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9 Sep 2025

❄️Update on Energy Conservation Test Procedures for Air Conditioners

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps

Summary

The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is finalizing a one- year delay of certain product-specific enforcement provisions related to the controls verification procedure established in a recently published final rule amending the test procedures for central air conditioners and heat pumps.

Agencies

  • Energy Department

Business Impact ?

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The text pertains to a regulatory compliance change affecting central air conditioner and heat pump manufacturers regarding energy efficiency testing. The one-year delay allows businesses time to adjust their practices to meet the new test procedures, which can impact production timelines and cost structuring.

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