Massachusetts
Applicable Territory: Massachusetts, USA
Standard: Mandatory
Pre-empted by the U.S. Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (H.R.6)
General Laws of Massachusetts
Massachusetts’ original appliance standards legislation was enacted in 1986. In November 2005, the standards were expanded and now apply to the following products:
(Dates listed in parenthesis signify the effective date.)
- Medium-voltage dry-type transformers (2008)
- Metal halide lamp fixtures (2009)
- Residential furnaces and boilers (TBD)
- Residential furnace fans (TBD)
- State-regulated incandescent reflector lamps (BRs, ERs, and R20s) (2008)
- Single voltage external power supplies (2008)
Because of the existing federal standards coving residential furnaces, boilers, and furnace fans, Massachusetts is seeking a waiver of federal
preemption from the warm-state standard. That waiver would allow Massachusetts’ cold-state standard to go into effect at a date that is yet to be determined. While state standards covering
low-voltage dry-type transformers are already in effect, the remaining standards are effective January 1, 2008.
Testing procedures must be developed by the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources if such procedures are not provided for in
the state plumbing code. The Commissioner must use the United States Department of Energy approved test methods and manufacturers must certify that products are in compliance with the standards.
The standards state that the Commissioner must file a biannual report on appliance efficiency standards with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the standards on energy efficiency and energy conservation in Massachusetts.
Source: Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
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