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Department 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONDivision 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 180 - APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
Section 096-180-3 - Prohibitions

06-096-180 Me. Code R. § 3

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Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024
Section 096-180-3 - Prohibitions

Effective January 1, 2023, no person may sell or offer for sale in the State of Maine any of the following products that do not meet the listed standards for that product.

A.Computers and computer monitors.

Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements of CCR Title 20, Section 1605.3(v) , as in effect on December 9, 2021. Compliance with those requirements shall be as measured in accordance with test methods prescribed in § 1604(v) of those regulations.

B.General service lamps.

General service lamps shall meet or exceed a lamp efficiency of 45 lumens per watt, when tested in accordance with the applicable federal test procedures for general service lamps, prescribed in Section 430.23 (gg) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

C.Commercial hot food holding cabinets.

Commercial hot food holding cabinets shall meet the qualification criteria of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets, Version 2.0, effective October 1, 2011.

D.Plumbing fittings.

Plumbing fittings that are showerheads, lavatory faucets, kitchen faucets, public lavatory faucets, metering faucets, kitchen replacement aerators and lavatory replacement aerators shall meet the standards set forth in 20 CCR § 1605.3 as they were in effect on December 9, 2021.

E.Plumbing fixtures.

Plumbing fixtures that are water closets and urinals, other than those designed and marketed exclusively for use at prisons or mental health facilities, shall meet the standards shown in subparagraphs (1) to (5) when tested in accordance with Appendix T to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 of the CFR, "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinals," as they were in effect on January 1, 2020.

(1) Wall-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons per flush.
(2) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons per flush.
(3) Water closets, except for dual-flush tank-type water closets, shall have a maximum flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush.
(4) Dual-flush tank-type water closets shall have a maximum dual flush effective flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush.
F.Portable electric spas.

Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of the "American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy Efficiency" (ANSI/APSP/ICC 14-2019), effective November 19, 2019.

G.Spray sprinkler bodies.

Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from the scope of the WaterSense Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies, Version 1.0, published by the US EPA on September 21, 2017, shall include an integral pressure regulator and shall meet the water efficiency and performance criteria and other requirements of that specification.

H.Water dispensers.

Water coolers shall have on mode with no water draw energy consumption less than or equal the following values as measured in accordance with the test criteria prescribed in Version 2.0 of the ENERGY STAR program product specifications for water coolers, effective February 1, 2014:

(1) 0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold-only units and cook-and-cold units;
(2) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for storage type hot-and-cold units; and
(3) 0.18 kilowatt-hours per day for on demand hot-and-cold units.

06-096 C.M.R. ch. 180, § 3