2023 DOE HVAC Efficiency Requirements
What you need to know!
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) enacted new energy efficiency requirements for residential and commercial air conditioners and heat pumps that went into effect on January 1, 2023. These new regulations affect code compliance for mechanical equipment regardless of the state or local code edition that has been adopted because federal appliance standards preempt state and local construction codes.
"NEW" Residential Efficiency Requirements and Test Standards
The efficiency changes for residential products can be confusing.
"NEW" Commercial Efficiency Requirements
The efficiency changes for commercial products are fairly straightforward.
2023 Efficiencies for Commercial Systems
Minimum Efficiency Requirements
1 Manufactured before January 1, 2023.
Learn more about the 2023 DOE HVAC efficiency changes
Other Resources
- View the EIA statistics and analysis of the 2023 efficiency requirements.
- Learn more about the development of the I-Codes
- Get an overview of our PMG Codes