553.951 – Short title.
553.951 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “Florida Energy Conservation Standards Act.” History.—s. 1, ch. 87-271.
553.953 – Purpose.
553.953 Purpose.— (1) The purpose of these energy conservation standards is to provide statewide minimum standards for energy efficiency in certain products, consistent with energy conservation goals. The standards shall be based on feasible and attainable efficiencies which will reduce Florida’s energy consumption growth rate and the growth rate of energy demand. Standards adopted pursuant to this […]
553.954 – Adoption of standards.
553.954 Adoption of standards.—The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall adopt, modify, revise, update, and maintain the Florida Energy Conservation Standards to implement the provisions of this part and amendments thereto in accordance with the procedures of chapter 120. History.—s. 1, ch. 87-271; s. 420, ch. 2011-142.
553.955 – Definitions.
553.955 Definitions.—For purposes of this part: (1) “AV” means the adjusted volume for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers, as defined in the applicable test procedure. (2) “Ballast” or “fluorescent lamp ballast” means a device to operate a fluorescent lamp by providing a starting voltage and current and limiting the current during normal operation. It must also be designed to: […]
553.957 – Products covered by this part.
553.957 Products covered by this part.— (1) The provisions of this part apply to the testing, certification, and enforcement of energy conservation standards for the following types of new products sold in the state: (a) Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers which can be operated by alternating current electricity, excluding: 1. Any type designed to be used without doors; and 2. Any […]
553.959 – Applicability.
553.959 Applicability.— (1) Subject to the effective dates provided by s. 553.963, no new product covered by this part may be sold, offered for sale, advertised or otherwise displayed for sale, or installed or caused to be installed in buildings or structures in the state unless the efficiency rating of the product meets or exceeds the levels […]
553.961 – Test methods.
553.961 Test methods.—The manufacturer shall cause the testing of samples of each model of each product covered by this part. Test procedures identified in the code shall be the accepted test procedures for those products addressed by the code. Test procedures for products not addressed in the code shall be determined by the department. The department […]
553.963 – Energy conservation standards.
553.963 Energy conservation standards.— (1) STANDARDS FOR REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, AND FREEZERS.— (a) The following is the maximum energy use allowed in kilowatt hours per year for the following products, other than those described in paragraph (b), manufactured on or after January 1, 1993: Energy StandardsEquations Refrigerators and refrigerator-freezerswith manual defrost……….13.7 AV+267 Refrigerator-freezers—partial auto-matic defrost……….17.4 AV+344 Refrigerator-freezers—automatic defrost with: […]
553.968 – Exemptions.
553.968 Exemptions.—The department may grant an exemption from compliance with the standards of this part for any currently produced product model which the manufacturer shows, and the department finds, comprises less than 0.5 percent of that manufacturer’s total sales volume in the state for that product class, and with respect to which the manufacturer shows, and […]
553.969 – Revisions of standards.
553.969 Revisions of standards.—The department shall, no earlier than 2 years after adoption of new or revised standards and no later than 4 years after adoption of new or revised standards, review and if warranted by the department update the standards established by this part. Revisions to the standards established by this part shall be based […]