by Justin Miles | Feb 27, 2024 | Efficiency & Refrigerant Regulations
Earlier this year, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) outlining new energy conservation standards for automatic commercial ice makers (ACIMs). The proposal calls for energy reductions up to 30 percent, which would apply to...
by Derek Langenkamp | Mar 9, 2021 | Solutions Spotlight
Making equipment design changes to meet increasing energy efficiency standards is nothing new for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the commercial refrigeration space. For quite some time, the medium- and low-temperature, stand-alone coolers and freezers...
by Julie Havenar | Jan 5, 2021 | Codes & Standards, Efficiency & Refrigerant Regulations, Food Safety
In 2017, the Department of Energy (DOE) passed its final rule on new energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers (WICFs). The ruling mandated new efficiency requirements on WICFs with dedicated condensing systems in both low- and medium-temperature...