DOE Extends Refrigerator Energy Standards to Wine and Beverage Coolers

The Energy Department on July 18 issued a final rule (here) bringing “miscellaneous refrigeration products,” including devices that maintain higher temperatures than typical refrigerator compartments, such as wine chillers and beverage coolers, under the scope of energy efficiency standards and test procedures for refrigerators. The final rule takes effect Aug. 17, with test procedures set in the final rule becoming mandatory for all representations of energy use on or after Jan. 17, 2017.