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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 411
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Commercial Air Conditioners" or "Minimum Equipment Efficiencies for Heat Pumps",
as appropriate, developed by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, Boston,
Massachusetts, as in effect on January 1, 2002; and
(ix) (VIII) (ix) commercial clothes washers shall have a minimum
modified energy factor of 1.26 and a maximum water consumption factor of 9.5, as
measured in accordance with the federal test method for clothes washers as defined
in 10 C.F.R. Section 430.23(j) (Appendix J1 to Subpart B of Part 430) (2001).
(d) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs SUBPARAGRAPH (ii)
subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) and (iii) of this paragraph, on or after March 1, 2005, a
new product of any type set forth in subsection (b)(1) of this section may not be sold or
offered for sale in the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds
the efficiency standards set forth in the regulations adopted under subsection (c) of
this section.
(ii) With respect to ceiling fan light kits, energy efficiency
standards may not take effect until March 1, 2007.
(ii) With respect to ceiling fan light kits, energy efficiency standards
may not take effect until March 1, 2007.
(iii) (II) (iii) With respect to commercial clothes washers,
efficiency standards may not take effect until March 1, 2007.
(2) (i) This paragraph does not apply to a product that is sold before
the applicable date under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(ii) Except as provided in subparagraphs SUBPARAGRAPH (iii)
subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) and (iv) of this paragraph, on or after January 1, 2006, a
new product of a type set forth in subsection (b)(1) of this section may not be installed
in the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency
standards set forth in the regulations adopted under subsection (c) of this section.
(iii) Ceiling fan light kits that do not meet the energy efficiency
standards may be installed in the State until January 1, 2008.
(iii) Ceiling fan light kits that do not meet the energy efficiency
standards may be installed in the State until January 1, 2008.
(iv) (III) (iv) Commercial clothes washers that do not meet the
efficiency standards under subsection (c)(2)(ix)(VIII) (ix) of this section may be
installed in the State until January 1, 2008.
(e) (1) By regulation, the Administration may clarify but not expand the
scope of the devices defined under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) On request of a Maryland business or consumer and after public
notice and comment, the Administration may delay the effective date of any standard
under this section by not more than 1 year if the Administration determines that
products conforming to the standard will not be widely available in Maryland by the
applicable date stated in subsection (d)(1) of this section.
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