553.909 – Setting requirements for appliances; exceptions.
553.909 Setting requirements for appliances; exceptions.— (1) The Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction shall set the minimum requirements for commercial or residential swimming pool pumps, swimming pool water heaters, and water heaters used to heat potable water. The code shall further establish the minimum acceptable standby loss for electric water heaters and the minimum recovery […]
553.912 – Air conditioners.
553.912 Air conditioners.—All air conditioners that are sold or installed in the state must meet the minimum efficiency ratings of the Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation. These efficiency ratings must be minimums and may be updated in the Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation by the department in accordance with s. 553.901, following its determination that more cost-effective energy-saving […]
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 […]
553.8425 – Local product approval.
553.8425 Local product approval.— (1) For local product approval, products or systems of construction shall demonstrate compliance with the structural windload requirements of the Florida Building Code through one of the following methods: (a) A certification mark, listing, or label from a commission-approved certification agency indicating that the product complies with the code; (b) A test report from a […]