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Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311)

Regulations are current to 2024-11-11 and last amended on 2024-03-27. Previous Versions

PART 2Energy-Using Products (continued)

DIVISION 10Commercial Refrigeration (continued)

SUBDIVISION ACommercial Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers and Freezers (continued)

Commercial Freezers

Marginal note:Energy-using product

  •  (1) A commercial freezer is prescribed as an energy-using product.

  • Marginal note:Limits

    (2) However, a commercial freezer is not considered to be an energy-using product

    • (a) for the purposes of sections 4 and 5, unless

      • (i) it is self-contained and manufactured on or after April 1, 2007, or

      • (ii) it is remote-condensing and is manufactured on or after January 1, 2012; and

    • (b) for the purpose of section 644, unless

      • (i) it is self-contained, closed and was manufactured on or after April 1, 2007 and before January 1, 2012, or

      • (ii) it is manufactured on or after January 1, 2012.

Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

  •  (1) The energy efficiency standards set out in column 3 of the table to this section apply to commercial freezers described in column 1 that are manufactured during the periods set out in column 4.

  • Marginal note:Testing standard

    (2) A commercial freezer complies with the energy efficiency standard if it meets that standard when tested in accordance with testing procedures established by the standard set out in column 2 that are applicable to a commercial freezer as defined in section 636.

    TABLE

    Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
    ItemEnergy-using ProductTesting StandardEnergy Efficiency StandardPeriod of Manufacture
    1Commercial freezers that are self-contained and open, other than ice cream freezersCSA C657, Test Procedure ACSA C657, Table 5On or after January 1, 2012 and before March 27, 2017
    2Commercial freezers that are self-contained, closed and not transparent and have a volume of < 340 LCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 7.62On or after April 1, 2007 and before January 1, 2008
    3Commercial freezers that are self-contained, closed and not transparent and have a volume of < 340 LCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 7.07On or after January 1, 2008 and before January 1, 2010
    4Commercial freezers that are self-contained, closed and not transparent and have a volume of ≥ 340 LCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 0.0141 V + 2.83On or after April 1, 2007 and before January 1, 2008
    5Commercial freezers that are self-contained, closed and not transparent and have a volume of ≥ 340 LCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 0.0141 V + 2.28On or after January 1, 2008 and before January 1, 2010
    6Commercial freezers that are self-contained, closed and not transparentCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 0.01413 V + 1.38On or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2012
    7Commercial freezers that are self-contained, closed and not transparent, other than ice cream freezersCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 0.01413 V + 1.38On or after January 1, 2012 and before March 27, 2017
    8Commercial freezers that are self-contained and transparentCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 0.0332 V + 5.10On or after April 1, 2007 and before January 1, 2010
    9Commercial freezers that are self-contained and transparentCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 0.02649 V + 4.10On or after January 1, 2010 and before January 1, 2012
    10Commercial freezers that are self-contained and transparent, other than ice cream freezersCSA C657, Test Procedure AEdaily ≤ 0.02649 V + 4.10On or after January 1, 2012 and before March 27, 2017
    11Commercial freezers that are remote-condensing, other than ice cream freezersCSA C657, Test Procedure ACSA C657, Table 5On or after January 1, 2012 and before March 27, 2017
    12Ice cream freezersCSA C657, Test Procedure ACSA C657, Table 5On or after January 1, 2012 and before March 27, 2017
    13Commercial freezersCSA C657, Test Procedure BCSA C657, Table 6On or after March 27, 2017

Marginal note:Information

  •  (1) For the purpose of subsection 5(1) of the Act, the following information must be provided to the Minister in respect of a commercial freezer:

    • (a) its Edaily; and

    • (b) for each of its compartments,

      • (i) its equipment class designation and its TDA or V, as applicable, and

      • (ii) if it is tested at its lowest temperature setting, the integrated average temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius, at the lowest temperature setting.

  • Marginal note:Standards

    (2) The information must be collected in accordance with one of the following standards:

    • (a) CSA C657, Test Procedure A, if the product was manufactured before March 27, 2017; or

    • (b) CSA C657, Test Procedure B, if the product is manufactured on or after March 27, 2017.

SUBDIVISION BRefrigerated Vending Machines

Marginal note:Definitions

 The following definitions apply in this Subdivision.

ASHRAE 32.1

ASHRAE 32.1 means the ASHRAE standard 32.1-2010 entitled Methods of Testing for Rating Vending Machines for Bottled, Canned, and Other Sealed Beverages. (ASHRAE 32.1)

combination vending machine

combination vending machine means a refrigerated beverage vending machine containing two or more compartments separated by a solid partition — whether or not they share a product delivery chute — in which at least one compartment is designed to be refrigerated and has temperature controls; and at least one compartment is not designed to be refrigerated and does not contain temperature controls. (distributeur automatique mixte))

CSA C804

CSA C804 means the CSA standard CAN/CSA-C804:18 entitled Energy performance of refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines. (CSA C804)

refrigerated beverage vending machine

refrigerated beverage vending machine means a self-contained product that is designed to accept consumer payments and dispense refrigerated beverages in bottles, cans or other sealed containers. (distributeur automatique de boissons réfrigérées)

snack and refrigerated beverage vending machine

snack and refrigerated beverage vending machine means a self-contained product that

  • (a) is designed to accept consumer payments and dispense packages of solid non-refrigerated food and bottled, canned or other sealed refrigerated beverages; and

  • (b) has a vendible capacity of not more than 100 of those beverages. (distributeur automatique de boissons réfrigérées et de collations)

standby mode

standby mode means a mode into which the product automatically enters during a period of extended inactivity that is capable of reducing its energy consumption by means of the following power states:

  • (a) a refrigeration power state in which the average temperature of the refrigerated beverages is allowed to rise to 4.4°C; and

  • (b) if the product is equipped with lights,

    • (i) a lighting power state in which the lights are turned off, and

    • (ii) a machine power state in which the power states referred in paragraph (a) and subparagraph (i) are in operation at the same time. (mode veille)

V

V means, in respect of a refrigerated beverage vending machine, its volume, expressed in litres, calculated in accordance with Appendix C to ASHRAE 32.1. (V)

Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines

 For the purposes of these Regulations, the class of a refrigerated beverage vending machine is one of the following:

  • (a) Class A, if it is not a combination vending machine and 25% or more of the surface area on the front side of the refrigerated beverage vending machine is transparent;

  • (b) Class B, if it is not a combination vending machine and less than 25% of the surface area on the front side of the refrigerated beverage vending machine is transparent;

  • (c) Combination A, if it is a combination vending machine and 25% or more of the surface area on its front side is transparent; and

  • (d) Combination B, if it is a combination vending machine and less than 25% of the surface area on its front side is transparent.

Marginal note:Energy-using product

  •  (1) A refrigerated beverage vending machine is prescribed as an energy-using product.

  • Marginal note:Limit

    (2) However, for the purposes of sections 4, 5 and 648, a refrigerated beverage vending machine is not considered to be an energy-using product unless it is manufactured on or after January 1, 2007.

Marginal note:Energy efficiency standards

  •  (1) The energy efficiency standards set out in column 2 of the table to this section apply to refrigerated beverage vending machines described in column 1 that are manufactured during the periods set out in column 3.

  • Marginal note:Testing standard

    (2) The refrigerated beverage vending machine complies with the energy efficiency standard if it meets that standard in the following circumstances:

    • (a) subject to paragraph (b), it is manufactured before January 8, 2019 and tested in accordance with testing procedures established by sections 1 to 7.2 of ASHRAE 32.1 that are applicable to a refrigerated beverage vending machine as defined in section 646, except that the ambient temperature during the testing to determine Edaily must be 23.9°C ± 1°C;

    • (b) it is manufactured before August 31, 2012, is designed to display and dispense less than 20 discrete types of beverages and is tested in accordance with testing procedures established by sections 1 to 7.2 of ASHRAE 32.1 that are applicable to a refrigerated beverage vending machine as defined in section 646, except that the ambient temperature during the testing to determine the Edaily must be 32.2°C ± 1°C; or

    • (c) it is manufactured on or after January 8, 2019 and tested in accordance with testing procedures established by CSA C804.

    TABLE

    Column 1Column 2Column 3
    ItemEnergy-using ProductEnergy Efficiency StandardPeriod of Manufacture
    1Refrigerated beverage vending machines, other than those that display and dispense 20 or more discrete types of beverages

    Edaily ≤ 55% (8.66 + 0.009 × vendible capacity)

    Must be capable of operating in standby mode

    On or after January 1, 2007 and before January 1, 2008
    2Refrigerated beverage vending machines, other than those that display and dispense 20 or more discrete types of beverages

    Edaily ≤ 45% (8.66 + 0.009 × vendible capacity)

    Must be capable of operating in standby mode

    On or after January 1, 2008 and before August 31, 2012
    3Refrigerated beverage vending machines that display and dispense 20 or more discrete types of beverages

    Edaily ≤ 55% (8.66 + 0.009 × vendible capacity)

    Must be capable of operating in standby mode

    On or after January 1, 2007 and before August 31, 2012
    4Class A refrigerated beverage vending machines

    Edaily ≤ 0.00194 × V + 2.56

    Must be capable of operating in standby mode

    On or after August 31, 2012 and before January 8, 2019
    5Class B refrigerated beverage vending machines

    Edaily ≤ 0.00258 × V + 3.16

    Must be capable of operating in standby mode

    On or after August 31, 2012 and before January 8, 2019
    6Class A refrigerated beverage vending machinesEdaily ≤ 0.00184 x V + 2.43On or after January 8, 2019
    7Class B refrigerated beverage vending machinesEdaily ≤  0.00184 x V + 2.20On or after January 8, 2019
    8Combination A combination vending machinesEdaily ≤ 0.00304 x V + 2.66On or after January 8, 2019
    9Combination B combination vending machinesEdaily ≤ 0.00392 x V + 2.04On or after January 8, 2019
 

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