Your Guide to California StateHFC Regulations for Food RetailRefrigerants

Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP)• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made certain HFCs unacceptable for use in SNAP Rules 20 (2016) and SNAP 21 (2017).
• In December 2019, CA chose to adopt their own timeline for the previously proposed SNAP rules. The following table shows anabbreviated view, highlighting some of the key restrictions. For further details, visit EPA.gov/SNAP.

Unacceptable Refrigerants*Application

In New Equipment

Condensing Units

R-404A/507

Stand-alone Units

For RetrofitImplementation Date

R-404A/507

1/1/2019

R-404A/507

1/1/2019

Stand-alone Units (Low Temp.)

R-404A/507, 134a, 407A/C/F, 410A

1/1/2020

Stand-alone Units (Med. Temp. <2200 Btu/hr)

R-404A/507, 134a, 407A/C/F, 410A

1/1/2019

Stand-alone Units (Med. Temp. ≥2200 Btu/hr)

R-404A/507, 134a, 407A/C/F, 410A

1/1/2020

Supermarket Systems/Racks

R-404A/507

R-404A/507

1/1/2019

Vending Machines

R-404A/507, 134a, 407A/C/F, 410A

R-404A/507

1/1/2019

Refrigerated Food Processing/Dispensing

R-404A/507, 407A/C/F

1/1/2021*This is a summary of the most commonly used refrigerants. Please consult EPA.gov/SNAP for a full list of unacceptable products.

California Air Resources Board (CARB) Activity

Global Warming Potential (GWP) by Refrigerant TypeIn September 2018, the California Cooling Act (SB 1013) adopted
SNAP Rules 20 and 21. Additional regulations related to the ShortLived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) plan are proposed, as shown below.
CARB is currently seeking stakeholder input.

The table below highlights the GWP counts for each productmentioned in the CA SNAP timeline, to assist you with planning for the2030 phase down.

JAN 2030

1

Companies owning or operating 20 or more retailfood facilities and national supermarket chains:

Proposed Refrigerant GWP Limit1:
Average GWP <1400 or 55% reduction
in GHG² below 2019 baseline¹GWP – IPCC 4th Assessment Report, AR4²Greenhouse Gas Potential

GWP CountRefrigerant
Opteon™ XP10 (R-513A)

631

Opteon™ XP40 (R-449A)

1397

R-134a

1430

R-22

1760

R-407C

1774

R-407F

1825

R-407A2107

R-404A3900

R-507A

3985

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(02/21)