REGULATORY PORTAL REGULATORY PORTAL The North American regulatory

REGULATORY PORTAL

REGULATORY PORTAL > The North American regulatory landscape is changing. In the past year in Canada alone : BC, Ontario, Québec and the federal government have adopted regulatory updates or published proposals to update their appliance regulation. > The situation is problematic for the industry : regulatory patchwork. > There is one way to solve the puzzle : navigate through each regulation. § Time consuming and no indication on the level of alignment. > The need : a tool to quickly assess the regulatory landscape in Canada 2

REGULATORY PORTAL > CACEE Energy Efficiency Act Comparison (Excel spreadsheet) > CSA community : Energy Efficiency portal https: //community. csagroup. org/community/energy-efficiency/standards-accessportal- > ISSUES : § Not adapted (need) § Not supported by the right organisation § Not up to date or easy to update (spreadsheet) § Not easily accessible (account needed) § Hard to navigate through 3

REGULATORY PORTAL > The need : § What information is needed by stakeholders for the portal to be useful to them? • Product category • MEPS • Alignment level (include provincial and federal level) • Period of manufacture § Future considerations • Add CEC and DOE regulation • Labeling > Anyone tackled this problem somewhere? Kind of… § ASAP : http: //www. appliance-standards. org/products 4

Symbol Meaning Standard and MEPS not aligned Standard not aligned, MEPS aligned Standard and MEPS aligned Standard aligned, MEPS not aligned No P/T regulation Date Standard MEPS Link BC NB NS Ont. Qc Fed Jan. 1, 2018 June 1, 2012 Jan. 1, 2008 Jan. 1, 2018 C 360 -13 C 360 -03 CFR C 360 -13 ≥ 44. 46 L/k. Wh/cycle ≥ 40 L/k. Wh/cycle ≥ 35. 68 L/k. Wh/cycle ≥ 44. 46 L/k. Wh/cycle EE reg EE reg

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