14, cert. ef. 9-15-14; WCD 5-2016, f. 11-28-16, cert. ef. 1-1-17; WCD 8-2016, f. 12-22-16,
cert. ef. 1-1-17
Department of Energy
Chapter 330
Rule Caption: Postpones operative date of minimum energy effi-
ciency standards for embedded small battery chargers.
Adm. Order No.: DOE 5-2016
Filed with Sec. of State: 12-21-2016
Certified to be Effective: 12-21-16
Notice Publication Date: 11-1-2016
Rules Amended: 330-092-0015
Subject:The primary purpose of these proposed rule amendments
is to postpone for one year the operative date of minimum energy
efficiency standards for certain small battery charger systems not sold
at retail. The charger systems affected by the postponement are con-
tained completely within a larger product, and provide power for data
storage or for continuity within volatile cache or memory systems
as well maintaining information for system use, but are not capable
of powering full operation of the product when AC mains power is
not present. The proposed rule amendments also update the opera-
tive dates for other types of battery charger systems to match the
effective dates in statute.
Rules Coordinator: Elizabeth Ross—(503) 378-8534
330-092-0015
Effective Dates for Regulated Equipment 
(1) The following list specifies the effective dates for equipment for
which Oregon minimum energy efficiency standards have been adopted: 
(a) Battery charger systems, as defined in ORS 469.229(7): The stan-
dards in ORS 469.233(19) are effective for:
(A) Large battery charger systems manufactured on or after January
1, 2014.
(B) Small battery charger systems for sale at retail that are not USB
charger systems with a battery capacity of 20 watt-hours or more and that
are manufactured on or after January 1, 2014.
(C) Small battery charger systems for sale at retail that are USB
charger systems with a battery capacity of 20 watt-hours or more and that
are manufactured on or after January 1, 2014.
(D) Except as provided in paragraph (1)(a)(E), small battery charger
systems that are not sold at retail that are manufactured on or after January
1, 2017.
(E) The operative date of the minimum energy efficiency standard is
postponed until January 1, 2018, for small battery charger systems that are
not sold at retail and that are contained completely within a larger product
and that:
(i) Provide power for data storage or for continuity within volatile
cache or memory systems;
(ii) Maintain information for system use; and
(iii) The battery is not capable of powering full operation of the prod-
uct when AC mains power is removed.
(F) Inductive charger systems manufactured on or after January 1,
2014, unless the inductive charger system uses less than one watt in battery
maintenance mode, less than one watt in no battery mode and an average of
one watt or less over the duration of the charge and battery maintenance
mode test.
(G) Battery backups and uninterruptible power supplies, manufac-
tured on or after January 1, 2014, for small battery charger systems for sale
at retail, which may not consume more than 0.8+ (0.0021xEb) watts in bat-
tery maintenance mode, where (Eb) is the battery capacity in watt-hours.
(H) Battery backups and uninterruptible power supplies, manufac-
tured on or after January 1, 2014, for small battery charger systems for sale
at retail, which may not consume more than 0.8+ (0.0021xEb) watts in bat-
tery maintenance mode, where (Eb) is the battery capacity in watt-hours.
(b) Bottle-type water dispensers, as defined in ORS 469.229(9): The
standards in ORS 469.233(12) are effective September 1, 2009 for sale of
equipment in Oregon and September 1, 2010 for installation. 
(c) Commercial hot food holding cabinets, as defined in ORS
469.229(13): The standards in ORS 469.233(13) are effective September 1,
2009 for sale of equipment in Oregon and September 1, 2010 for installa-
tion. (d) Commercial refrigerators and freezers, as defined in ORS
469.229(15): The standards in ORS 469.233(4) are effective January 1,
2008 for sale of equipment and January 1, 2009 for installation. 
(e) Compact audio products, as defined in ORS 469.229(16): The
standards in ORS 469.233(14) are effective September 1, 2009 for sale of
equipment in Oregon and September 1, 2010 for installation. 
(f) Digital versatile disc players and digital versatile disc recorders, as
defined in ORS 469.229(21): The standards in ORS 469.233(15) are effec-
tive September 1, 2009 for sale of equipment in Oregon and September 1,
2010 for installation. 
(g) High light output double-ended quartz halogen lamps, as defined
in Oregon Laws 2013, Chapter 418, Section 2: The standards in Oregon
Laws 2013, Chapter 418, Section 4, are effective January 1, 2016, for sale
of equipment and installation. 
(h) Portable electric spas, as defined in ORS 469.229(32): The stan-
dards in ORS 469.233(16) are effective September 1, 2009 for sale of
equipment in Oregon and September 1, 2010 for installation. 
(i) Televisions, as defined in ORS 469.229(42): The standards in ORS
469.233(18) are effective January 1, 2014, for sale of equipment and instal-
lation. 
(2) The following equipment is currently federally regulated and not
subject to further regulation under ORS 469.229 through 469.261 or these
rules: 
(a) Automatic commercial ice cube machines as defined in ORS
469.229(2). 
(b) Commercial clothes washers, as defined in ORS 469.229(12). 
(c) Commercial pre-rinse spray valves, as defined in ORS
469.229(14). 
(d) Illuminated exit signs, as defined in ORS 469.229(24). 
(e) Incandescent reflector lamps, as defined in ORS 469.229(41). 
(g) Metal halide lamp fixtures, as defined by ORS 469.229(28). 
(i) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies, as defined in
ORS 469.229(39). 
(h) Torchieres, as defined in ORS 469.229(45). 
(i) Traffic signal modules, as defined in ORS 469.229(46). 
(j) Unit heaters, as defined in ORS 469.229(47). 
(k) Walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers, as defined in ORS
469.229(49). 
Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.040, 469.255, 469.261, OL 2013, Ch. 418 (SB 692)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.229–469.261, OL 2013, Ch. 418
Hist.: DOE 2-2008, f. 2-28-08, cert. ef. 3-1-08; DOE 6-2013, f. 12-23-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14;
DOE 5-2016, f. & cert. ef. 12-21-16
Rule Caption: Update and clarify definitions and requirements for
Home Energy Performance Score program.
Adm. Order No.: DOE 6-2016
Filed with Sec. of State: 12-21-2016
Certified to be Effective: 12-21-16
Notice Publication Date: 11-1-2016
Rules Amended: 330-063-0010, 330-063-0015, 330-063-0020, 330-
063-0025
Subject:The primary purpose of these proposed rule amendments
is to establish the U.S. Department of Energy’s (U.S. DOE) Home
Energy Score as the standard for home energy performance scoring
in Oregon. The proposed rule changes would require that, in order
to meet the state standard, a home energy performance report must
include the U.S. DOE Home Energy Score, as well as an estimate of
total annual energy use, by fuel type, generated by U.S. DOE’s Home
Energy Scoring Tool. A home energy performance report may also
contain a home energy performance score generated by another enti-
ty, as long as that score meets certain requirements and has been
reviewed by a stakeholder panel and approved by the director of theOregon Department of Energy. The proposed rules would require
home energy performance reports to use average annual retail fuel
prices provided by the Oregon Department of Energy in calculating
estimates of annual home energy costs. Finally, the proposed rule
would require home energy assessors to complete training in the soft-
ware used to produce the U.S. DOE’s Home Energy Score, and to
obtain a professional credential recognized by U.S. DOE as a pre-
requisite to qualify as a Home Energy Score assessor.
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