British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation (O.C. 254/2023)

O.C. 254/2023

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria page 1 of 4 On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Energy Efficiency Standa rds Regulation, B.C. Reg. 14/2015, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Energy Efficiency Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 114, ss. 2 and 6 Other: O.C. 44/2015 R10649796 254 April 24, 2023

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SCHEDULE 1

Section 16 (1) of the Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation, B.C. Reg. 14/2015, is amended in paragraph (

b) of the definition of “energy compliant building” (

a) in subparagraph (

i) by striking out “(2010, 2013 or 2016)” and substituting “(2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 2022)”, (

b) in subparagraph (ii) by adding “ or 2017” after “2014”, and (

c) in subparagraph (iii) by striking out “ 2011 or 2015” and substituting “2011, 2015, 2017 or 2020”. 2

Section 16 is amended (

a) in subsection (5.1) by striking out “ Residential windows ” and substituting “Windows”, (

b) in subsection (5.1) (

a) by striking out “ residential”, and (

c) in subsection (7) by striking out “ windows, sliding glass doors,” in both places. 3 The table to

section 27 is amended (

a) in Column 3 of items 3.1 and 4.1 by striking out “ on or after June 2, 2018 ” and substituting “between June 2, 2018 and January 1, 2022”, (

b) in Column 1 of item 4.2 by striking out “ Residential windows ” and substituting “Windows”, and (

c) in Column 3 of item 7.1 by striking out “ Metal framed windows, sliding glass doors,” and substituting “Metal framed”. 4

Section 31 is amended by repealing the

definitions of “C656-14”, “CAN/CSA C656-M92” and “single-phase split-system heat pump”. 5 Items 16 and 17 of the table to

section 34 are repealed. 6

Section 35 is amended (

a) by repealing the definition of “electric storage-type water heater”, (

b) in the definition of “heat trap” by striking out “ an electric storage-type water heater” and substituting “a household electric storage-type water heater”, (

c) in paragraph (

a) of the definition of “heat trap” by striking out “ electric storage-type water heater ” and substituting “ household electric storage-type water heater”, (

d) by adding the following definition: “household electric storage-type water heater” means a water heater that has (

a) a hot water storage tank that uses electricity to heat the water,

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b) a top inlet or bottom inlet, (

c) a rated storage capacity of 50 to 454 litres, and (

d) an input rating of less than or equal to 12 kW (40 982 BTU/h); , (

e) in the definition of “responsible person” by striking out “ an electric storage-type water heater” and substituting “a household electric storage-type water heater”, (

f) in paragraphs (

a) and (

b) of the definition of “responsible person” by striking out “electric storage-type water heater ” and substituting “ household electric storage-type water heater”, and (

g) in the definition of “V” by striking out “an electric storage-type water heater” and substituting “a household electric storage-type water heater”. 7

Section 36 is amended by striking out “ an electric storage-type water heater ” and substituting “a household electric storage-type water heater”. 8

Section 37 is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by striking out “ an electric storage-type water heater” wherever it appears and substituting “a household electric storage-type water heater”, and (

b) in subsection (2) (

a) and (

b) by striking out “electric storage-type water heater” and substituting “household electric storage-type water heater”. 9 Column 1 of items 1 to 4 of the table to

section 38 is amended by striking out “Electric storage-type water heaters ” and substituting “ Household electric storage-type water heaters”.

page 4 of 4 10 The table to

section 69 is repealed and the following substituted: 11

Section 71 is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by addin g the following

definitions: “fast refresh rate gaming monitor” means a gaming monitor with a supported refresh rate of 300 Hz or more that includes incremental hardware-based assistance; “MRR” means the maximum refresh rate in Hertz; , and (

b) in the table to subsection (2) by adding the following items as indicated: Item Column 1 Energy Device Column 2 Prescribed Date (s. 2 (3) (

a) of Act) Column 3 Manufacturing Period Column 4 Efficiency Standard Column 5 Testing Procedure 1C o m p u t e r monitor June 30, 2020 Products manufactured on or after July 1, 2021 Maximum on-mode power consumption of monitor must be  Eon_max + allowance for applicable adders Must not consume more than 1.2 watts in computer monitor sleep mode and computer monitor off mode, combined Must be shipped with a screen luminance less than or equal to 270 cd/m 2, and manufacturer may ship with additional features enabled, even if they were turned off in testing Computer monitors with touch screen capability are allowed an additional 1-watt allowance per mode in modes where touch functionality is enabled ENERGY STAR test method for displays Item Column 1 Description of Adder Column 2 Allowance 7 Fast refresh rate ga ming monitor with MRR less than 480 Hertz Eon_max x [0.0025 x (MRR-300) + 0.25] 8 Fast refresh rate ga ming monitor with MRR of 480 Hertz or more Eon_max x 0.7

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 254/2023
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0254 2023
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	af5f69802faaced5ce3f81ebe0aa2bbb86a025f0

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