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Final Bulletin on Amending the Standard
Update - as published Amendment 11
Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations (the Regulations) have been amended in order to require dealers to comply with the minimum energy performance standards for large air conditioners and heat pumps imported or shipped inter-provincially for sale or lease in Canada. The amendment has been published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. This amendment comes into force six months after publication, on April 12, 2012.
Background
Earlier bulletins were distributed in the development of this standard and are available at /regulations/16846.
The amendment was pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I (Vol. 144, No. 24), on June 12, 2010.
Changes made from the pre-published amendment are highlighted in the document.
Product Description
This regulatory change applies to factory-assembled unitary air conditioners, heat pumps, and air-conditioning condensing units ranging in capacity from 19 kilowatts (65,000 Btu/h) to 70 kilowatts (240,000 Btu/h). Larger equipment with cooling capacity ranging from 240,000 to 760,000 Btu/h was added to the Regulations with this amendment. A new part load energy efficiency descriptor and new efficiency levels for part load performance have been introduced.
Energy Performance Test Procedure
The test method for evaluating the energy performance of large air conditioners and heat pumps is CSA-C746-2006: Performance Standard for Rating Large and Single Package Vertical Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps.
The test procedures can be ordered from:
Canadian Standards Association
5060 Spectrum Way, Suite 100
Mississauga, ON, L4W 5N6
Phone: 1-800-463-6727
In Toronto, call 416-747-4000
Website: http://www.csa.ca
The part-load efficiency is determined according to ARI 340/360-2007 entitled Performance Rating of Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment, available from AHRI.
Energy Performance Standard
| Minimum Performance Levels for Large Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Product class
AHRI type classification |
Product description |
Cooling capacity range kW (1000 Btu/h) |
Cooling Min Effic - electric or no heating section EER and IEER |
Cooling Min Effic - all other heating section EER and IEER |
Heating Min Effic COP at 8.3C |
Heating Min Effic COP at minus 8.3C |
| SP-A, RC-A, RCU-A-C, SPY-A, RCY-A, RCU-A-CB, RCUY-A-CB | air conditioner, air-cooled |
≥19 <40 (≥65 <135) |
11.2 11.4 IEER |
11.0 11.2 IEER |
||
| SP-A, RC-A, RCU-A-C, SPY-A, RCY-A, RCU-A-CB, RCUY-A-CB | air conditioner, air-cooled |
≥40 <70 (≥135 <240) |
11.0 11.2 IEER |
10.8 11.0 IEER |
||
| SP-A, RC-A, RCU-A-C, SPY-A, RCY-A, RCU-A-CB, RCUY-A-CB | air conditioner, air-cooled |
>70 <223 (≥240 <760) |
10.0 10.1 IEER |
9.8 9.9 IEER |
||
| SP-E, SP-W, RC-E, RC-W, SPY-E, SPY-W, RCY-E, RCY-W, RCU-E-C, RCU-W-C, RCU-E-CB, RCU-W-CB, RCUY-E-CB, RCUY-W-CB | air conditioner, water & evaporatively cooled |
≥19 <40 (≥65 <135) |
11.5 11.7 IEER |
11.3 11.5 IEER |
||
| SP-E, SP-W, RC-E, RC-W, SPY-E, SPY-W, RCY-E, RCY-W, RCU-E-C, RCU-W-C, RCU-E-CB, RCU-W-CB, RCUY-E-CB, RCUY-W-CB | air conditioner, water & evaporatively cooled |
≥40 <70 (≥135 <240) |
11.0 11.2 IEER |
10.8 11.0 IEER |
||
| SP-E, SP-W, RC-E, RC-W, SPY-E, SPY-W, RCY-E, RCY-W, RCU-E-C, RCU-W-C, RCU-E-CB, RCU-W-CB, RCUY-E-CB, RCUY-W-CB | air conditioner, water & evaporatively cooled |
>70 <223 (≥240 <760) |
11.0 11.1 IEER |
10.8 10.9 IEER |
||
| HSP-A, HRC-A-C, HRCU-A-C, HRC-A-CB, HRCU-A-CB | heat pump |
≥19 <40 (≥65 <135) |
11.0 11.2 IEER |
10.8 11.0 IEER |
3.3 | 2.25 |
| HSP-A, HRC-A-C, HRCU-A-C, HRC-A-CB, HRCU-A-CB | heat pump |
≥40 <70 (≥135 <240) |
10.6 10.7 IEER |
10.4 10.5 IEER |
3.2 | 2.05 |
| HSP-A, HRC-A-C, HRCU-A-C, HRC-A-CB, HRCU-A-CB | heat pump |
>70 <223 (≥240 <760) |
9.5 9.6 IEER |
9.3 9.4 IEER |
3.2 | 2.05 |
Minimum efficiency levels for large condensing units (19 kW to 70 kW) have not changed with this amendment.
Effective Date
As of April 12, 2012, all large air conditioners and heat pumps will be required to meet the regulatory requirements if their manufacturing process is completed on or after January 1, 2011.
Labelling Requirements
NRCan is not proposing a mandatory EnerGuide labelling requirement for large air conditioners and heat pumps at this time.
Verification Requirements
These products will carry a verification mark indicating that the energy performance of the product has been verified.
The verification mark is the mark of a Standards Council of Canada (SCC) accredited certification body that administers an energy performance verification program for this product. NRCan will also accept labels issued by a province indicating that the product meets the provincial energy efficiency levels as a verification mark, provided that the provincial level is equivalent to or more stringent than the federally regulated level.
Reporting Requirements
Energy Efficiency Reports
The energy efficiency report required for large air conditioners will include the following product specific information:
- AHRI classification
- cooling capacity in kW (Btu/h)
- energy efficiency ratio (EER)
- integrated energy efficiency ratio (IEER)
In addition, for heat pumps:
- heating capacity in kW (Btu/h)
- heating coefficient of performance at 8.3 degrees C
- heating coefficient of performance at -8.3 degrees C
- which heating sections, if any, gas or electric
This report must be submitted, by the dealer, to NRCan before the product is imported into Canada or traded inter-provincially for the first time.
Import Reports
A dealer who imports these products into Canada must include the following information on the customs release document:
- name of product (i.e. large air conditioner or large heat pump or large condensing unit)
- model number
- brand name
- address of the dealer importing the product
- purpose for which the product is being imported (i.e. for sale or lease in Canada without modification; for sale or lease in Canada after modification to comply with energy efficiency standards; or for use as a component in a product being exported from Canada)
Harmonization
Minimum efficiency requirements are harmonized with the requirements of ASHRAE 90.1-2007 that are in place in the United States.