§ 39-27.1-4. Standards.
(a) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this chapter, the commissioner
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 § 39-27.1-3.
(b) The regulations shall provide for the following minimum efficiency standards:
(1) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements
Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers, Version 2.0, shall meet the qualification
criteria of that specification;
(2) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product
Specification for Commercial Fryers, Version 2.0, shall meet the qualification criteria
of that specification;
(3) 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;
(4) Commercial ovens included in the scope of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product
Specification for Commercial Ovens, Version 2.2, shall meet the qualification criteria
of that specification;
(5) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the requirements of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements
Product Specification for Commercial Steam Cookers, Version 1.2;
(6) Electric vehicle supply equipment included in the scope of the ENERGY STAR Program
Requirements Product Specification for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, Version
1.0 (Rev. Apr-2017), shall meet the qualification criteria of that specification;
(7) Faucets, except for metering faucets, shall meet the standards shown in this subsection
when tested in accordance with Appendix S to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations and compliance with those requirements shall be —
"Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and Showerheads�
— as in effect on January 1, 2020:
(i) Lavatory faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of
one and five-tenths gallons per minute (1.5 gpm) at sixty pounds per square inch (60
psi);
(ii) Residential kitchen faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow
rate of one and eight-tenths gallons per minute (1.8 gpm) at sixty pounds per square
inch (60 psi), with optional temporary flow of two and two-tenths gallons per minute
(2.2 gpm), provided they default to a maximum flow rate of one and eight-tenths gallons
per minute (1.8 gpm) at sixty pounds per square inch (60 psi) after each use; and
(iii) Public lavatory faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate
of five-tenths gallons per minute (0.5 gpm) at sixty pounds per square inch (60 psi);
(8) Gas fireplaces shall comply with the following requirements:
(i) Gas fireplaces shall be capable of automatically extinguishing any pilot flame when
the main gas burner flame is established and when it is extinguished;
(ii) Gas fireplaces must prevent any ignition source for the main gas burner flame from
operating continuously for more than seven (7) days;
(iii) Decorative gas fireplaces must have a direct vent configuration, unless marked for
replacement use only; and
(iv) Heating gas fireplaces shall have a fireplace efficiency greater than or equal to
fifty percent (50%) when tested in accordance with CSA P.4.1-15, "Testing Method for
Measuring Annual Fireplace Efficiency�;
(9) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of the "American National Standard
for Portable Electric Spa Energy Efficiency� (ANSI/APSP/ICC 14-2019);
(10) In-line residential ventilating fans shall have a fan motor efficacy of no less than
two and eight-tenths (2.8) cubic feet per minute per watt. All other residential ventilating
fans shall have a fan motor efficacy of no less than one and four-tenths (1.4) cubic
feet per minute per watt for airflows less than ninety (90) cubic feet per minute
and no less than two and eight-tenths (2.8) cubic feet per minute per watt for other
airflows when tested in accordance with Home Ventilation Institute Publication 916
"HVI Airflow Test Procedure�;
(11) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of two gallons per minute (2.0 gpm)
at eighty pounds per square inch (80 psi) when tested in accordance with Appendix
S to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations and compliance
with those requirements shall be — "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water Consumption
of Faucets and Showerheadsâ€� — as in effect on January 1, 2020;
(12) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from the scope of the WaterSense
Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies, Version 1.0, shall include an integral pressure
regulator and shall meet the water efficiency and performance criteria and other requirements
of that specification;
(13) Urinals and water closets, other than those designed and marketed exclusively for
use at prisons or mental health facilities, shall meet the standards shown in subsections
(b)(13)(i) through (b)(13)(iv) of this section when tested in accordance with Appendix
T to Subpart B of Part 430 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations — "Uniform
Test Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinalsâ€� — as
in effect on January 1, 2020, and water closets shall pass the waste extraction test
for water closets (Section 7.9) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
A112.19.2/CSA B45.1-2018:
(i) Wall-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume
of five-tenths (0.5) gallons per flush;
(ii) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush
volume of five-tenths (0.5) gallons per flush;
(iii) Water closets, except for dual-flush tank-type water closets, shall have a maximum
flush volume of one and twenty-eight hundredths (1.28) gallons per flush; and
(iv) Dual-flush tank-type water closets shall have a maximum dual flush effective flush
volume of one and twenty-eight hundredths (1.28) gallons per flush;
(14) Water coolers included in the scope of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product
Specification for Water Coolers, Version 2.0, shall have on mode with no water draw
energy consumption less than or equal to the following values as measured in accordance
with the test requirements of that program:
(i) Sixteen hundredths kilowatt hours (0.16 KWh) per day for cold-only units and cook
and cold units;
(ii) Eighty-seven hundredths kilowatt hours (0.87 KWh) per day for storage type hot and
cold units; and
(iii) Eighteen hundredths kilowatt hours (0.18 KWh) per day for on demand hot and cold units.