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

Marginal note:Energy-using product

• 583 (1) A television is prescribed as an energy-using product.

• Marginal note:Limit

  (2) However, for the purposes of sections 4, 5 and 584, a television is not considered to be an energy-using product unless it is manufactured on or after May 1, 2011.

Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

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

• Marginal note:Testing standard

  (2) A television complies with the energy efficiency standard if it meets that standard when tested in accordance with testing procedures established by CSA C62301 that are applicable to a television as defined in section 582.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Energy Efficiency Standard	Period of Manufacture
  1	Must be capable of entering standby mode or off mode. Power consumption of product must be, as applicable, (a) ≤ 4 W in standby mode; and (b) ≤ 1 W in off mode.	On or after May 1, 2011 and before January 1, 2013
  2	Must be capable of entering standby mode or off mode. Power consumption of product must be, as applicable, (a) ≤ 1 W in standby mode with information display active; (b) ≤ 0.5 W in standby mode with information display inactive; (c) ≤ 0.5 W in standby mode without information display; and (d) ≤ 0.5 W in off mode.	On or after January 1, 2013

Marginal note:Information

585 For the purpose of subsection 5(1) of the Act, the following information must be collected in accordance with CSA C62301 and provided to the Minister in respect of a television:

• (a) if it was manufactured before January 1, 2013 and has standby mode, its power consumption in that mode, expressed in watts;

• (b) if it is manufactured on or after January 1, 2013 and has standby mode, its power consumption in that mode, expressed in watts, as applicable,

  • (i) with the information display active,

  • (ii) with the information display inactive, and

  • (iii) without the information display;

• (c) if it has standby mode, the period, expressed in minutes, that begins when standby mode is enabled and ends when the measurement of power consumption in standby mode is completed; and

• (d) if it has off mode, its power consumption, expressed in watts, in off mode.

SUBDIVISION DExternal Power Supplies

Marginal note:Definitions

• 586 (1) The following definitions apply in this Subdivision.

  adaptive external power supply

  adaptive external power supply means an external power supply that, without user intervention and while it is connected to mains power and each output is connected to a load, can alter the output voltage using a digital communication protocol with the end-use product. (bloc d’alimentation externe adaptatif)

  CSA C381.1

  CSA C381.1 means the CSA standard CAN/CSA-C381.1-08 entitled Test method for calculating the energy efficiency of single-voltage external ac-ac and ac-ac power supplies. (CSA C381.1)

  CSA C381.1-17

  CSA C381.1-17 means the CSA standard CAN/CSA C381.1-17 entitled Energy performance of external ac-dc and ac-ac power supplies. (CSA C381.1-17)

  detachable battery pack

  detachable battery pack means a battery that is encased in an enclosure separate from an end-use product and that is designed to be removed or disconnected from the end-use product for recharging. (bloc-batterie amovible)

  direct operation external power supply

  direct operation external power supply means a power supply device that is capable of operating an end-use product, other than a battery charger, without the assistance of a battery. (bloc d’alimentation externe à fonctionnement direct)

  external power supply

  external power supply means a single-voltage external power supply or a multiple-voltage external power supply that is designed to be used with a household or office end-use product that constitutes the primary load. It does not include

  • (a) a direct operation external power supply that has a nominal output voltage of less than 3 V and a nominal output current of 1 000 mA or more and that charges the battery of an end-use product that is fully or primarily motor-operated;

  • (b) an indirect operation external power supply that has a nominal output power of greater than 250 W;

  • (c) a device that powers the charger of a detachable battery pack of an end-use product;

  • (d) a device that is an accessory to a medical device; or

  • (e) a device that is solely designed to power solid-state lighting or a ceiling fan that has a direct current motor. (bloc d’alimentation externe)

  indirect operation external power supply

  indirect operation external power supply means a power supply device that can only operate an end-use product with the assistance of a battery. (bloc d’alimentation externe à fonctionnement indirect)

  multiple-voltage external power supply

  multiple-voltage external power supply means a device that is designed to convert line voltage AC input into more than one simultaneous lower voltage AC or DC outputs. (bloc d’alimentation externe à tensions multiples)

  replacement external power supply

  replacement external power supply means an external power supply that is marked as a replacement to be used with a specific end-use product that was manufactured before July 1, 2017. (bloc d’alimentation externe de remplacement)

  security external power supply

  security external power supply means an external power supply manufactured before July 1, 2017 that

  • (a) is designed to convert line voltage AC into lower voltage AC output;

  • (b) has a nominal output power of 20 W or more; and

  • (c) is designed for and marketed with equipment that operates continuously in on mode to perform any of the following principal functions:

    • (i) to monitor, detect, record or provide notification of any intrusion on real property or immovables, or access to real property or immovables or physical assets,

    • (ii) to provide notification of threats to personal safety resulting from an intrusion or access referred to in subparagraph (i),

    • (iii) to monitor, detect, record or provide notification of fire, gas, smoke, flooding or any other physical threats to real property or immovables, physical assets or personal safety, or

    • (iv) to deter or control access to real property or immovables or physical assets or prevent the unauthorized removal of physical assets.

  It includes an external power supply for equipment that is designed and marketed with a built-in alarm or theft-deterrent feature and whose principal functions are those referred to in paragraph (c). (bloc d’alimentation externe de sécurité)

  single-voltage external power supply

  single-voltage external power supply means a device that is designed to convert line voltage AC input into only one lower AC or DC voltage output at a time. (bloc d’alimentation externe à simple tension)

  10 C.F.R. Appendix Z

  10 C.F.R. Appendix Z means Appendix Z 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 External Power Supplies, as amended from time to time. (appendice Z 10 C.F.R.)

  10 C.F.R. §430.32(w)(1)(i)

  10 C.F.R. §430.32(w)(1)(i) means the table to paragraph 430.32(w)(1)(i) of Subpart C, Part 430 of Title 10 to the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time. (10 C.F.R. §430.32(w)(1)(i))

  verification mark

  verification mark has the same meaning as in section 2. (marque de vérification)

• (2) [Repealed, SOR/2018-201, s. 64]

Marginal note:Energy-using product

• 587 (1) An external power supply is prescribed as an energy-using product.

• Marginal note:Limit

  (2) However, an external power supply is not considered to be an energy-using product

  • (a) for the purposes of sections 4 and 5 if

    • (i) it was manufactured before July 1, 2010, or

    • (ii) it was manufactured on or after July 1, 2010 and before July 1, 2017 and

      • (A) it is a multiple-voltage external power supply or an adaptive external power supply,

      • (B) it is a direct operation external power supply that has a nominal output power of greater than 250 W, or

      • (C) it is an indirect operation external power supply that has a nominal output voltage of greater than 3 V and a nominal output current of less than 1 000 mA and that charges the battery of an end-use product that is fully or primarily motor-operated; and

  • (b) for the purpose of section 588 if

    • (i) it was manufactured before July 1, 2010,

    • (ii) it was manufactured on or after July 1, 2010 and before July 1, 2017 and

      • (A) it is a multiple-voltage external power supply or an adaptive external power supply,

      • (B) it is a direct operation external power supply that has a nominal output power of greater than 250 W, or

      • (C) it is an indirect operation external power supply that has a nominal output voltage of greater than 3 V and a nominal output current of less than 1 000 mA and that charges the battery of an end-use product that is fully or primarily motor-operated, or

    • (iii) it was manufactured before July 1, 2013 and is a replacement external power supply.

Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

• 588 (1) The energy efficiency standards set out in column 3 of the table to this section apply to external power supplies described in column 1 that are manufactured during the periods set out in column 4.

• Marginal note:Testing standard

  (2) An external power supply 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 2 that are applicable to an external power supply as defined in subsection 586(1).

  	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
  Item	Energy-using Product	Testing Standard	Energy Efficiency Standard	Period of Manufacture
  1	External power supplies, other than replacement external power supplies	CSA C381.1 or 10 C.F.R. Appendix Z	10 C.F.R. §430.32(w)(1)(i) for efficiency in active mode and, if product is not a security external power supply, power in no-load mode ≤ 0.5 W	On or after July 1, 2010 and before July 1, 2017
  2	Direct operation external power supplies other than replacement external power supplies	CSA C381.1-17 or 10 C.F.R. Appendix Z	CSA C381.1-17, Table D.1, for efficiency in active mode and power in no-load mode	On or after July 1, 2017
  3	Indirect operation external power supplies other than replacement external power supplies	CSA C381.1 or 10 C.F.R. Appendix Z	10 C.F.R. §430.32(w)(1)(i) for efficiency in active mode and, if product is not a security external power supply, power in no-load mode ≤ 0.5 W	On or after July 1, 2017
  4	Replacement external power supplies	CSA C381.1 or 10 C.F.R. Appendix Z	10 C.F.R. §430.32(w)(1)(i) for efficiency in active mode and, if product is not a security external power supply, power in no-load mode ≤ 0.5 W	On or after July 1, 2013 and before February 10, 2020
  5	Replacement external power supplies	CSA C381.1-17 or 10 C.F.R. Appendix Z	CSA C381.1-17, Table D.1, for efficiency in active mode and power in no-load mode	On or after February 10, 2020