New Jersey § 48:3-101

§ 48:3-101.

Within one year of the effective date of this act, 1 the Board of Public Utilities, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental

Protection, shall adopt, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P. L.1968,

c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), rules and regulations establishing minimum energy efficiency standards for the

types of new products set forth in section 2 of this act. 2 The regulations shall provide for the following minimum efficiency standards: a. Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements set forth in Table P-3 of section 1605.3, California Code of Regulations , Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, Appliance Efficiency Regulations, provided

that such washers shall not be required to meet the modified energy factor requirements

until 2007 and shall not be required to meet the water factor requirements until 2010; b. (1) Each self-contained commercial refrigerator, freezer, and refrigerator-freezer

equipment designed for holding temperature applications sold on or after January 1,

2010, shall meet the following standards: (a) Refrigerators with solid doors: 0.10 times V plus 2.04 kilowatt hours per day; (b) Refrigerators with transparent doors: 0.12 times V plus 3.34 kilowatt hours per

day; (c) Freezers with solid doors: 0.40 times V plus 1.38 kilowatt hours per day; (d) Freezers with transparent doors: 0.75 times V plus 4.10 kilowatt hours per day; (e) Refrigerators/freezers with solid doors: the greater of 0.27 times AV minus 0.71

kilowatt hours per day or 0.70 kilowatt hours per day; and (f) Refrigerators/freezers with separate refrigeration systems: the sum of the standard

applicable to the refrigerator and the standard applicable to the freezer. For refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers with doors, the rating temperatures

shall be the integrated average temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit (plus or minus

two degrees Fahrenheit) for refrigerator compartments and zero degrees Fahrenheit

(plus or minus two degrees Fahrenheit for freezer compartments). (2) Each self-contained commercial refrigerator, freezer, and refrigerator-freezer

equipment designed for pull-down temperature applications sold on or after January

1, 2010, shall meet the following standards: (a) Refrigerators with transparent doors: 0.126 times V plus 3.51 kilowatt hours

per day; and (b) Freezers with transparent doors 0.788 times V plus 4.3 kilowatt hours per day. As used in this subsection, “ V ” means the chilled or frozen compartment volume in cubic feet as defined in the Association

of Home Appliance Manufacturers Standard HRF1-1979; “ integrated average temperature ” means the average temperature of all test package measurements taken during the

test; and “ AV ” means the adjusted volume in cubic feet defined as 1.63 times the frozen temperature

compartment volume in cubic feet plus the chilled temperature compartment volume in

cubic feet; c. Illuminated exit signs shall meet the requirements of the “Energy Star Program

Requirements for Exit Signs” developed by the United States Environmental Protection

Agency; d. Each air-cooled very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment

sold on or after January 1, 2010, shall meet the following standards: (1) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of air-cooled central air conditioners at

or above 240,000 Btu per hour in cooling capacity and less than 760,000 Btu per hour

in cooling capacity shall be 10.0 for equipment with no heating or electric resistance

heating and 9.8 for equipment with all other heating system types that are integrated

into the equipment at a standard rating of 95 degrees Fahrenheit dry bulb. (2) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of air-cooled central air conditioner heat

pumps at or above 240,000 Btu per hour in cooling capacity and less than 760,000 Btu

per hour in cooling capacity shall be 9.5 for equipment with no heating or electric

resistance heating and 9.3 for equipment with all other heating system types that

are integrated into the equipment at a standard rating of 95 degrees Fahrenheit dry

bulb. (3) The minimum coefficient of performance in the heating mode of air- cooled central

air conditioning heat pumps at or above 240,000 Btu per hour in cooling capacity and

less than 760,000 Btu per hour in cooling capacity shall be 3.2 at a high temperature

rating of 47 degrees Fahrenheit dry bulb; e. Low-voltage dry type distribution transformers shall meet or exceed the energy

efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Standard TP-1-1996; f. Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than 190 watts and shall not

be capable of operating with lamps that total more than 190 watts; g. Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specifications of the “Energy Star

Program Requirements for Traffic Signals” developed by the United States Environmental

Protection Agency; and h. Unit heaters shall be equipped with an intermittent ignition device and shall have

either power venting or an automatic flue damper. 1

L.2005, c. 42, effective March 8, 2005 2

N.J.S.A. § 48:3-100.