Sponsored by:
Senator BOB SMITH
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased in the State.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act establishing minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold, offered for sale, or leased, in the State and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Legislation finds and declares that:
(a) Energy efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the state assure consumers and businesses that such products meet minimum efficiency performance levels, thereby reducing energy and water waste and saving consumers and businesses money on their utility bills;
(b) Energy efficiency standards save energy and therefore reduce climate-changing emissions and other environmental impacts associated with the production, distribution, and use of electricity, natural gas, and other fuels;
(c) Energy efficiency standards save water, mitigate the effects of short- and long-term droughts, and help to conserve fresh water supplies;
(d) Energy efficiency standards produce savings resulting from more efficient products that benefit all consumers but are especially important to low-income families which spend a disproportionate share of their income on utilities. Such standards also help the State and local economy since savings can be instead spent on local goods and services; and
(e) Energy and water savings help reduce or delay the need for expensive investments in new power plants, transmission lines, distribution system upgrades, new and expanded gas pipelines, and water and sewer infrastructure improvements.
2. As used in this act:
Air purifier means an electric, cord-connected, portable appliance with the primary function of removing particulate matter from the air and which can be moved from room to room.
Cold temperature fluorescent lamp means a fluorescent bulb or lamp that is not a compact fluorescent lamp and which:
(a) is designed to start at -20 F when used with a ballast conforming to the requirements of the American National Standard ANSI C78.81 and ANSI C78.901; and
(b) is designated as a cold temperature lamp both in markings on the lamp and in marketing materials, including catalogs, sales literature, and promotional material.
Commercial dishwasher means a machine designed to clean and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, utensils, and trays by applying sprays of detergent solution and a sanitizing rinse.
Commercial fryer means an appliance in which oil is placed to such a depth that the cooking food is supported by displacement of the cooking fluid rather than by the bottom of the vessel, and in which heat is delivered to the cooking fluid by means of an immersed electric element or by heat transfer from gas burners.
Commercial hot-food holding cabinet means a heated, fully enclosed compartment with one or more solid or transparent doors designed to maintain the temperature of cooked food.
Commercial hot-food holding cabinet shall not include heated glass merchandizing cabinets, drawer warmers, or cook-and-hold appliances.
Commercial oven means a chamber designed for heating, roasting, or baking food by conduction, convection, radiation, or electromagnetic energy.
Commercial steam cooker, means a device also known as a compartment steamer, with one or more food-steaming compartments in which the energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
Computer means a computer as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1602(v).
Computer monitor means a computer monitor as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1602(v).
Dual-flush effective flush volume means the average flush volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush.
Dual-flush tank-type toilet means a toilet that allows the user to flush the toilet with either a reduced or a full volume of water.
Electric vehicle service equipment means the same as the term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.362 (C.48:25-2).
Faucet means a private lavatory faucet, residential kitchen faucet, metering faucet, public lavatory faucet, or replacement aerator for a private lavatory, public lavatory or residential kitchen faucet.
General service lamp means a light bulb, including a general service incandescent lamp, compact fluorescent lamp, general service light-emitting diode lamp, organic light-emitting diode lamp, and any other lamps or bulbs that are used to satisfy lighting applications traditionally served by general service incandescent lamps.
State-regulated general service lamp means any of the following medium-based incandescent light bulbs:
(1) Shatter-resistant lamps.
(2) 3-way lamps.
(3) Reflector lamps that are:
(a) ER30, BR30, BR40, or ER40 lamps rated at 50 Watts or less;
(b) BR30, BR40, or ER40 lamps rated at 65 watts; or
(c) R20 lamps rated at 45 watts or less.
(4) B, BA, CA, F and G shape lamps as defined in ANSI C79.1:2002 with a lumen output of greater than or equal to 200 and rated at 40 watts or less.
(5) A and C shape lamps as defined in ANSI C79.1:2002 with lumen output greater than or equal to 200 and less than 310.
Hand-held showerhead means a showerhead that can be held or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather and that is connected to a flexible hose.
High color rendering index fluorescent lamp means a fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of 87 or greater that is not a compact fluorescent lamp.
Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp means a fluorescent lamp or bulb that is not a compact fluorescent lamp and which:
(a) has a coating or equivalent technology that is complia