Resources

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

EPA AIM Act HFC Phasedown Rule

EPA AIM Act Final Technology Transitions Rule

EPA AIM Act Proposed Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule

Section 608 Chronically Leaking Appliance Rule

EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy Program


State Regulations

CALIFORNIA

NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK

WASHINGTON


RMS Publications
ARTICLES, STUDIES, AND OTHER PUBLISHED WORKS WRITTEN BY OUR TEAM

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