Last Updated August 24, 2023
Program Overview
Category:
Regulatory Policy
State:
Rhode Island
Incentive Type:
Appliance/Equipment Efficiency Standards
Administrator:
N/A
Start Date:
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Expiration Date:
N/A
Web Site:
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Applicable Sectors:
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Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
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Summary
On July 1, 2021, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed SB339, codifying new water and energy efficiency standards effective immediately at passage. Additionally, the state is phasing out the sale of fluorescent lighting. Screw-base CFL bulbs will be phased out on January 1, 2024, and pin-base CFL and fluorescent tubes will be phased out on January 1, 2025. Products with new or updated energy standards, without federal preemption are listed below:
- Commercial dishwashers (2021)
- Commercial Fryers (2022)
- Commercial Steam Cookers (2021)
- Commercial Ovens (2021)
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (2021)
- Faucets (2021)
- Gas Fireplaces (2021)
- Hot Food Holding Cabinets (2007)
- Mercury Vapor Lamp Ballasts (2005)
- Portable electric spas (2021)
- Residential Ventilating Fans (2021)
- Showerheads (2021)
- Spray Sprinkler Bodies (2021)
- Toilets (2021)
- Urinals (2021
- Water Coolers (2021)
These provisions do not apply to: new products manufactured in the state and sold outside the state; new products manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation outside the state; products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction; or products designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles.
* These acts include the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987, the Energy Policy Act of 1992, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.