2005 Rhode Island Code - § 39-27-5 — Efficiency standards.

    Not later than June 1, 2006, the commission, in consultation with the state building commissioner and the chief of energy and community services, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42, establishing minimum efficiency standards for the types of new products set forth in § 39-27-4. The regulations shall provide for the following minimum efficiency standards:

   (1) Automatic commercial ice makers shall meet the energy efficiency requirements shown in table A-7 of § 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations as adopted on December 15, 2004.

   (2) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements shown in Table P-4 of § 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations in effect on December 15, 2004.

   (3) Commercial pre-rinse spray valves shall have a flow rate equal to or less than 1.6 gallons per minute.

   (4) Commercial refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers shall meet the minimum efficiency requirements shown in Table A-6 of § 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations as adopted on December 15, 2004 except that pulldown refrigerators with transparent doors shall meet a requirement five percent (5%) less stringent than shown in the California regulations.

   (5) High-intensity discharge lamp ballasts shall not be designed and marketed to operate a mercury vapor lamp.

   (6) Illuminated exit signs shall have an input power demand of five (5) watts or less per illuminated face.

   (7) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment shall meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of:

   (A) 10.0 for air conditioning without an integrated heating component or with electric resistance heating integrated into the unit;

   (B) 9.8 for air conditioning with heating other than electric resistance integrated into the unit;

   (C) 9.5 for air conditioning with heating other than electric resistance integrated heating component or with electric resistance heating integrated into the unit;

   (D) 9.3 for air conditioning heat pump equipment with heating other than electric resistance integrated into the unit. Large packaged air conditioning heat pumps shall meet a minimum coefficient of performance in the heating mode of three and two tenths (3.2) (measured at a high temperature rating of forty-seven (47) degrees F db).

   (8) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet the Class 1 efficiency levels for low voltage distribution transformers specified in Table 4-2 of the "Guide for Determining Energy Efficiency for Distribution Transformers" published by the National Electrical manufacturers Association (NEMA Standard TP-1-2002).

   (9) Metal halide lamp fixtures that operate in a vertical position and are designed to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to one hundred fifty (150) watts but less than or equal to five hundred (500) watts shall not contain a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast.

   (10) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies shall meet the tier one energy efficiency requirements shown in Table U-1 of § 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations as adopted on December 15, 2004. This standard applies to single voltage AC to DC power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold as a component of or in conjunction with another product.

   (11) Torchieres shall not use more than one hundred ninety (190) watts. A torchiere shall be deemed to use more than one hundred ninety (190) watts if any commercially available lamp or combination of lamps can be inserted in its socket(s) and cause the torchiere to draw more than one hundred ninety (190) watts when operated at full brightness.

   (12) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that took effect in February 2001 and shall be installed with compatible, electronically- connected signal control interface devices and conflict monitoring systems.

   (13) Unit heater shall be equipped with an intermittent ignition device and shall have either power venting or an automatic flue damper.