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DOE Vacates New Standards for Walk-In Refrigerators and Freezers

The Energy Department is withdrawing certain energy efficiency standards for walk-in refrigerators and freezers that were set to take effect in 2017, it said (here). A federal court ordered DOE to vacate six of the standards set in a June…

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2014 final rule (see 14060221), in a lawsuit brought by air conditioning manufactures, said the agency. The vacated standards relate to (1) the two energy conservation standards applicable to multiplex condensing refrigeration systems operating at medium and low temperatures and (2) the four energy conservation standards applicable to dedicated condensing refrigeration systems operating at low temperatures, said DOE. Thirteen other standards set in the June 2014 final rule that apply to other components of walk-in coolers and freezers are still set to take effect on June 5, 2017, it said.