The general assembly finds and determines that efficiency standards for certain products sold in Colorado: Assure consumers and businesses that such products meet minimum efficiency performance levels, thus reducing energy and water waste and saving consumers and businesses money on utility bills; Protect consumers and businesses against manufacturers who would otherwise sell, in Colorado, less […]
As used in this article 7.5, unless the context otherwise requires: “Air compressor” means a compressor that: Is designed to compress air; Has an inlet that is open to the atmosphere or other source of air; and Consists of a compression element, also known as a bare compressor; one or more drivers; mechanical equipment to […]
Effective September 1, 2019, a person shall not sell a new low-efficiency plumbing fixture, other than a flushometer-valve water closet, in Colorado. Effective January 1, 2021, a person shall not sell a new low-efficiency flushometer-valve water closet in Colorado. This section does not preempt any action of a municipality, county, or city and county that […]
Subject to subsection (2) of this section and as further specified in section 6-7.5-105, this article 7.5 applies to the following products sold as new in Colorado: Air compressors; Commercial dishwashers; Commercial fryers; Commercial hot food holding cabinets; Commercial steam cookers; Computers and computer monitors; Faucets; Flushometer-valve water closets; General service lamps; High CRI fluorescent […]
The executive director need not adopt by rule, but shall collect and make publicly available in hard copy, through a website, or both, the federal rules and other rules and standards referred to in this section. The references in this section are to the rules and standards as they existed on the dates specified or, […]
The executive director may adopt by rule a more recent version of any standard or test method established in section 6-7.5-105, including any product definition associated with the standard or test method, in order to maintain or improve consistency with other comparable standards in other states, so long as the resulting efficiency is equal to […]
If any of the energy or water conservation standards issued or approved for publication by the office of the United States secretary of energy as of January 1, 2018, as set forth in 10 CFR 430-431 and promulgated pursuant to the “Energy Policy and Conservation Act”, Pub.L. 94-163, are withdrawn, repealed, or otherwise voided, the […]
Should one or more products described in this article 7.5 be subject to withdrawal, repeal, or other actions that declare a federal standard invalid as described in section 6-7.5-107, the public utilities commission shall permit a three-year phaseout for a utility operating energy efficiency programs that create incentives for or otherwise encourage the use of […]
Unless a product appears in a public database of compliant products maintained by other states or federal agencies with equivalent or more stringent efficiency standards, the manufacturers of products covered by this article 7.5 shall demonstrate that the products comply with this article 7.5 by doing any one or more of the following: Submitting test […]
A person shall not sell or offer to sell any new consumer product that is required to meet a standard established in this article 7.5 but that the person knows does not meet that standard. Whenever the attorney general has probable cause to believe that any person or group of persons has violated or caused […]
