Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019 (Cth)

Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019

I, Angus Taylor, Minister for Energy, make the following determination.

Dated 25 March 2019

Angus Taylor Minister for Energy

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement, revocation and replacement 3 Authority 4 Definitions—standards referred to in this Determination 5 Definitions—other expressions used in this Determination 6 Meaning of fixed, two-stage, multi‑stage and variable capacity 7 Temperature conditions—H1, H2, H3 and T1 8 Total cooling capacity and related terms 9 Heating capacity and related terms 10 Meaning of rated and tested 11 Applicable definitions and applicable versions of standards and documents incorporated into standards 12 Families of models 13 Product category 14 Registrations affected by this Determination Part 2—Products covered by Determination 15 Purpose of Part 16 Classes of products that are covered by this Determination 17 Classes of products that are not covered by this Determination Part 3—GEMS level requirements Division 1—Preliminary 18 Purpose of Part 19 Meaning of relevant MEPS level 20 Meaning of ACOP, AEER, COP and EER Division 2—GEMS level requirements (MEPS levels) 21 GEMS level requirements (MEPS levels) for product classes 2, 3 and 4 22 GEMS level requirements (MEPS levels) for other product classes—products without variable capacity 23 GEMS level requirements (MEPS levels) for other product classes—products with variable capacity 24 Testing requirements Part 4—GEMS labelling requirements Division 1—Preliminary 25 Purpose of Part 26 Interpretation Division 2—Requirements relating to energy labels Subdivision 1—When energy labels are and are not required or permitted 27 Prohibition on energy labels 28 When energy labels are required or permitted 29 Manner of communication of energy rating labels Subdivision 2—Calculation of amounts for energy rating label and energy rating icon 30 Calculating Cooling Season Total Energy Consumption and Heating Season Total Energy Consumption 31 Calculating the star rating Division 3—Other GEMS labelling requirements 32 Application of Division 33 Meaning of SEER rating 34 Advertising material—references to SEER ratings Division 4—Testing requirements 35 Testing requirements Division 5—Labelling requirements if this Determination is revoked 36 Impact of replacement determination Division 6—Transitional GEMS labelling requirements 37 Purpose of Division 38 Transitional GEMS labelling requirements—product classes other than product classes 3 or 4 Part 5—Other requirements 39 Purpose of Part 40 Product performance—average true power factor 41 Amounts to be determined before applying for registration 42 Testing requirements Schedule 1—Product classes and minimum energy performance standards Schedule 2—Testing requirements 1 Conducting tests 2 General 3 Test simulation software 4 Use of calorimeter and air enthalpy test methods 5 Use of default test values in AS/NZS 3823.4.1:2014 6 Rating variable capacity products as fixed capacity products 7 Degradation coefficient of AS/NZS 3823.4 8 Seasonal rating tests 9 Noise (sound power) testing 10 Specific requirements for multi-split outdoor units 11 Alternative test methods for VRF type multi-split outdoor units and products > 30kW 12 Specific requirements for unitary double duct air conditioners 13 Specific requirements for portable unitary single duct unit air conditioners 14 Specific requirements for water-to‑air air conditioners 15 Specific requirements for single‑split outdoor units 16 Specific requirements for testing for average true power factor Schedule 3—Format of energy rating label 1 Interpretation 2 Meaning of certain details in the diagrams 3 Default elements of the energy rating label 4 Content of elements b and c (cooling capacity strip and heating capacity strip) 5 Content of element d (star rating statement) 6 Content of elements e, f and g (hot, average and cold area Cooling Season Total Energy Consumption and Heating Season Total Energy Consumption figures) 7 Content of elements h, i and j (hot, average and cold area star ratings) 8 Content of element k (noise statement) 9 Content of element m (model details) 10 Colours and fonts for the energy rating label 11 Object requirements for the energy rating label—diagram 12 Physical layout requirements for the label Schedule 4—Format of energy rating icon 1 Interpretation 2 Meaning of certain details in the diagrams 3 Elements of the energy rating icon 4 Colours for the energy rating icon 5 Fonts for the energy rating icon 6 Size of the energy rating icon 7 Content of energy rating icon Schedule 5—Star ratings 1 Star ratings Schedule 6—Commercial-based temperature bins 1 Commercial‑based temperature bins 2 Values of t0 and t100