Evergy, Inc. · NASDAQ:EVRG
Evergy — Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) — AHR Expo 2022
49 slides from Evergy's conference presentation, Feb 1, 2022
Slide 1: Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Institute
AIR-CONDITIONING, HEATING, & REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE we make life better®
Slide 2: New U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards and Refrigerants for Residential ACs and Heat Pumps
New U.S. Energy Efficiency Standards and Refrigerants for Residential ACs and Heat Pumps Helen Walter-Terrinoni, VP Regulatory Affiars February 1, 2022
Slide 3: Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute 300 plus cooling & heating equipment manufacturers for residential, commercial & industrial applications: central AC & commercial & industrial heating equipment AC, heating & ventilation equipment components for heating, AC & refrigeration syste
Slide 4: Overview
Overview Brief overview of ACs/HPs Introduction to energy efficiency ratings for central Air-conditioners (CACs) and Heat Pumps (HPs) • SEER, EER, and HSPF ratings will become SEER2, EER2, and HSPF2 in 2023 • Due to changes in the test procedure • Minimum energy efficiency is increasing by approxima
Slide 5: Air Conditioning Basics
Air Conditioning Basics • An air conditioner is a system that is used to cool by removing heat from the space and moving it outdoors • Dehumidified air to improve comfort • Most common products • Central ducted AC • Central ducted HP • Ductless mini-split • Multi-split
Slide 6: Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency
Slide 7: Why is Energy Efficiency Important?
Why is Energy Efficiency Important? U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has regulated residential central air conditioner and heat pump efficiencies since 1992 In an average size home, air conditioning consumes more than 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, causing the average power plant to em
Slide 8: Efficiency Requirements for Residential Central AC and Heat Pumps to Rise in 2023
Efficiency Requirements for Residential Central AC and Heat Pumps to Rise in 2023 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=40232#
Slide 9: Testing for Energy Efficiency
• Ensures products sold in the U.S. meet energy and water conservation standards Testing for Energy • Equivalent procedures: AHRI Standard 210/240 (210/240-2023) and DOE Appendix M (M1) Efficiency • Download AHRI Standards for free: https://ahrinet.org/search-standards • Pictured: CAC/HP units await
Slide 10: Energy Efficiency Metrics
Energy Efficiency Metrics • Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) [Btu/Wh] Cooling Output = EER Rating Total Energy Usage • Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) [Btu/Wh] Cooling Output Over a Typical Cooling Season = SEER Rating Energy it Uses over the Season • Heating Seasonal Performance Factor (HSPF)
Slide 11: Changes to the Test Procedure
Changes to the Test Procedure • DOE’s Appendix M -> Appendix M1 • Changes represent improvements that more accurately reflect field conditions • Key changes: • Minimum air handler static pressure • Fan power for coil-only units • Heating load calculation • Heating mode test • Variable speed factor f
Slide 12: AHRI Certification Program
AHRI Certification Program • 7 million+ certified performance ratings for 40 product categories • Real-time data • Certificates of product performance
Slide 13: Reading the EnergyGuide Label
Reading the EnergyGuide Label • Energy efficiency rating as determined by DOE test procedures • SEER, EER, HSPF • Comparability range displaying the highest and lowest energy costs or efficiency ratings for all similar models • Estimated annual energy cost • www.productinfo.energy.gov
Slide 14: AHRI Directory Certificate
AHRI Directory Certificate • Visit AHRI Certification Directory website • Under Residential, select either Air Conditioner and Air Conditioner Coils or Heat Pumps and Heat Pump Coils • You can see how the efficiency of the complete system changes with • A different furnace, • an alternative AC unit,
Slide 15: Energy Efficiency Standards
Energy Efficiency Standards
Slide 16: Minimum Energy Efficiency of AC/HP Increasing in 2023
Minimum Energy Efficiency of AC/HP Increasing in 2023 • Efficiency levels increasing for residential CAC • Products under 45,000 Btu/hr will be 14 SEER in the North and 15 SEER in the Southeast and Southwest; • Products over 45,000 Btu/hr, will be 14.5 SEER in the Southeast and Southwest, and 14 SEE
Slide 17: National Standard for Heat Pumps and Specialty ACs
National Standard for Heat Pumps and Specialty ACs
Slide 18: Efficiency Standards for HPs and Specialty AC/HP are National
Efficiency Standards for HPs and • National standards are based on date of manufacture Specialty AC/HP are National • Any product that complies with the regulation on the date it was manufactured can continued to be sold and installed anywhere in the U.S. • Install any appropriately- sized product,
Slide 19: Residential Heat Pumps and Specialty AC/HP Minimum Efficiency
Residential Heat Pumps and Specialty AC/HP Minimum Efficiency – Old versus New Procedures and Efficiency Levels Applies to Entire United States SEER / HSPF SEER2 / HSPF2 Product Current 2023 2023 Class Efficiencies Efficiencies Efficiencies (Old (Old (New Procedure Procedure Procedure “M”) “M”) “M1”
Slide 20: Regional Standards for Air Conditioners
Regional Standards for Air Conditioners
Slide 21: Regional Standards for Central AC
Regional Standards for Central AC • Energy efficiency standards and installation requirements are different for • National (North), and • Regions (SE and SW) • Separation based on three climate regions • National (North) and South regions are based on the number of heating degree days (HDD) • South
Slide 22: Residential Split-System and Single-Packaged AC Minimum Efficiency – Regional Standards
Residential Split-System and Single-Packaged Air Conditioners Minimum Efficiency – Old versus New Procedures and Levels – Regional Standards SEER / HSPF /EER SEER2 / HSPF2 / EER2 Current Efficiencies 2023 Efficiencies 2023 Efficiencies (Old Procedure “M”) (Old Procedure “M”) (New Procedure “M1”) Pro
Slide 23: Regional Equipment Installation Requirements for AC
Regional Equipment Installation Requirements for AC
Slide 24: Who else should care about installation in SE & SW regions?
Who else should care about installation in SE & SW regions? And why? • Distributors, dealers, contractors/installers • It is a violation to knowingly sell to and/or install for an end user a central air conditioner subject to regional standards with the knowledge that such product will be installed
Slide 25: Installation Requirements
Installation Requirements National (North) Date of Manufacture Southwest Date of Install • Air conditioners must Southeast • Comply new efficiency Date of Install standards, and • Test procedures on 1/1/23 • Continued installation of AC manufactured pre- 1/1/23 • National (North) • Products that mee
Slide 26: What does "installed" mean in the SE & SW?
What does “installed” mean in the SE & SW? • Compliant installations after 1/1/23 – Must meet 2023 Efficiency Standards! • AC rated to Appendix M that meet the 2023 standards • Products rated to Appendix M1 that meet the 2023 standards • (i.e. SEER2 minimum of 13.8 if ≥45,000 Btu/h or 14.3 < 45,000
Slide 27: Does your outdoor unit installation comply in the SE/SW Regions?
Does your outdoor unit installation comply in the SE/SW Regions? ACs rated with coil-only indoor unit (least efficient match) must meet the 2023 standards (Use FTC Label to check compliance) • SE example: SEER 15 is the new minimum (< 45,000 Btu/h) • EnergyGuide label for the condensing unit must sh
Slide 28: After January 1, 2023
After January 1, 2023 Outdoor units manufactured prior to January 1, 2023, rated using Appendix M (SEER & EER), can be installed in the SE and SW Regions, if its lowest FTC label rating is at or above the new minimum efficiency requirements below. Note a: The lower EER requirement is for equipment a
Slide 29: DOE Guidance: Install-through provision
DOE Guidance: Install-through provision 10 CFR 429.102(c)(4)(i) All combinations within the basic model must have previously shown compliance with the regional standard applicable at the time of installation • Including a coil-only combination representative of the least-efficient combination in whi
Slide 30: In summary for CAC....
In summary for CAC…. The FTC label must meet or exceed new regional requirements to allow Can I install an outdoor installation in SE and SW Regions unit, manufactured after 1/1/2023 before 1/1/23, if the FTC label is less than region allows? No, in SE or SW Yes, in the North regions Must also compl
Slide 31: All combinations in the basic model group must meet the regional standard
All combinations in the basic model group must meet the regional standard Can I install a basic model if one of the individual combinations is not compliant The SEER rating is based in that region after 1/1/23? on the least efficient coil- only combination ensuring compliance with this requirement Y
Slide 32: AHRI Directory "Model Status" Definitions
AHRI Directory “Model Status” Definitions – Applies to AHRI Certification Program Participant, Not the Distributor • Production Stopped • Existing products can continue to be sold (but no longer manufactured) • Keeps coil-only ratings; allows OD only installation but not mix match ratings (OD unit <
Slide 33: EPA ENERGY STAR
EPA ENERGY STAR® • Current specification, v5.0 will end 12/31/21 • Specification v6.0 optional starting in 2022, mandatory in 2023 • Higher efficiencies • Cold climate products • Controls verification procedure • Communicating products • AHRI is an EPA–recognized certification body (CB) • Find ENERG
Slide 34: Connected Product Certification Program Coming Soon
Connected Product Certification Program Coming Soon • AHRI Standard 1380 (I-P/2019) published • Applicable to multi-stage and continuously variable systems • Communication and responses to information shared though an open interface • Verification of system’s response to specific utility signals
Slide 35: Refrigerants
Refrigerants Changes coming in 2025
Slide 36: Why are refrigerants important?
Why are refrigerants important? • Without refrigerants, air conditioning does not work • Regulated by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Refrigerant regulations are expected to change in 2025 for residential CAC • PTACs in CA – 2023 • Residential VRF - 2026 • 250 million tons of CO2 emission re
Slide 37: Refrigerant Transition
• Previous refrigerant transitions addressed ozone depletion potential (ODP), and the next refrigerant transition will address global warming potential (GWP) Refrigerant Transition • Today’s dominant unitary refrigerant, R410A, has a 0 ODP but very high GWP - 2,088 • EPA and state regulations will p
Slide 38: Preparing for Transitions
Preparing for Transitions
Slide 39: Recommendations for Preparing for the Residential CAC/HP Changes
Recommendations for Preparing for the Residential CAC/HP Changes In 2023, DOE minimum efficiency standards change (single-phase products only) • Detailed information on implementation of new efficiency requirements will be posted soon on AHRI’s website In 2024, a 40% reduction in available supply of
Slide 40: Thank you! Questions?
Thank you! Questions?
Slide 41: Please contact us with any questions!
Laura Petrillo-Groh Please Sr. Advisor Regulatory Affairs contact us lpetrillo-groh@ahrinet.org with any Helen Walter-Terrinoni Policy VP Regulatory Affairs questions! Hwalter-terrinoni@ahrinet.org 302-598-4608
Slide 42: Regional Installation Examples
Regional Installation Examples Adapted from DOE Final Guidance Issued December 16, 2021
Slide 43: Example 1: Can I install an outdoor unit manufactured prior to 1/1/23?
Example 1: Can I install an outdoor unit manufactured prior to 1/1/23 in the SE or SW regions? For a split AC <45kBtu/h, manufactured before 1/1/23 Note a: The lower EER requirement is for equipment at or above 16.0 SEER using the M test method (or 15.2 SEER2 using the M1 test method). Yes, if the F
Slide 44: Example 2: Can I install an outdoor unit manufactured prior to 1/1/23?
Example 2: Can I install an outdoor unit manufactured prior to 1/1/23 in the SE and SW regions? For a split AC > 45kBtu/h, manufactured before 1/1/23 Note a: The lower EER requirement is for equipment at or above 16.0 SEER using the M test method (or 15.2 SEER2 using the M1 test method). No, if the
Slide 45: Example 3: Can I install a single package AC unit manufactured prior to 1/1/23?
Example 3: Can I install a single package AC unit manufactured prior to 1/1/23 in the SE and SW regions? For a single package AC manufactured before 1/1/23 Yes, all the FTC label Note a: The lower EER requirement is for equipment at or above 16.0 SEER old “M” SEER ratings using the M test method (or
Slide 46: Additional Information
Additional Information
Slide 47: Two Leading Candidates to Replace R410A: R32 and R454B
Two Leading Candidates to Replace R410A: R32 and R454B Similar performance to R410A Both R32 and R454B are classified as lower flammability (A2L) refrigerants by ASHRAE • Not “drop-in” due to different safety classification and performance characteristics • For split systems: both the indoor and out
Slide 48: Refrigerants and Firefighter Tactical Considerations
Refrigerants and Firefighter Tactical Considerations Over $ 7 Million Spent on Research for Flammable Refrigerants Technical Committees Standing Standards Project Committees Low GWP Refrigerant Multidisciplinary Task Group https://training.ulfirefightersafety.org Validation Designed by firefighters
Slide 49: AHRI Safe Refrigerant Transition Task Force webinars and training
Webinar 1: Air Webinar 2: Commercial Webinar 3: Conditioning Refrigeration Understanding Applications Applications Refrigerant Sensors Webinar 5: Refrigerant Webinar 4: Predictive Ignition in Open Webinar 6: A2L Tools for Refrigerant Flame/Hot Surfaces: Has Refrigerant Behavior in a Behaviors Anythi
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