Rhode Island
Applicable Territory:Rhode Island, USA
Standard:
Mandatory
Pre-empted by the U.S. Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (H.R.6)
Rhode Island’s Energy and Consumer Savings Act of 2005 established minimum energy efficiency standards for
twelve commercial and residential products, nine of which were immediately preempted by federal law later that year. The standards now apply to: (Dates listed in parenthesis signify the effective year.)
- High intensity discharge lamp ballasts* (2007)
- Single-voltage external power supplies (2008)
- Unit heaters* (2007)
- Metal halide lamp fixtures (2008)
* Will be implemented for some time until federal standards take place.
Testing procedures for energy efficiency not provided for in the Act, or in the State
Building Code may be adopted from the U.S. Department of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The chief of energy
and community services may use updated test methods when new versions of test procedures become available.
The Act allows for the efficiency of existing standards to be increased. In considering
amending the standards, the commission and the chief of energy and community services must determine that increased efficiency standards would serve to promote energy conservation in Rhode Island and
would be cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such products.
On June 23, 2006, S 2844 was signed into law, requiring the PUC to establish new energy
efficiency standards for:
- Residential boilers and furnaces (TBD)
- Incandescent spot lights, also called "reflector lamps" (2008)
- Bottled water dispensers (2008)
- Commercial hot food holding cabinets (2008)
- Walk-in refrigerators and freezers (2008)
The PUC was directed to adopt regulations to establish the new efficiency standards by
June 1, 2007.
Source: Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
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