Energy conservation standards and their effective dates.

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§ 431.296 Energy conservation standards and their effective dates.

(a) Each refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine manufactured on or after August 31, 2012 and before January 8, 2019, shall have a daily energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day), when measured in accordance with the DOE test procedure at § 431.294, that does not exceed the following:

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Equipment class Maximum daily energy consumption
(kilowatt hours per day)
Class A 0.055 × V † + 2.56.
Class B 0.073 × V † + 3.16.
Combination Vending Machines [Reserved].

(b) Each refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine manufactured on or after January 8, 2019, shall have a daily energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day), when measured in accordance with the DOE test procedure at § 431.294, that does not exceed the following:

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Equipment class Maximum daily energy consumption
(kilowatt hours per day)
Class A 0.052 × V † + 2.43.
Class B 0.052 × V † + 2.20.
Combination A 0.086 × V † + 2.66.
Combination B 0.111 × V † + 2.04.

[81 FR 1113, Jan. 8, 2016]


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