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42 U.S. Code § 6311. Definitions
For purposes of this part—(1) The term “covered equipment” means one of the following types of industrial equipment:
(A)
Electric motors and pumps.
(B)
Small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(C)
Large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(D)
Very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(E)
Commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers.
(F)
Automatic commercial ice makers.
(G)
Walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.
(H)
Commercial clothes washers.
(I)
Packaged terminal air-conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps.
(J)
Warm air furnaces and packaged boilers.
(K)
Storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks.
(L)
Any other type of industrial equipment which the Secretary classifies as covered equipment under section 6312(b) of this title.
(2)
(A) The term “industrial equipment” means any article of equipment referred to in subparagraph (B) of a type—
(i)
which in operation consumes, or is designed to consume, energy;
(ii)
which, to any significant extent, is distributed in commerce for industrial or commercial use; and
(iii)
which is not a “covered product” as defined in section 6291(a)(2) of this title, other than a component of a covered product with respect to which there is in effect a determination under section 6312(c) of this title;
without regard to whether such article is in fact distributed in commerce for industrial or commercial use.
(B) The types of equipment referred to in this subparagraph (in addition to electric motors and pumps, commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, automatic commercial ice makers, commercial clothes washers, packaged terminal air-conditioners, packaged terminal heat pumps, warm air furnaces, packaged boilers, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks) are as follows:
(i)
compressors;
(ii)
fans;
(iii)
blowers;
(iv)
refrigeration equipment;
(v)
electric lights and lighting power supply circuits;
(vi)
electrolytic equipment;
(vii)
electric arc equipment;
(viii)
steam boilers;
(ix)
ovens;
(x)
kilns;
(xi)
evaporators;
(xii)
dryers; and
(xiii)
other motors.
(3)
The term “energy efficiency” means the ratio of the useful output of services from an article of industrial equipment to the energy use by such article, determined in accordance with test procedures under section 6314 of this title.
(4)
The term “energy use” means the quantity of energy directly consumed by an article of industrial equipment at the point of use, determined in accordance with test procedures established under section 6314 of this title.
(5)
The term “manufacturer” means any person who manufactures industrial equipment.
(6)
The term “label” may include any printed matter determined appropriate by the Secretary.