[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR431.66]

[Page 414]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 431_ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL 
EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C_Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers and Refrigerator-Freezers
 
Sec. 431.66  Energy conservation standards and their effective dates.

    (a) In this section--
    (1) The term ``AV'' means the adjusted volume (ft\3\) (defined as 
1.63 x frozen temperature compartment volume (ft\3\) + chilled 
temperature compartment volume (ft\3\)) with compartment volumes 
measured in accordance with the Association of Home Appliance 
Manufacturers Standard HRF1-1979.
    (2) The term ``V'' means the chilled or frozen compartment volume 
(ft\3\) (as defined in the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers 
Standard HRF1-1979).
    (b) Each commercial refrigerator, freezer, and refrigerator-freezer 
with a self-contained condensing unit designed for holding temperature 
applications manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall have a 
daily energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day) that does not 
exceed the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Maximum daily energy
                 Category                   consumption  (kilowatt hours
                                                      per day)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Refrigerators with solid doors............  0.10V + 2.04.
Refrigerators with transparent doors......  0.12V + 3.34.
Freezers with solid doors.................  0.40V + 1.38.
Freezers with transparent doors...........  0.75V + 4.10.
Refrigerator/freezers with solid doors....  the greater of 0.27AV-0.71
                                             or 0.70.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Each commercial refrigerator with a self-contained condensing 
unit designed for pull-down temperature applications and transparent 
doors manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, shall have a daily 
energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day) of not more than 0.126V + 
3.51.