Refrigerants
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State Regulations or Legislation including drafts |
HFC Commitment |
General HFC Emmision Phasedown |
SNAP Rules 20 & 21 |
Considering Additional HFC reductions |
Labeling/Recordkeeping/Disclosure/Reporting |
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Draft Legislation |
Passed Legislation |
Started Rulemaking Process |
Final Regulation in place |
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California |
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40% Reduction vs 2013 by 2030 |
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Disclosure & Record-keeping Requirements (In effect) |
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Colorado |
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Climate Alliance goal: 26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
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TBD |
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Connecticut |
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Climate Alliance goal: 26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
TBD |
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Delaware |
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26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
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Labeling & Disclosure Requirements (Proposed) |
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Hawaii |
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Climate Alliance goal: 26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
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Labeling & Disclosure Requirements (Proposed) |
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Maine |
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Climate Alliance goal: 26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
TBD |
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Maryland |
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26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
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Disclosure, Recordkeeping, Reporting Requirements (Proposed) |
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Massachusetts |
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25% GHG Emission Reduction by 2020 |
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TBD |
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New Jersey |
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40% Reduction vs 2018 by 2035 |
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Disclosure Requirements (In effect) |
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New York |
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20% Reduction by 2030 |
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Disclosure and Record keeping (Proposed) |
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Oregon |
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Climate Alliance goal: 26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
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Disclosure, Recordkeeping, & Reporting (Proposed) |
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Pennsylvania |
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26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
TBD |
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Rhode Island |
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26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
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TBD |
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Vermont |
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40% Reduction vs 2013 by 2030 |
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None |
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Virginia |
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Climate Alliance goal: 26-28% reduction vs 2005 by 2025 |
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None |
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Washington |
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20% Reduction by 2030 |
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Reporting Requirements (In effect) Labeling and Disclosure (Proposed) |
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AHRI is monitoring other Climate Alliance states: |
Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin |
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The United States Climate Alliance is a bipartisan group of U.S. states that have pledged to uphold the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change within their borders. The goal of the Alliance is to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions 26-28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025 and to meet or exceed the targets of the U.S. Clean Power Plan (a 32 percent reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030).
http://www.usclimatealliance.org/
GreenChill Program
The GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership is an EPA cooperative alliance with the supermarket industry and other stakeholders to promote advanced technologies, strategies, and practices that reduce refrigerant charges and emissions of ozone-depleting substances and greenhouse gases.
Environment and Climate Change Canada regulates refrigerants at the national level in Canada. In 2017, Canada ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and published Regulations Amending the Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations (the Amendments) in Part II of the Canada Gazette on Wednesday October 18, 2017. Regulations came into force on April 18, 2018. The Amendments establish a phase-down of HFC consumption from an established baseline. The phase down begins in 2019 with a 10 percent reduction in consumption with further reduction steps in 2024, 2029 and 2034 in order to achieve an 85 percent reduction in HFC consumption by 2036.
The Amendments also introduce prohibitions, by specific dates, on the manufacture and import of certain products and equipment that contain, or are designed to contain, HFCs and HFC blends, with a global warming potential (GWP) above a specific limit. Depending on the different types of products within each sector, different dates for their prohibitions apply. In addition to information in the chart, below, refrigerants in foams with a GWP 150 are banned after January 1, 2021.
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Item |
Product |
Use |
Date |
Global Warming Potential (GWP) Limit of Refrigerant Used in Product |
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1 |
Stand-alone medium-temperature refrigeration system: self-contained refrigeration system with components that are integrated within its structure and that is designed to maintain an internal temperature ≥ 0°C |
(a) Commercial or industrial |
January 1, 2020 |
1,400 |
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2 |
Stand-alone low-temperature refrigeration system: self-contained refrigeration system with components that are integrated within its structure and that is designed to maintain an internal temperature 0°C but -50°C |
(a) Commercial or industrial |
January 1, 2020 |
1,500 |
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3 |
Centralized refrigeration system: refrigeration system with a cooling evaporator in the refrigerated space connected to a compressor rack located in a machinery room and to a condenser located outdoors, and that is designed to maintain an internal temperature at ≥ -50°C |
Commercial or industrial |
January 1, 2020 |
2,200 |
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4 |
condensing unit: refrigeration system with at a cooling evaporator in the refrigerated space connected to a compressor and condenser unit that are located in a different location, and that is designed to maintain an internal temperature at ≥ -50°C |
Commercial or industrial |
January 1, 2020 |
2,200 |
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5 |
chiller: refrigeration or air-conditioning system that has a compressor, an evaporator and a secondary coolant, other than an absorption chiller |
Commercial or industrial |
January 1, 2025 |
750 |
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6 |
mobile refrigeration system: refrigeration system that is normally attached to or installed in, or operates in or with a means of transportation |
Commercial or industrial |
January 1, 2025 |
2,200 |
- Frequently asked questions for the regulatory amendments on hydrofluorocarbons
- June 2016 Section 71 Notice: Data reporting is only required on bulk HFCs and not on HFCs contained in pre-charged equipment, products and manufactured items, such as refrigerators, aerosol spray cans, compressed air sprayers and air conditioners.
- Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations: consultation 2019: Update to the baseline
- New U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards and Refrigerants for Residential ACs and Heat Pumps
- The Refrigerant Transition Journey: From Chaos to Order