§ 431.296 - Energy conservation standards and their effective dates.

§ 431.296 Energy conservation standards and their effective dates.

(a) Each refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine manufactured on or after August 31, 2012 and before January 8, 2019, shall have a daily energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day), when measured in accordance with the DOE test procedure at § 431.294, that does not exceed the following:

Equipment class	Maximum daily energy consumption (kilowatt hours per day)
Class A	0.055 × V † + 2.56.
Class B	0.073 × V † + 3.16.
Combination Vending Machines	[Reserved].

† “V” is the representative value of refrigerated volume (ft³) of the BVM model, as calculated pursuant to 10 CFR 429.52(a)(3).

(b) Each refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine manufactured on or after January 8, 2019, shall have a daily energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day), when measured in accordance with the DOE test procedure at § 431.294, that does not exceed the following:

Equipment class	Maximum daily energy consumption (kilowatt hours per day)
Class A	0.052 × V † + 2.43.
Class B	0.052 × V † + 2.20.
Combination A	0.086 × V † + 2.66.
Combination B	0.111 × V † + 2.04.

† “V” is the representative value of refrigerated volume (ft³) of the BVM model, as calculated pursuant to 10 CFR 429.52(a)(3).

[81 FR 1113, Jan. 8, 2016]