NY Energy L § 16-102 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENG - Energy Article 16 - Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Standards 16-102 - Definitions.

§ 16-102. Definitions. As used in this article:   1.  "Active  mode"  means  the condition in which the input of a power supply or consumer audio and video equipment is connected  to  the  line voltage AC and the output is connected to a DC or an AC load, fulfilling one  or  more  of its main functions and drawing a fraction of the power supply's nameplate power output greater than zero.   2.  "Authority"  means  the  New  York  state  energy   research   and development authority.   3.   "Automatic   commercial  ice-cube  maker"  means  a  factory-made assembly, not necessarily  shipped  in  one  package,  consisting  of  a condensing  unit and ice-making section operating as an integrated unit, with means for making and harvesting cube-type ice. It may also  include means for storing or dispensing cube-type ice, or both.   4.  "Ballast"  means  a device used with an electric discharge lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions (voltage, current, and waveform) for starting and operating the lamp.   4-a. "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water.   5. "Ceiling fan" means a non-portable device that is suspended from  a ceiling for circulating air via the rotation of fan blades.   6.  "Ceiling  fan light kit" means the equipment used to provide light from a ceiling fan. This equipment may be part of the unit such that the ceiling fan light kit is hardwired to the  ceiling  fan,  or  attachable such  that  the  ceiling  fan  light  kit  is  not, at the time of sale, physically attached to the fan. Attachable ceiling fan light kits may be included inside the ceiling fan package at the time  of  sale,  or  sold separately for subsequent attachment to the fan.   6-a.  "Commercial  hot  food  holding  cabinet"  means a heated, fully enclosed compartment, with one or more solid  or  partial  glass  doors, that  is  designed to maintain the temperature of hot food that has been cooked in a separate appliance. "Commercial hot  food  holding  cabinet" does  not include heated glass merchandising cabinets, drawer warmers or cook-and-hold appliances.   7.  "Very  large  commercial  package  air  conditioning  and  heating equipment"  means  air-cooled,  water-cooled,  evaporatively-cooled,  or water source (not including ground water source) electrically  operated, unitary central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps for  commercial application rated at or above two hundred forty thousand BTU per hour and  below  seven  hundred  sixty  thousand  BTU  per  hour (cooling capacity).   8.  "Commercial  pre-rinse  spray  valve"  means  a  hand-held  device designed to spray water on dishes, flatware and other food service items for the purpose of removing food residue prior to the placement of  such items in a commercial automatic dishwasher.   9.  (a)  "Commercial  refrigerator, freezer, and refrigerator-freezer" means refrigeration equipment that:  (i) is not a consumer product as defined by 42 USC 6291;  (ii) is not designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific, or research purposes;  (iii) operates at a chilled, frozen,  combination  chilled/frozen,  or variable temperature;  (iv)  displays  or  stores  merchandise and other perishable materials either horizontally, semivertically, or vertically;  (v) has transparent  or  solid  doors,  sliding  or  hinged  doors,  a combination of hinged, sliding, transparent or solid doors;  (vi)  is  designed  for  pull-down temperature applications or holding temperature applications; and  (vii) is connected to a self-contained condensing unit.  (b) The term "pull-down temperature application"  means  a  commercial refrigerator  with  doors  that,  when  fully  loaded  with twelve ounce beverage cans at ninety degrees Fahrenheit, can cool these beverages  to an  average  stable  temperature  of  thirty-eight degrees Fahrenheit in twelve hours or less.  (c)  The  term  "holding  temperature  application"  means  a  use  of commercial refrigeration equipment other than  a  pull-down  temperature application, excluding a blast chiller or freezer.  (d)  The  term  "self-contained  condensing unit" means a factory-made assembly of refrigerating components designed to compress and liquefy  a specific  refrigerant  that  is  an  integral  part  of the refrigerated equipment  and  consists  of  one  or  more   refrigerant   compressors, refrigerant  condensers, condenser fans and motors, and factory supplied accessories.  (e) The  term  "integrated  average  temperature"  means  the  average temperature of all test package measurements taken during the test.  (f)  The  term  'AV' means the adjusted volume (cubic feet) defined as 1.63 X frozen temperature compartment  volume  (cubic  feet)  +  chilled temperature  compartment  volume  (cubic  feet) with compartment volumes measured  in  accordance  with  the  association   of   home   appliance manufacturers standard HRF1-1979.  (g) The term 'V' means the chilled or frozen compartment volume (cubic feet)  as  defined  in  the  association of home appliance manufacturers standard HRF1-1979.   10. "Compact audio product", also known as  a  mini,  mid,  micro,  or shelf audio system, means an integrated audio system encased in a single housing  that  includes  an  amplifier  and  radio  tuner,  attached  or separable speakers, and can reproduce audio from  one  or  more  of  the following media: magnetic tape, CD, DVD, or flash memory. "Compact audio product"  does not include products that can be independently powered by internal batteries or that have a powered external satellite antenna, or that can provide a video output signal.   11. "Consumer audio and  video  product"  means  televisions,  compact audio  products,  digital versatile disc players, digital versatile disc recorders, and digital television adapters.   12.  "Digital  television  adapter"  means  a  commercially  available electronic  product  for  which  the  sole  purpose is the conversion of digital video terrestrial broadcast signals to analog NTSC video signals for use by a TV or VCR.   13. "Digital versatile  disk  (DVD)"  means  a  laser-encoded  plastic medium  capable  of  storing a large amount of digital audio, video, and computer data.   14.  "Digital  versatile  disc  (DVD)  player"  means  a  commercially available  electronic  product encased in a single housing that includes an integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the  decoding of digitized video signals on a DVD.   15.  "Digital  versatile  disc  (DVD)  recorder"  means a commercially available electronic product encased in a single housing  that  includes an  integral  power  supply  and  for  which  the  sole  purpose  is the production or recording of digitized audio and video signals on  a  DVD. "DVD recorder" does not include models that have an EPG function.   16.  "Digital  video  recorder  (DVR)" means a device which can record video signals onto a hard disk drive or other device that can store  the images  digitally.  "DVR"  does  not  include  models  that  have an EPG function.   17. "Electronic programming guide (EPG)"  means  an  application  that provides  an  interactive,  onscreen  menu  of  TV  listings,  and  that  downloads program information from the vertical blanking interval  of  a regular TV signal.   18.   "Energy  efficiency  performance  standards"  means  performance standards  which  prescribe  a  minimum  level  of   energy   efficiency determined   in  accordance  with  test  procedures  prescribed  by  the secretary in consultation with the president.   19. "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp  in  which  light  is produced  by  the passage of an electric current through a vapor or gas, and in  which  the  light-producing  arc  is  stabilized  by  bulb  wall temperature  and the arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts per square centimeter.   20. "Illuminated exit sign" means an internally-illuminated sign  that is  designed  to  be  permanently fixed in place and used to identify an exit; a light source illuminates the sign or letters  from  within,  and the background of the exit sign is not transparent.   21. "Incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp which is not colored or designed  for rough or vibration service applications, that has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct the light, an E26  medium screw  base,  and  a  rated  voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially within one hundred fifteen to one hundred  thirty  volts,  and that falls into one of the following categories:  (a)  a  bulged  reflector or elliptical reflector bulb shape and which has a diameter which equals or exceeds 2.25 inches; or  (b) a reflector, parabolic aluminized reflector, or similar bulb shape and which has a diameter of 2.25 to 2.75 inches.   21-a. "Lamp" means an  electrical  appliance  that  includes  a  glass envelope  and  produces  optical  radiation  for  the  purpose of visual illumination, designed to be installed into a light fixture by means  of an integral lamp-holder or socket.   21-b.  "Light  fixture" means a product designed to provide light that includes at least one lamp-holder or socket and parts to distribute  the light,  to  position  or protect one or more lamps and to connect one or more lamps to a power supply.   22. "Metal halide lamp" means a high intensity discharge lamp in which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation of metal halides and  their  products  of  dissociation,  possibly  in  combination  with metallic vapors.   23.  "Metal  halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed to be operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a metal halide lamp.   24. "No load mode" means the condition in which the input of  a  power supply  is  connected to an AC source consistent with the power supply's nameplate AC voltage, and the output is not connected to  a  product  or any other load.   25.  "Pedestrian traffic signal module" means an electrically operated traffic control device composed of one  or  more  indications  which  is erected  for  the  exclusive  purpose of directing pedestrian traffic at signalized locations. It consists of a light source, lens, and all parts necessary for operation.   26. "Person"  means  any  individual,  trustee,  agency,  partnership, association,  corporation, company, municipality, political subdivision, or other legal entity.   27. "Point of deployment (POD)" means a card which  enables  a  TV  to have secure conditional access to a cable or satellite system.   27-a.  "Portable  electric  spa" means a factory-built electric spa or hot tub, supplied with equipment for heating and circulating water.   27-b. "Portable light fixture" means  a  light  fixture  which  has  a flexible  cord  and  an  attachment plug for connection to a nominal one hundred twenty-volt, fifteen- or twenty-ampere branch circuit; which can  be relocated by the user without any rewiring; and  which  is  typically controlled  with  a switch located on the light fixture itself or on the power cord. "Portable light fixture" does  not  include  direct  plug-in nightlights;  sun  and  heat  lamps;  aquarium lamps; medical and dental lights; portable electric hand lamps; signs and  commercial  advertising displays;  photographic  lamps;  germicidal  lamps;  metal  halide  lamp fixtures; torchiere lighting fixtures; portable lamp fixtures for marine use or for use  in  hazardous  locations  as  defined  in  the  national electrical  code,  ANSI/NFPA  70;  or  decorative  lighting  outfits  or electric candles and candelabras without lampshades that are covered  by the  standard for safety of seasonal and holiday decorative products, UL 588.   28. "Power supply" means a single voltage external AC to DC or  AC  to AC  power  supply included with other retail products and single voltage external AC to DC or AC to AC power supply sold separately.   29. "President" means the president  of  the  New  York  state  energy research and development authority.   29-a.  "Residential  pool  pump"  means a product which is designed or used to circulate and filter residential swimming pool water in order to maintain clarity and sanitation and which consists in part  of  a  motor and an impeller.   30. "Secretary" means the secretary of state.   31.  "Single-voltage external AC to DC or AC to AC power supply" means a device that:  (a) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower voltage DC or AC output;  (b) is able to convert to only one DC or AC output voltage at a time;  (c) is sold with, or intended to be  used  with,  a  separate  end-use product that constitutes the primary load;  (d) is contained within a separate physical enclosure from the end-use product;  (e)  is connected to the end-use product via a removable or hard-wired male/female electrical connection, cable, cord, or other wiring;  (f) does not have batteries or battery packs  that  physically  attach directly (including those that are removable) to the power supply unit;  (g)  does  not have a battery chemistry or type selector switch and an indicator light; or does not have a battery chemistry or  type  selector switch and a state of charge meter;  (h)  has  a  nameplate  output power less than or equal to two hundred fifty watts.   32. "Standby-passive mode" means the condition in which a power supply or consumer audio and video product is connected to a power source,  and does  not  fulfill its main function, and can be switched to active mode with the remote control unit or an internal signal.   33.  "Television  (TV)"  means  a  commercially  available  electronic product consisting of a tuner/receiver and a monitor encased in a single housing,  which  is designed to receive and display an analog or digital video television signal broadcast by an antenna,  satellite,  cable,  or broadband  source. "Television" does not include multifunction TVs which have VCR, DVD, DVR, or EPG functions.   34. "Torchiere lighting fixture" means a  portable  electric  lighting fixture  with  a reflective bowl that is designed to direct light upward onto a ceiling so as to produce indirect illumination  on  the  surfaces below.   35.  "Unit  heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane, and that is  designed  to be  installed without ducts within a heated space, except that such term does not include any products covered by federal  standards  established  pursuant  to  42  U.S.  Code section 6291 and subsequent sections or any product that is  a  direct  vent,  forced  flue  heater  with  a  sealed combustion burner.   36.  "Vehicular  traffic signal module" means an electrically operated standard 8-inch (200mm) or 12-inch (300mm) round traffic control  device composed  of  one or more indications which is erected for the exclusive purpose of directing  vehicular  traffic  at  signalized  locations.  It consists of a light source, lens, and all parts necessary for operation. It  communicates  traffic  control messages through red, amber and green colors.   37. "Video cassette recorder (VCR)"  means  a  commercially  available analog recording device that includes an integral power supply and which records television signals onto a tape medium for subsequent viewing.