Facility owners and operators face an array of regulatory mandates that are difficult to reconcile with business needs. These issues call for a holistic refrigerant strategy. The following resources can help!
Federal/US EPA Regulations
American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM) of 2020
- 42 USC 7675: American Innovation and Manufacturing Act
- GWPs of Supermarket Industry Refrigerants
- HFCs Listed as Regulated Substances in the AIM Act – Appendix A to Part 84
EPA AIM Act HFC Phasedown Rule
EPA AIM Act Final Technology Transitions Rule
- RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the EPA’s Final Technology Transitions and HFC Use Restrictions Rule
- The EPA’s Final Technology Transitions Rule
- Amendment to the Technology Transitions Final Rule for the Light Commercial Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Subsector
EPA AIM Act Final Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule
- RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on the EPA’s Proposed Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule
- RMS Fact Sheet – ERR Regulated Refrigerants Used in the Supermarket Industry
Title VI of the Clean Air Act
- 42 USC CHAPTER 85, SUBCHAPTER VI: STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION
- Supermarket Industry Refrigerants Regulated under Title VI of the Clean Air Act
Section 608 Regulations
Section 608 Chronically Leaking Appliance Rule
EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy Program
State Regulations
CALIFORNIA
- California’s Refrigerant Management Program (RMP) Regulation
- California’s Stationary Hyrdrofluorocarbon Reduction Measures
- California’s Refrigerant Management Program Help Page
- RMS Table on California’s Virgin Refrigerant Bans
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
- Proposed Hydrofluorocarbon Standards and Reporting Regulation
- RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on New York State’s Proposed HFC Prohibitions Regulation
- RMS’s 1-Page Fact Sheet on New York State’s Proposed Refrigerant Management and Replacement Program Regulation
- 20-Year GWPs for Common Refrigerants
- NY State DEP’s Fact Sheet on Draft Regulations to Reduce HFCs
WASHINGTON
RMS Presentations and Publications
RMS PRESENTATIONS, ARTICLES, AND STUDIES
Developing and Enforcement Readiness Program – Refrigerants, Presentation by Keilly Witman
FMI Energy & Store Development Conference 2024 Developing an Enforcement Readiness Program – Refrigerants
Refrigerant Regulations and Compliance: Watchouts and Pitfalls, Presentation by Keilly Witman
NASRC Summit Irwindale 2024 Refrigerant Regulations and Compliance: Watchouts and Pitfalls
Next Generation Compliance for Next Generation Regulations, Presentation by Keilly Witman
NASRC Summit St Louis 2023 RMS Next Generation Compliance Presentation
Not Just Another Presentation on Regulations, by Keilly Witman
NASRC Summit St Louis 2023 Not Just Another Presentation on Regulations
Case Study: The First Commercial Propane/Carbon Dioxide Cascade Refrigeration System in North America by Tom Wolgamot, Keilly Witman, et al.
https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/Case Study_Commercial Propane CO2 Cascade System.pdf
California’s Refrigerant Incentive Program by Keilly Witman
https://nasrc.org/articles1/2016/1/26/join-us-in-supporting-californias-refrigerant-incentive-program
Clearing the Cost Hurdle for Natural Refrigerants (page 10) by Keilly Witman
http://publication.shecco.com/upload/file/org/1426675703685914_123360.pdf
Opportunity in a SNAP (page 12) by Keilly Witman
http://publication.shecco.com/upload/file/org/1415374899401441_922039.pdf
Other Resources
IPCC’s AR4 Global Warming Potentials
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/high-gwp-refrigerants
NASRC’s Refrigerant Transition Hub
https://nasrc.org/hub
EPA’s GreenChill Partnership
https://epa.gov/greenchill