2023 HVAC Regional Standards Overview
The DOE is set to increase regional SEER/EER requirements for Air-conditioners and HSPF ratings for Heat Pumps starting on January 1, 2023. The table below shows the requirements:
|
Product Class
|
North SEER
|
Southeast SEER
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Southwest SEER
|
Southwest EER
|
Nationwide SEER
|
Nationwide HSPF
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Split-System Air Conditioners with a Certified Cooling Capacity <45,000 Btu/h
|
14
|
15
|
15
|
12.2/10.2*
|
|
|
|
Split-System Air Conditioners with a Certified Cooling Capacity ≥45,000 Btu/h
|
14
|
14.5
|
14.5
|
11.7/10.2*
|
|
|
|
Split-System Heat Pumps
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
Single-Package Air Conditioners
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
8.8
|
|
Single-Package Heat Pumps
|
|
|
|
11.0
|
14
|
|
|
Space-Constrained Air Conditioners
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
8.0
|
|
Space-Constrained Heat Pumps
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
Small-Duct High-Velocity Systems
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
*The 10.2 EER amended energy conservation standard applies to split-system air conditioners with a seasonal energy efficiency ratio greater than or equal to 16.
Effective August 15th, 2017, records must be maintained by installing contractors for the installation of Central Air-Conditioners (In the South and Southwest) and Single-Package Air-Conditioners (In the Southwest Region). The following information must be maintained for four years by contractors:
Split-system Central Air Conditioners
(Contractors must maintain the following for both the condensing unit and indoor unit, not including uncased coils sold as replacement parts)
- Manufacturer
- Model Number
- Serial Number
- Date unit was purchased
- Contact information from whom the unit was purchased
- Date the unit was sold
- Contact information of the purchaser (name/ address/ phone number).
- Installation Address
Single Package Air Conditioners
- Manufacturer
- Model Number
- Serial Number
- Date unit was purchased
- Contact information from whom the unit was purchased
- Date the unit was sold
- Contact information of the purchaser (name/ address/ phone number).
- Installation Address
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