Products and standards
When a product is regulated, the test standard for determining its efficiency is identified. When a test standard is not available, interested parties work together to develop one. An important consideration in using an energy efficiency test method is repeatability of test results.
In 1994, UL participated in the second round of NEMA's Electric Motor Efficiency Testing Program. This helped determine the level of variation in test results that may occur between independent testing laboratories and a manufacturer's own testing facilities.
Energy efficiency standards for household products
| Products | Canadian Standard | U.S. Standard |
| Air conditioners and heat pumps; central unitary, rated below 65,000 BTU/H cooling or heating capacity | CSA C273.3-91; Performance Standard for Split-System Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. M |
| Air conditioners - room; rated 36,000 BTU/H or less cooling capacity | CSA-C368.1-90; Performance Standard for Room Air Conditioners | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. F |
| Central furnaces; gas fired | CGA-2.3-93 | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. N |
| Clothes washers; automatic top-load, front-load and compact | CSA-C360-03; Test Method for Measuring Energy Consumption and Capacity of Automatic Household Clothes Washers | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. J |
| Clothes dryers; electrically operated, standard and compact | CSA-C361-92; Test Method for Measuring Energy Consumption and Drum Volume of Electrically Heated Household, Tumble-Type Clothes Dryers | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. D |
| Cook-tops, ranges and ovens | CSA-C358-95, -03; Energy Consumption Test Methods for Household Electric Ranges | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. 1 |
| Dehumidifiers, refrigeration type; having capacity up to 66 gallons (30 L) | CSA-C749-07; Performance Standard for Dehumidifiers | N/A |
| Dishwashers, electrically operated | CSA-C373-04; Energy Consumption Test Methods for Household Dishwashers | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. C |
| Heat pumps- air to air heat and air conditioners not exceeding 19kW in cooling or heating capacity | CSA-C656-05; Single Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. M |
| Refrigerators & refrigerator/freezer combinations (up to 1100L) and freezers (up to 850L) | CSA-C300-08;Capacity Measurement and Energy Consumption Test Methods for Refrigerators, Combination Refrigerater/Freezers and Freezers | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. A1 |
| Freezers (up to 850L) | CSA-C300-00; | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. A1 |
| Water heaters; electric storage tank 50L to 450L | Clause 5 of CSA-C191.1-90; | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. E |
| Water heaters; gas heated tanks 76L to 380L | CAN 1-4.1-85; Gas-Fired Automatic Storage Type Water Heaters with Inputs Less Than 75,000 BTUH | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. E |
| Water heaters; oil fired; 30.5 kW (0.75 USGPH), 190L (approx. 42 gal) or less | CAN/CSA-B211-90; Seasonal Energy Utilization Efficiencies of Oil-Fired Water Heaters | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR; Part 430 App. E |
Energy efficiency standards for commercial products
| Products | Canadian Standard | U.S. Standard |
| Air conditioners and heat pumps - large, above 19kW and below 73 kW | CSA-C746-98; Large Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps | ARI 210/240-84; ARI 320-86; ARI 340-86; ARI 360-86 and ARI 365-87 |
| Water chillers, packaged; not exceeding a cooling capacity of 5600 kW (1590 tons) | CSA-C743-02; Packaged Water Chillers | ARI 550-03 and ARI 590-03 |
| Ballasts; fluorescent lamp | CSA-C654-91; Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Efficiency Measurements | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR, Part 430 App. Q |
| Heat pumps- water source, single package or split system for internal water loop systems Not exceeding 40 kW in cooling or heating capacity | CSA-C655-91; Internal Water-Loop Heat Pumps | ARI 320-86; Water Source Heat Pumps |
| Ice makers | CSA-C742-98, Performance of Automatic Ice Makers and Ice Storage Bins | ARI 810-95; Automatic Commercial Ice Makers |
| Motors, three-phase induction (1-200 Horsepower) | CSA-C390-93, Three-Phase Induction Efficiency Quoting Method and Permissible Efficiency Tolerance | DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR, Part 431 |
| Liquid immersified distribution, power and regulating transformers | CSA C802.1-00, Maximum Losses for Distribution, Power, and Dry-Type Transformers | ANSI/IEEE C57.12.90-1987 (Load & No Load Losses Sections) |
| Dry-type distribution and power transformers | CSA C802.1-00, Maximum Losses for Distribution, Power and Dry-Type Transformers | ANSI/IEEE C57.12.91-1979 (Load & No Load Losses Sections) |
| Exit signs | CSA C860-07; Performance of Internally Lighted Exit Signs | N/A |
