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Energy-efficient Appliances Regulations

made under

Section 5 of the

Energy-efficient Appliances Act

S.N.S. 1991, c. 2

O.I.C. 2008-501 (effective September 23, 2008), N.S. Reg. 400/2008

amended to O.I.C. 2025-43 (effective February 18, 2025), N.S. Reg. 34/2025

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Designated appliances

Prescribed energy performance standards and requirements

Organizations designated to test and verify energy usage of designated appliances

Prescribed labels

Marking of cartons

Restrictions on use of non-LED roadway lighting

Reports for roadway lighting compliance

Schedule 1: Table of Designated Appliances and Corresponding Efficiency Standards

Schedule 2: Designated Appliance Label

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Energy-efficient Appliances Regulations .

Definitions

(1) In these regulations,

“Act” means the Energy-efficient Appliances Act ;

“AFUE” means annual fuel utilization efficiency, which is a measure expressed as

a percentage of the amount of fuel converted to space heat in proportion to the

amount of fuel entering a gas- or oil-fired furnace or boiler;

“ANSI” means the American National Standards Institute;

“ASHRAE” means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers;

“conventional roadway lighting” means non-high mast roadway lighting, including

conversions from cobra-head lighting, used along streets, roadways and highways,

but does not include decorative street lighting;

“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association;

“EPA” means the Environmental Protection Agency;

“IES” means the Illuminating Engineering Society;

“LED” means light emitting diode;

“municipality” means

(

i) a regional municipality, town or county or district municipality,

(ii) an electric utility owned and operated by a municipal body referred to in

subclause (i);

“NEMA” means the National Electrical Manufacturing Association;

“NSPI” means Nova Scotia Power Incorporated.

(2) In the Act and these regulations, “label” means a printed decal, stamped plate or

other permanent marking.

Designated appliances

3 The appliances, machines or equipment listed in Column 1 of

Schedule 1 are designated

for the purposes of the Act.

Prescribed energy performance standards and requirements

(1) The efficiency standard and energy performance requirements of Columns 2 and 3

of

Schedule 1 opposite the description of a designated appliance in Column 1 of

Schedule 1 are adopted and prescribed for the appliance in accordance with the

date the appliance was manufactured as set out in Column 4 of the Schedule.

(2) The energy consumption of a designated appliance must not exceed the energy

performance requirement in Column 3 of

Schedule 1.

(3) The AFUE for a designated appliance must not be less than the values set out in

Column 3 of

Schedule 1 opposite the description of the designated appliance in

Column 1 of the Schedule.

Organizations designated to test and verify energy usage of designated appliances

5 An organization that is accredited by the Canadian Standards Association as a

certification organization for any of the following classes of products is designated to test

and verify the energy usage of a designated appliance in that class of products:

(

a) electrical or electronic products;

(

b) fuel-burning equipment;

(

c) gas-burning appliances and equipment.

Prescribed labels

(1) The label required to be affixed to a designated appliance must be one of the

following prescribed labels:

(

a) the label set out in

Schedule 2 to these regulations;

(

b) a label containing the registered trademark or symbol of an approved testing

and verification organization that verifies that the designated appliance

complies with the energy performance requirement of these regulations.

(2) A label must be placed close to the manufacturer’s label on a designated

appliance.

(3) A label must be easily and readily seen without removing any covering.

Marking of cartons

7 A carton that contains a designated appliance must be marked with all of the following:

(

a) the name or identity of the manufacturer;

(

b) the date of manufacture or a date code.

Restrictions on use of non-LED roadway lighting

8 All roadway lighting installed in the Province must be LED.

Reports for roadway lighting compliance

(1) On or before June 30, 2013, each municipality must file a report with the Minister

setting out all of the following:

(

a) the number of non-high mast roadway lights it owns;

(

b) whether the municipality intends to take ownership of any non-high mast

roadway lights owned by NSPI;

(

c) the replacements to conventional roadway lighting, beginning on June 30,

2013, to comply with the restrictions set out in

Section 8.

(2) On or before June 30, 2013, each municipality must inform NSPI in writing if the

municipality intends to take ownership of any non-high mast roadway lights and

identify the lights by location.

(3) On or before September 30, 2013, NSPI must file a report with the Minister that

includes all of the following:

(

a) the number of non-high mast roadway lights it owns and the locations of the

lights;

(

b) whether a municipality intends to take ownership of any non-high mast

roadway lights owned by NSPI;

(

c) the replacements to conventional roadway lighting, beginning on September

30, 2013, to comply with the restrictions set out in

Section 8.

Schedule 1: Table of Designated Appliances and Corresponding Efficiency Standards

In this table:

(a) “BTU” means British thermal units;

(b) “federal regulations” means the Energy Efficiency Regulations made under the

Energy Efficiency Act (Canada).

Column 1

Appliance

Column 2

Efficiency Standard

Household electric ranges (other than microwave cooking

appliances, tungsten halogen heating elements and portable

appliances designed for an electrical supply of 120

V) that

are:

a) free-standing ranges equipped with surface elements and

one or more ovens;

b) built-in combinations of surface elements and one or

more ovens;

c) counter-mounted surface element assemblies;

d) wall-mounted ovens with one or more ovens

Energy efficiency

standards for electric

ranges prescribed in the

federal regulations

Standard or compact household electric automatic clothes

washers that are top-loaded or front-loaded (other than

wringer washers, twin-tub washer and spinners and front-loading water-heating washers)

Energy efficiency

standards for clothes

washers prescribed in

the federal regulations

Standard or compact electrically operated and heated

household tumble-type clothes dryers

Energy efficiency

standards for clothes

dryers prescribed in the

federal regulations

Electrically operated automatic dishwashers that are not

commercial, industrial or institutional machines

Energy efficiency

standards for

dishwashers prescribed

in the federal

regulations

Stationary electric storage tank water heaters with a capacity

of between 50 L and 450 L inclusive that are intended for use

on pressure systems

Energy efficiency

standards for

household electric

water heaters

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Refrigerators and combination refrigerator-freezers with a

capacity of up to 1100 L and freezers with a capacity of up to

850 L, other than electrically operated refrigerators

employing an absorption refrigeration system

Energy efficiency

standards for

refrigerators and

refrigerator-freezers

prescribed in the

federal regulations

7.1

Gas furnaces with an input rate not greater than 65.92 kW

(250 000 BTU/h) that use single-phase electric current

Energy efficiency

standards for gas

furnaces (single-phase)

prescribed in the federal

regulations

7.2

Gas furnaces with an input rate not greater than 65.92 kW

(250 000 BTU/h) that use three-phase electric current

Energy efficiency

standards for gas

furnaces (three-phase)

prescribed in the

federal regulations

7.3

Gas furnaces with an input rate greater than 65.92 kW

(250 000 BTU/h) but not greater than 117.23 kW

(400 000 BTU/h)

Energy efficiency

standards for gas

furnaces prescribed in

the federal regulations

Room air conditioners, other than packaged terminal air

conditioners, not exceeding 10.5 kW (36 000 BTU/h)

cooling capacity

Energy efficiency

standards for room air

conditioners prescribed

in the federal

regulations

Gas ranges with electric cord sets

Energy efficiency

standards for gas

ranges prescribed in the

federal regulations

Oil-fired water heaters with input rating not greater than 30.5

kW (0.75 U.S. gal/h), and storage capacity of 190 L or less

Energy efficiency

standards for

household oil-fired

water heaters in the

federal regulations

Electric induction motors, other than integral gear motors,

continuous duty, open or closed, polyphase, squirrel cage,

single-speed, NEMA design A- or B-type, two-, four- or six-pole, that are at least one but not more than 200 HP (0.75 kW

to 150 kW) 600 V maximum, 50/60 Hz or 60 Hz

Energy efficiency

standards for electric

motors prescribed in

the federal regulations

Fluorescent lamp ballasts that are:

a) designed for input voltages of 120 V, 277 V or 347 V,

and

b) intended to operate with F32T8, F34T12, F40T10 or

rapid-start fluorescent lamps or F96T12ES, F96T12HO or

F96T12HO ES fluorescent lamps

Energy efficiency

standards for

fluorescent lamp

ballasts prescribed in

the federal regulations

for an energy-using

product

Ground- or water-source heat pumps that are unitary single

package or split-system matching assemblies rated at a

capacity below 40 kW (135 000 BTU) and intended for

application in open- or closed-loop ground- or water-source

systems

Energy efficiency

standards for ground-source heat pumps

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Air conditioners and heat pumps that are air-source, air-sink,

split-system, and single package, unitary devices intended for

air conditioning and heating applications that are rated at a

capacity not exceeding 19 kW (65 000 BTU)

Energy efficiency

standards for air

conditioners and heat

pumps prescribed in the

federal regulations

Water-source heat pumps that are factory-built single

package or split-system matching assemblies that are

intended for installation in internal water loop systems, that

do not exceed 40 kW (135 000 BTU) in cooling or heating

capacity

Energy efficiency

standards for internal

water loop heat pumps

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Conventional roadway lighting

LED lighting

Gas-fired automatic-storage-type water heaters with storage

tank volumes of 76 L to 380 L inclusive, for use with

propane and natural gas with inputs less than

75 000 BTU/hour

Energy efficiency

standards for

household gas-fired

storage water heaters

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Commercial and industrial unitary air conditioners, heat

pumps and condensing units intended for air-conditioning

and space-heating applications that are rated at a capacity

above 19 kW (65 000 BTU) and below 73 kW

(250 000 BTU)

Energy efficiency

standards for large air

conditioners, heat

pumps and condensing

units prescribed in the

federal regulations

Absorption or vapour compression refrigeration chillers

intended for application in air-conditioning systems that are

factory-built and equipped with centrifugal, rotary screw or

positive displacement compressors with a cooling capacity of

not more than 5600 kW (20 000 000 BTU)

Energy efficiency

standards for chillers

manufactured on or

after December 31,

2019, as per

ANSI/ASHRAE/IES

Standard 90.1-2016,

Energy standard for

buildings except low-rise residential

buildings and

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Oil-fired warm-air furnaces, other than furnaces for mobile

homes and recreation vehicles, having an input of up to and

not more than 66 kW (225 000 BTU)

Energy efficiency

standards for oil-fired

furnaces prescribed in

the federal regulations

Oil-fired central heating boilers intended for low-pressure

steam or hot water systems having an input of up to and not

more than 88 kW (300 000 BTU)

Energy efficiency

standards for

household oil-fired

boilers prescribed in the

federal regulations

Self-contained gas-burning central heating boilers that are

intended for low-pressure steam or hot water systems having

an input of up to and not more than 88 kW (300 000 BTU)

Energy efficiency

standards for

household gas boilers

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Dusk to dawn luminaries [luminaires] or area security lights,

for use in non-hazardous locations that are intended for

installation outdoors on branch circuits of 600 V or less,

using either a 175 W to 400 W mercury vapour, 50 W to

400 W high-pressure sodium (HPS), or 18 W to 55 W low-pressure sodium (LPS) lamp, complete with photoelectric

controller

Energy performance

standards for dusk-to-dawn luminaries

[luminaires] and area

security lighting that

are prescribed in

CAN/CSA-C239-02,

Performance standard

for dusk-to-dawn

luminaires

Fluorescent lamp ballasts that are used in fluorescent

luminaries [luminaires] in industrial, commercial and

residential locations, for input of 120 V, 277 V or 347 V,

designed to operate with F32T8, F34T12, F40T10 and

F40T12 rapid-start fluorescent lamps and F96T12IS,

F96T12ES, F96T12HO and F96T12HO ES fluorescent

lamps

Energy efficiency

standards for

fluorescent lamp

ballasts prescribed in

the federal regulations

Three-phase heat pump systems that are factory made and

rated at capacity up to and including 19 kW

Energy efficiency

standards for split-system and single

package central air

conditioners and heat

pumps prescribed in the

federal regulations

Three-phase air-to-air heat pumps and air conditioners that

are single packages, no greater than 19 kW

Energy efficiency

standards for split-system air conditioners

and heat pumps under

19 kW (65 000 BTU/h)

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps that are

factory made and intended for use in residential, commercial

and industrial heating and cooling systems

Energy efficiency

standards for packaged

terminal air

conditioners and heat

pumps prescribed in the

federal regulations

Ground- or water-source heat pumps that are factory-made

unitary packages or split-system assemblies rated at capacity

up to and including 21 kW intended for application in direct

expansion ground- or water-source systems

Energy efficiency

standards for direct-expansion ground-source heat pumps

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Dehumidifiers that are factory-assembled, self-contained,

electrically operated, mechanically refrigerated units with

daily water-removal capacity of up to 30 L

Energy efficiency

standards for

dehumidifiers

prescribed in the federal

regulations

Vending machines, self-contained, that cool or heat the

product to be served

Energy efficiency

standard for

refrigerated beverage

vending machines

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Ice makers and ice storage bins that are factory-assembled,

automatic units with a capacity between 23 kg and 1000 kg a

day of cubed, crushed or fragmented ice in a continuous or

batch process

Energy efficiency

standards for ice-makers prescribed in

the federal regulations

Power transformers as described in CSA standard CAN/CSA

802.3-01 rated from 501 kV-A to 10 000 kV-A

Energy efficiency

standards for power

transformers prescribed

in the federal

regulations

Liquid-filled distribution transformers, that are single-phase

and three-phase, 60 Hz, rated at 10 kV-A to 833 kV-A for

single-phase and 15 kV-A to 3000 kV-A for three-phase,

insulation class 34.5 kV and less

Energy efficiency

standards for liquid-filled distribution

transformers that are

prescribed in

CAN/CSA C2.1-06,

Single-phase and three-phase liquid-filled

distribution

transformers

Dry-type transformers that are single-phase and three-phase,

self-contained units or components of larger assemblies,

60 Hz, ANN, rated at 15 kV-A to 833 kV-A for single-phase

and at 15 kV-A to 7500 kV-A for three-phase

Energy efficiency

standards for dry-type

transformers prescribed

in the federal

regulations

Highmast luminaires, using high-pressure sodium lamps, for

use along streets, roadways, highways, expressways and at

intersections and interchanges

Energy efficiency

standards for highmast

luminaries [luminaires]

for roadway lighting

that are prescribed in

CAN/CSA C653-18,

Photometric

performance of

roadway and street

lighting luminaires

Ceiling fans, pendant- and hugger-style, 250 V or less,

intended for residential, commercial or industrial installations

Energy efficiency

standards for ceiling

fans and ceiling fan

light kits prescribed in

the federal regulations

Drinking water coolers, self-contained, capacity up to 20 ml/s

(20 US gal/hr), pressure-type, remote point-of-use water

coolers and bottle-type water coolers, but not intended for a

central circulating system or water coolers employing

remote-type condensing units

Energy performance

standards for drinking

water coolers that are

prescribed in

CAN/CSA-C815-09,

Energy performance of

drinking water coolers

General service fluorescent lamps:

a) rapid-start straight lamps, with a medium bipin base,

1200 mm (48 in.) nominal overall length, and not rated

wattage of 28 W or more;

b) rapid-start U-shaped lamps, with a medium bipin base,

between 560 mm and 635 mm (22 in. to 2 [25] in.)

nominal overall length, and a rated wattage of 28 W or

more;

c) rapid-start high-output lamps, with a recess double-contact base, 2400 mm (96 in.) nominal overall length,

and 0.8 A nominal;

d) instant-start slimline lamps, with a single-pin base,

2400 mm (96 in.) nominal overall length, and a rated

wattage of 52 W or more;

e) any fluorescent lamp that is a physical and electrical

equivalent of a lamp described in a), b), c), or d), other

than a lamp marked and marketed to promote plant

growth, for cold-temperature applications, as a coloured

lamp, as impact-resistant, as a reflector or aperture type, as

designed for reprographic equipment, to produce radiation

(primarily ultraviolet) or having a colour rendering index

of 82 or greater

Energy efficiency

standards for general

service fluorescent

lamps prescribed in the

federal regulations

Commercial refrigerators, with glass doors, that are reach-in

type wine coolers, milk or beverage coolers or under-counter

work tables

Energy efficiency

standards for

commercial

refrigerators,

refrigerator-freezers

and freezers prescribed

in the federal

regulations

Commercial freezers, with glass doors, that are reach-in type

ice cream cabinets or under-counter work tables

Energy efficiency

standards for

commercial

refrigerators,

refrigerator-freezers

and freezers prescribed

in the federal

regulations

Refrigerator-freezers, solid door, reach-in vertical slip type

Energy efficiency

standards for

commercial

refrigerators,

refrigerator-freezers

and freezers prescribed

in the federal

regulations

Exit signs, internally lighted, except flashing exit signs

Energy efficiency

standards for exit signs

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Compact fluorescent (CF) ballasted adaptors, and self-ballasted CF lamps that incorporate a screwbase, including

both dimmable and non-dimmable types

Energy efficiency

standards for compact

fluorescent lamps and

ballasted adapters

prescribed in the

federal regulations

Incandescent reflector lamps, from 40 W up to and including

205 W, rated 110 V to 130 V, with a medium-skirted base

and a diameter of 70 mm or larger, but not including

coloured lamps, heat lamps, lamps used in mines, aircraft, air

fields, automotive or marine applications, and lamps with an

ER or BR bulb shape

Energy efficiency

standards for general

service incandescent

reflector prescribed in

the federal regulations

Solid-fuel-burning heating appliances—excluding wood

pellet heating appliances, cookstoves, central heating

systems, masonry heaters, site-built fireplaces, and decorative

factory-built fireplaces—that

a) have an air fuel ratio of less than 35 to 1

b) have a minimum burn rate of less than 5 kg/h, and

c) are used to covert [convert] the energy of fuel to useful

heat

Energy performance

standards for solid-fuel-burning heating

appliances that are

prescribed in

a) CSA B415.1:22,

Performance testing

of solid-biofuel-burning heating

appliances , or

b) the U.S.

Environmental

Protection Agency’s

Standards of

Performance for

New Residential

Wood Heaters, New

Residential

Hydronic Heaters

and Forced-Air

Furnaces

Schedule 2: Designated Appliance Label

Nova Scotia

This Product Complies

with the Energy-efficient

Appliances Act of 1991.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Energy-efficient Appliances Regulations

N.S. Reg.

400/2008

Energy-efficient Appliances Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Energy-efficient Appliances Regulations made

under the Energy-efficient Appliances Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

400/2008

Sep 23, 2008

date specified

Oct 10, 2008

172/2012

Sep 10, 2012

date specified

Sep 21, 2012

34/2025

Feb 18, 2025

date specified

Mar 7, 2025

The following regulations are not yet in force and are

not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

2(1) ...................................................

am.

34/2025 (clause lettering removed)

2(1), defn . of “ARI” ....................

rep. 34/2025

2(1), defn . of “ASHRAE” ...........

ad. 34/2025

2(1), defn . of “CGA” ...................

rep. 34/2025

2( 1)( ea ) defn . of “conventional roadway lighting” .....................

ad. 172/2012

2(1), defn . of “EEMA” ................

rep. 34/2025

2( 1)( hb ) defn . of “EPA” ..............

ad. 172/2012

2(1), defn . of “IES” .....................

ad. 34/2025

2( 1)( ha) defn . of “IESNA” ..........

ad. 172/2012; rep. 34/2025

2( 1)( hc ) defn . of “municipality” .

ad. 172/2012

2(1)(

j) defn . of “NSPI” ...............

ad. 172/2012

8 ........................................................

ad. 172/2012 ; rs . 34/2025

9 ........................................................

ad. 172/2012

Schedule 1 ........................................

rs . 34/2025

Schedule 1, item 16 .....................

rs . 172/2012

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.