Energy Star Specs For Geothermal Heat Pumps Revised
On Sept. 19, the Environmental Protection
Agency issued a draft of revised Energy Star specifications for geothermal heat
pumps. The draft is largely based on a proposal submitted by the
Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute.
Key changes proposed by EPA include:
Source: AHRI
Key changes proposed by EPA include:
- New requirements for
water-to-water heat pumps
- More stringent efficiency levels
for water-to-air and direct exchange systems
- Third-party
certification by AHRI (or other organizations as approved by EPA) for all
Energy Star qualified products effective Aug. 1, 2010
- Requirement to offer rather than automatically include a means to provide domestic water heating through the use of a desuperheater, integrated demand water heater, or stand-alone demand water heating system
Source: AHRI
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