2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 469 - Energy; Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities › Section 469.233 - Energy efficiency standards.

The following minimum energy efficiency standards for new products are established:
(1) Bottle-type water dispensers or water coolers manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, and included in the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s "Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Water Coolers, Version 2.0," must have an "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 specification:
(a) 0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold-only units and cook and cold units;
(b) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for storage type hot and cold units; and
(c) 0.18 kilowatt-hours per day for on demand hot and cold units.
(2) Commercial hot food holding cabinets shall have a maximum idle energy rate of 40 watts per cubic foot of interior volume, as determined by the "Idle Energy Rate-dry Test" in ASTM F2140-01, "Standard Test Method for Performance of Hot Food Holding Cabinets" published by ASTM International. Interior volume shall be measured in accordance with the method shown in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s "Energy Star Program Requirements for Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets," as in effect on August 15, 2003.
(3) Compact audio products may not use more than two watts in standby passive mode for those without a permanently illuminated clock display and four watts in standby passive mode for those with a permanently illuminated clock display, as measured in accordance with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) test method 62087:2002(E), "Methods of Measurement for the Power Consumption of Audio, Video, and Related Equipment."
(4) Digital versatile disc players and digital versatile disc recorders may not use more than three watts in standby passive mode, as measured in accordance with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) test method 62087:2002(E), "Methods of Measurement for the Power Consumption of Audio, Video, and Related Equipment."
(5) Portable electric spas manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, must meet the requirements of the American National Standards Institute’s "American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy Efficiency (ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2019)."
(6) A television manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, must automatically enter television standby-passive mode after a maximum of 15 minutes without video or audio input on the selected input mode. A television must enter television standby-passive mode when turned off with the remote control unit or via an internal signal. The peak luminance of a television in home mode, or in the default mode as shipped, may not be less than 65 percent of the peak luminance of the retail mode or the brightest selectable preset mode of the television. A television must meet the standards in the following table:
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Television Standby- Maximum On Mode Minimum
Viewable passive Mode Power Usage (P in Power
Screen Power Usage Watts, A is Viewable Factor for
Area (Watts) Screen area) (P ≥ 100W)
< 1400 sq. in 1 W P ≤ 0.12 x A + 25 0.9
≥ 1400 sq. in 3 W NA NA
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(7)(a) Large battery charger systems manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, must meet the minimum efficiencies in the following table:
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Standards for Large Battery Charger Systems
Performance Standard
Parameter
Charge Return
Factor 100 percent Crf ≤ 1.10
Depth of Discharge
80 percent Crf ≤ 1.10
Depth of Discharge
40 percent Crf ≤ 1.15
Depth of Discharge
Power Conversion
Efficiency ≥ 89 percent
Power Factor ≥ 0.90
Battery Maintenance
Mode Power ≤ 10
+0.0012E
b
W
(E
b
= battery
capacity of
tested battery)
No Battery
Mode Power ≤ 10 W
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(b)(A) As described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, inductive charger systems and small battery charger systems must meet the minimum energy efficiency standards in the following table:
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Standards for Inductive and Small Battery Charger Systems
Performance Standard
Parameter
Maximum 24-hour For E
b
of 2.5 Wh or less: 16 x N
charge and
maintenance For E
b
> 2.5 Wh and
energy (Wh) ≤ 100 Wh: 12 x N+1.6E
b
(E
b
= capacity
of all batteries in For E
b
> 100 Wh and
ports and N = ≤ 1000 Wh: 22 x N+1.5E
b
number of charger
ports) For E
b
> 1000 Wh:
36.4 x N + 1.486E
b
Battery Maintenance The sum of battery maintenance mode power and no
Mode Power and No battery mode power must be less than or equal to:
Battery Mode Power (W) 1 x N+0.0021xE
b
Power Factor (E
b
= capacity
of all batteries in ports and
N = number of charger ports)
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(B) The requirements in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph must be met by:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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.
(iii) Small battery charger systems that are not sold at retail that are manufactured on or after January 1, 2017.
(iv) 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.
(v) Battery backups and uninterruptible power supplies, manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, for small battery charger systems for sale at retail, which may not consume more than 0.8+ (0.0021xE
b
) watts in battery maintenance mode, where (E
b
) is the battery capacity in watt-hours.
(vi) Battery backups and uninterruptible power supplies, manufactured on or after January 1, 2017, for small battery charger systems not sold at retail, which may not consume more than 0.8+ (0.0021xE
b
) watts in battery maintenance mode, where (E
b
) is the battery capacity in watt-hours.
(C) The requirements in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph do not need to be met by an à la carte charger that is:
(i) Provided separately from and subsequent to the sale of a small battery charger system described in this paragraph;
(ii) Necessary as a replacement for, or as a replacement component of, a small battery charger system; and
(iii) Provided by a manufacturer directly to a consumer or to a service or repair facility.
(8) A high light output double-ended quartz halogen lamp manufactured on or after January 1, 2016, must have a minimum efficiency of:
(a) 27 lumens per watt for lamps with a minimum rated initial lumen value of greater than 6,000 lumens and a maximum initial lumen value of 15,000 lumens; or
(b) 34 lumens per watt for lamps with a rated initial lumen value of greater than 15,000 and less than 40,000 lumens.
(9) High CRI fluorescent lamps manufactured on or after January 1, 2023, must meet or exceed the lamp efficacy standards contained in 10 C.F.R. 430.32(n)(4), as in effect on January 1, 2020.
(10) Computers and computer monitors manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, must meet the requirements contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1605.3(v), as adopted on May 10, 2017, and amended on November 8, 2017.
(11) The following plumbing fittings manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, must meet the requirements in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1605.3(h), as in effect on January 1, 2020:
(a) Lavatory faucets and lavatory replacement aerators;
(b) Kitchen faucets and kitchen replacement aerators;
(c) Public lavatory faucets; and
(d) Showerheads.
(12) Commercial fryers manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, and included in the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s "Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Fryers, Version 2.0," must meet the qualification criteria, testing requirements and other requirements of that specification.
(13) Commercial dishwashers manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, and included in the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s "Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers, Version 2.0," must meet the qualification criteria, testing requirements and other requirements of that specification.
(14) Commercial steam cookers manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, and included in the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s "Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Steam Cookers, Version 1.2," must meet the qualification criteria, testing requirements and other requirements of that specification.
(15) Residential ventilating fans manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, and included in the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s "Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Residential Ventilating Fans, Version 3.2," must meet the qualification criteria, testing requirements and other requirements of that specification.
(16)(a) Electric storage water heaters manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, must have a modular demand response communications port compliant with:
(A) The March 2018 version of the ANSI/CTA-2045-A communication interface standard or a standard determined by the Director of the State Department of Energy to be equivalent; and
(B) The March 2018 version of the ANSI/CTA-2045-A application layer requirements.
(b) A request that the director determine that a communication interface standard is equivalent to the March 2018 version of the ANSI/CTA-2045-A communication interface standard under paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection must be made in the manner prescribed by the director by rule.
(17) Spray sprinkler bodies manufactured on or after January 1, 2023, and included in the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s "WaterSense Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies, Version 1.0," must include an integral pressure regulator and meet the water efficiency and performance criteria and other requirements of that specification. [2005 c.437 §5; 2007 c.375 §§2,3; 2007 c.649 §2; 2013 c.418 §§3,4; 2015 c.276 §§1,2; 2021 c.108 §2; 2022 c.4 §2]
Note:
See note under 469.229.