Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311)

Marginal note:Information

135 For the purpose of subsection 5(1) of the Act, the information set out in column 3 of the table to this section must be collected and provided to the Minister in respect of a split-system central air conditioner described in column 1 and, if applicable, the information must be collected in accordance with the standard set out in column 2.

SUBDIVISION GLarge Condensing Units

Marginal note:Definition of large condensing unit

136 In this Subdivision, large condensing unit means a commercial or industrial condensing unit that is intended for air conditioning applications and that has a cooling capacity of at least 40 kW (135,000 Btu/h) but not more than 70 kW (240,000 Btu/h).

Marginal note:Energy-using product

• 137 (1) A large condensing unit is prescribed as an energy-using product.

• Marginal note:Limit

  (2) However, for the purposes of sections 4, 5 and 138, a large condensing unit is not considered to be an energy-using product unless it is manufactured on or after December 31, 1998.

Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

• 138 (1) The energy efficiency standards set out in column 2 of the table to this section apply to large condensing units described in column 1.

• Marginal note:Testing standard

  (2) A large condensing unit complies with the energy efficiency standard if it meets that standard when tested in accordance with testing procedures established by CSA C746-98 that are applicable to a large condensing unit as defined in section 136.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Energy-using Product	Energy Efficiency Standard
  1	Large condensing units that are cooled by air	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 10.1
  2	Large condensing units that are cooled by water or evaporation	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 13.1

Marginal note:Information

139 For the purpose of subsection 5(1) of the Act, the following information must be collected in accordance with CSA C746-98 and provided to the Minister in respect of a large condensing unit:

• (a) its classification as set out in Column II of Table 1 of CSA C746-98;

• (b) its cooling capacity, expressed in kilowatts (British thermal units per hour); and

• (c) its energy efficiency ratio.

SUBDIVISION HChillers

Marginal note:Definitions

140 The following definitions apply in this Subdivision.

ASHRAE 90.1-16

ASHRAE 90.1-16 means ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2016, entitled Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. (ASHRAE 90.1-16)

chiller

chiller means a machine, with or without an integral refrigerant condenser, that is designed to use a refrigerant cycle to remove heat from a liquid and to reject the heat to a cooling medium. (refroidisseur)

CSA C743-02

CSA C743-02 means the CSA standard CAN/CSA-C743-02 entitled Performance Standard for Rating Packaged Water Chillers. (CSA C743-02)

CSA C743-09

CSA C743-09 means the CSA standard CAN/CSA-C743-09 entitled Performance Standard for Rating Packaged Water Chillers. (CSA C743-09)

Marginal note:Energy-using product

• 141 (1) A chiller is prescribed as an energy-using product.

• Marginal note:Limit

  (2) However, for the purposes of sections 4, 5 and 142, a chiller is not considered to be an energy-using product unless it has an integral refrigerant condenser and is manufactured on or after October 28, 2004.

Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

• 142 (1) The energy efficiency standards set out in column 2 of the table to this section apply to chillers that are manufactured during the periods set out in column 3.

• Marginal note:Testing standard

  (2) A chiller complies with the energy efficiency standard if it meets that standard when tested in accordance with testing procedures established by the standard set out in column 1 that are applicable to a chiller as defined in section 140.

  	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
  Item	Testing Standard	Energy Efficiency Standard	Period of Manufacture
  1	CSA C743-02	CSA C743-02, Tables 9 to 15	On or after October 28, 2004 and before January 1, 2017
  2	CSA C743-09	Product’s coefficient of performance and integrated part-load value must meet those applicable to the product in CSA C743-09, Path A or Path B, Table 10	On or after January 1, 2017 and before December 31, 2019
  3	ASHRAE 90.1-16, table 6.8.1-3, column 6	Product’s coefficient of performance and integrated part-load value must meet those applicable to the product in ASHRAE 90.1-16, Path A or Path B, Table 6.8.1-3	On or after December 31, 2019

Marginal note:Information

143 For the purpose of subsection 5(1) of the Act, the information set out in column 3 of the table to this section must be collected in accordance with the standard set out in column 2 and provided to the Minister in respect of a chiller described in column 1.

SUBDIVISION IPortable Air Conditioners

Marginal note:Definitions

144 The following definitions apply in this Subdivision.

10 C.F.R. Appendix CC

10 C.F.R. Appendix CC means Appendix CC to Subpart B, Part 430 of Title 10 to the United States Code of Federal Regulations, entitled Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Portable Air Conditioners, as amended from time to time. (appendice CC 10 C.F.R.)

dual-duct portable air conditioner

dual-duct portable air conditioner means a portable air conditioner that draws some or all of the condenser inlet air from outside the conditioned space through a duct attached to an adjustable window bracket and discharges the condenser outlet air outside the conditioned space by means of a separate duct attached to an adjustable window bracket. (climatiseur portative à deux conduits)

portable air conditioner

portable air conditioner means a single package air conditioner, other than a packaged terminal air conditioner, room air conditioner or dehumidifier, with or without mounted wheels, that is portable and that

• (a) is designed to deliver cooled and conditioned air to an enclosed space;

• (b) is powered by single-phase electric current; and

• (c) has a cooling capacity of less than 19 kW (65,000 Btu/h). (climatiseur portatif)

single-duct portable air conditioner

single-duct portable air conditioner means a portable air conditioner that draws all of the condenser inlet air from the conditioned space without the means of a duct and discharges the condenser outlet air outside the conditioned space through a single duct attached to an adjustable window bracket. (climatiseur portatif à un conduit unique)