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

Marginal note:Information

194 For the purpose of subsection 5(1) of the Act, the following information must be collected in accordance with CSA C13256-1 and provided to the Minister in respect of an internal water loop heat pump:

• (a) its AHRI type classification;

• (b) its voltage;

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

• (d) its cooling coefficient of performance with 30°C inlet water;

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

• (f) its heating coefficient of performance with 20°C inlet water.

SUBDIVISION CLarge Heat Pumps

Marginal note:Definitions

195 The following definitions apply in this Subdivision.

AHRI 340/360

AHRI 340/360 means the AHRI standard ANSI/AHRI 340/360-2007 entitled Performance Rating of Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment. (AHRI 340/360)

CSA C746-17

CSA C746-17 means the CSA standard CAN/CSA-C746-17 entitled Energy performance rating for large and single packaged vertical air conditioners and heat pumps. (CSA C746-17)

CSA C746-98

CSA C746-98 means the CSA standard CAN/CSA-C746-98 entitled Performance Standard for Rating Large Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps. (CSA C746-98)

IEER

IEER means the integrated energy efficiency ratio, expressed in British thermal units per watt hour, that constitutes a single number cooling part-load efficiency metric of a large heat pump. (IEER)

large heat pump

large heat pump means a commercial or industrial unitary heat pump that is intended for air-conditioning and space-heating applications and that has a cooling capacity of at least 19 kW (65,000 Btu/h) but less than 223 kW (760,000 Btu/h). It does not include a single package vertical heat pump. (thermopompe de grande puissance)

Marginal note:Energy-using product

• 196 (1) A large heat pump is prescribed as an energy-using product.

• Marginal note:Limits

  (2) However, for the purposes of sections 4, 5 and 197, a large heat pump is not considered to be an energy-using product unless

  • (a) in the case of a large heat pump with a cooling capacity that is less than 70 kW, it is manufactured on or after December 31, 1998; and

  • (b) in the case of a large heat pump with a cooling capacity that is greater than or equal to 70 kW, it is manufactured on or after January 1, 2010.

Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

• 197 (1) The energy efficiency standards set out in column 3 of Table 1 to this section apply to large heat pumps described in column 1 that are manufactured during the periods set out in column 4 and that have no heating section or have an electric heating section.

• Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

  (2) The energy efficiency standards set out in column 3 of Table 2 to this section apply to large heat pumps described in column 1 that are manufactured during the periods set out in column 4 and that have a heating section other than an electric heating section.

• Marginal note:Testing standard

  (3) A large heat pump complies with the energy efficiency standard set out in column 3 if it meets that standard when tested in accordance with testing procedures established by the standard set out in column 2 that are applicable to a large heat pump as defined in section 195.

  	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
  Item	Energy-using Product	Testing Standard	Energy Efficiency Standard	Period of Manufacture
  1	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 19 kW and < 40 kW	CSA C746-98	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 10.1 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.2 with –8.3°C inlet air	On or after December 31, 1998 and before January 1, 2010
  2	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 19 kW and < 40 kW	CSA C746-06 for energy efficiency ratio and heating coefficient of performance AHRI 340/360 for IEER	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 11.0 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.3 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.25 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 11.2	On or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2018
  3	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 19 kW and < 40 kW	CSA C746-17	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 11.0 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.3 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.25 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 12.2	On or after January 1, 2018
  4	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 40 kW and < 70 kW	CSA C746-98	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 9.3 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.1 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.0 with –8.3°C inlet air	On or after December 31, 1998 and before January 1, 2010
  5	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 40 kW and < 70 kW	CSA C746-06 for energy efficiency ratio and heating coefficient of performance AHRI 340/360 for IEER	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 10.6 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.05 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 10.7	On or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2018
  6	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 40 kW and < 70 kW	CSA C746-17	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 10.6 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.05 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 11.6	On or after January 1, 2018
  7	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 70 kW and < 223 kW	CSA C746-06 for energy efficiency ratio and heating coefficient of performance AHRI 340/360 for IEER	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 9.5 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.05 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 9.6	On or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2018
  8	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 70 kW and < 223 kW	CSA C746-17	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 9.5 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.05 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 10.6	On or after January 1, 2018

  	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
  Item	Energy-using Product	Testing Standard	Energy Efficiency Standard	Period of Manufacture
  1	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 19 kW and < 40 kW	CSA C746-98	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 9.9 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.2 with –8.3°C inlet air	On or after December 31, 1998 and before January 1, 2010
  2	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 19 kW and < 40 kW	CSA C746-06 for energy efficiency ratio and heating coefficient of performance AHRI 340/360 for IEER	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 10.8 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.3 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.25 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 11.0	On or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2018
  3	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 19 kW and < 40 kW	CSA C746-17	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 10.8 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.3 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.25 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 12.0	On or after January 1, 2018
  4	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 40 kW and < 70 kW	CSA C746-98	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 9.1 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.1 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.0 with –8.3°C inlet air	On or after December 31, 1998 and before January 1, 2010
  5	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 40 kW and < 70 kW	CSA C746-06 for energy efficiency ratio and heating coefficient of performance AHRI 340/360 for IEER	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 10.4 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.05 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 10.5	On or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2018
  6	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 40 kW and < 70 kW	CSA C746-17	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 10.4 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.05 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 11.4	On or after January 1, 2018
  7	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 70 kW and < 223 kW	CSA C746-06 for energy efficiency ratio and heating coefficient of performance AHRI 340/360 for IEER	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 9.3 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.05 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 9.4	On or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2018
  8	Large heat pumps that have a cooling capacity of ≥ 70 kW and < 223 kW	CSA C746-17	Energy efficiency ratio ≥ 9.3 Heating coefficient of performance ≥ 3.2 with 8.3°C inlet air and ≥ 2.05 with –8.3°C inlet air IEER ≥ 10.4	On or after January 1, 2018

Marginal note:Information

198 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 large heat pump described in column 1.