life-cycle basis, and not covered under existing federal standards.

* These acts include the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987, the Energy Policy Act of 1992, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Public Information - NYSERDA
Department	New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Address	17 Columbia Circle
Place	Albany, New York
Zip/Postal Code	12203-6399
Phone	(866) 697-3732
Phone 2	(518) 862-1090
Email	info@nyserda.ny.gov
Website	http://www.nyserda.ny.gov

Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)

Authority 1:	NY CLS Energy, Article 16 § 102 et seq.

Authority 2:	21 NYCRR § 506.4 et seq.
Date Effective	2006-06-30
Expiration Date	2007-03-07

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.