The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) organized information about FEMP-designated and ENERGY STAR-qualified heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) and water heating products into tables that mirror American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 90.1-2019 minimum efficiency requirement tables. Federal buyers can use these tables as a reference and to incorporate the proper purchasing requirements set by FEMP and ENERGY STAR into federal acquisition documents.
Minimum efficiency and performance requirements tables for the following covered product categories are included in the sections below.
Air-Source Heat Pumps and Geothermal Heat Pumps
The table below includes minimum efficiency requirements for the following ENERGY STAR-qualified covered product categories: air-source heat pumps (residential) and geothermal heat pumps (residential).
These ASHRAE 90.1 equipment types are excluded: through-the-wall, air cooled; small-duct high velocity, air cooled; air conditioners, water cooled; air conditioners, evaporatively cooled; condensing units, air cooled; condensing units, water cooled; and condensing units, evaporatively cooled.
Electrically Operated Unitary Heat Pumps: Minimum Efficiency Requirements | ||||
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Equipment Type | Size Category | Heating Section Type | Subcategory or Rating Condition | Minimum Efficiency |
Air-cooled (cooling mode) | <65,000 Btu/h | All | Split system | 15.0 SEERa; 12.5 EERb; 8.5 HSPFc (single phase); 14.0 SEER (three phased) |
Single package | 15.0 SEER; 12.0 EER; 8.2 HSPF (single phase); 14.0 SEER (three phased) | |||
≥65,000 Btu/h and <135,000 Btu/h | Electric resistance (or none) | Split system and single package | 11.8 EER; 12.8 IEERe; 3.4 COPf at 47ºF | |
All other | Split system and single package | 11.6 EER; 12.6 IEER; 3.4 COP at 47ºF | ||
≥135,000 Btu/h and <240,000 Btu/h | Electric resistance (or none) | Split system and single package | 10.9 EER; 12.0 IEER; 3.3 COP at 47ºF | |
All other | Split system and single package | 10.7 EER; 11.8 IEER; 3.3 COP at 47ºF | ||
≥240,000 Btu/hg | Electric resistance (or none) | Split system and single package | 9.5 EER; 10.6 IEER | |
All other | Split system and single package | 9.3 EER; 10.4 IEER | ||
Geothermal, closed loop water-to-air | 17.1 EER; 3.6 COP (single phase) | |||
Geothermal, open loop water-to-air | 21.1 EER; 4.1 COP (single phase) | |||
Geothermal, closed loop water-to-water | 16.1 EER; 3.1 COP (single phase) | |||
Geothermal, open loop water-to-water | 20.1 EER; 3.5 COP (single phase) | |||
Geothermal, direct geoexchange | 16.0 EER; 3.6 COP (single phase) | |||
a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) is the total heat removed from the conditioned space during the annual cooling season, expressed in British thermal units (Btu), divided by the total electrical energy consumed by the air conditioner or heat pump during the same season, expressed in Watt-hours. All definitions are taken from ENERGY STAR or other reputed sources. |
Boilers
The table below includes minimum efficiency requirements for the following FEMP-designated and ENERGY STAR-qualified covered product categories: boilers (commercial) and boilers (residential).
Gas- and Oil-Fired Boilers: Minimum Efficiency Requirements | ||||
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Equipment Type | Subcategory or Rating Condition | Size Category (Input) | Efficiency Metric | Minimum Efficiency |
Boilers, hot water | Gas-fired | <300,000 Btu/h | AFUEa | 90% |
≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h | Etb | 94% | ||
>2,500,000 Btu/h and ≤10,000,000 Btu/h | Ecd | 96% | ||
>10,000,000 Btu/hd | Ec | 82% | ||
Oil-fired | <300,000 Btu/h | AFUE | 87% | |
≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h | Et | 94% | ||
>2,500,000 Btu/h and ≤10,000,000 Btu/h | Ec | 89% | ||
>10,000,000 Btu/hd | Ec | 84% | ||
Boilers, steam | Gas-fired | <300,000 Btu/h | AFUE | 90% |
Gas-fired (all, except natural draft) | ≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h | Et | 94% | |
>2,500,000 Btu/h and ≤10,000,000 Btu/h | Et | 83% | ||
>10,000,000 Btu/hd | Et | 79% | ||
Gas-fired, natural draft | ≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h | Et | 94% | |
>2,500,000 Btu/h and ≤10,000,000 Btu/h | Et | 83% | ||
>10,000,000 Btu/hd | Et | 79% | ||
Oil-fired | <300,000 Btu/h | AFUE | 87% | |
≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h | Et | 94% | ||
>2,500,000 Btu/h and ≤10,000,000 Btu/h | Et | 85.5% | ||
>10,000,000 Btu/hd | Et | 81% | ||
a Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) is the ratio of annual output energy to annual input energy, which includes any non-heating season pilot input loss and, for gas or oil-fired furnaces or boilers, does not include electric energy. Residential Boilers are covered by ENERGY STAR and use AFUE as the efficiency metric. |
Central Air Conditioners and Light Commercial Heating and Cooling Equipment
The table below includes minimum efficiency requirements for the following ENERGY STAR-qualified covered product categories: central air conditioners (residential) and light commercial heating and cooling equipment.
These ASHRAE 90.1 equipment types are excluded: through-the-wall, air cooled; small-duct high velocity, air cooled; air conditioners, water cooled; air conditioners, evaporatively cooled; condensing units, air cooled; condensing units, water cooled; and condensing units, evaporatively cooled.
Electrically Operated Unitary Air Conditioners: Minimum Efficiency Requirements | ||||
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Equipment Type | Size Category | Heating Section Type | Subcategory or Rating Condition | Minimum Efficiency |
Air conditioners, air-cooled | <65,000 Btu/h | All | Split system | 15.0 SEER and 12.5 EER (single phase); 13.0 SEER (three phasea) |
Single package | 15.0 SEER and 12.0 EER (single phase); 14.0 SEER (three phasea) | |||
≥65,000 Btu/h and <135,000 Btu/h | Electric resistance (or none) | Split system and single package | 12.2 EER and 14.0 IEER | |
All other | Split system and single package | 12.0 EER and 13.8 IEER | ||
≥135,000 Btu/h and <240,000 Btu/h | Electric resistance (or none) | Split system and single package | 12.2 EER and 13.2 IEER | |
All other | Split system and single package | 12.0 EER and 13.0 IEER | ||
≥240,000 Btu/h and <760,000 Btu/hb | Electric resistance (or none) | Split system and single package | 10.0 EER and 11.6 IEER | |
All other | Split system and single package | 9.8 EER and 11.4 IEER | ||
≥760,000 Btu/hb | Electric resistance (or none) | Split system and single package | 9.7 EER and 11.2 IEER | |
All other | Split system and single package | 9.5 EER and 11.0 IEER | ||
a Three-phase air conditioners in the <65,000 Btu/h category are not covered by federal purchasing requirements. |
Table Terms
EER - energy efficiency ratio
IEER - integrated energy efficiency ratio
SEER - seasonal energy efficiency ratio
Electric Chillers, Air-Cooled and Water-Cooled
The table below includes minimum efficiency requirements for the following FEMP-designated covered product categories: electric chillers, air-cooled; and electric chillers, water-cooled.
These ASHRAE 90.1 equipment types are excluded: air-cooled absorption, single effect; water-cooled absorption, single effect; absorption double effect, indirect fired; and absorption double effect, direct fired chillers.
Water-Chilling Packages: Minimum Efficiency Requirements | ||||
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Equipment Type | Size Category | Units | Minimum Efficiency | |
Path A (Full-Load Optimized Applications) | Path B (Part-Load Optimized Applications) | |||
Air-cooled | <150 t | EERa (Btu/W) | ≥10.89 FLb | ≥9.70 FL |
≥13.7 IPLVc | ≥16.86 IPLV | |||
Air-cooled | ≥150 t | EER (Btu/W) | ≥10.964 FL | ≥9.70 FL |
≥14.00 IPLV | ≥17.13 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated positive displacement | <75 t | kW/t | ≤0.728 FL | ≤0.78 FL |
≤0.60 IPLV | ≤0.50 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated positive displacement | ≥75 t and <150 t | kW/t | ≤0.714 FL | ≤0.75 FL |
≤0.56 IPLV | ≤0.49 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated positive displacement | ≥150 t and <300 t | kW/t | ≤0.628 FL | ≤0.68 FL |
≤0.54 IPLV | ≤0.44 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated positive displacement | ≥300 t and <600 t | kW/t | ≤0.61 FL | ≤0.625 FL |
≤0.52 IPLV | ≤0.41 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated positive displacement | ≥600 t | kW/t | ≤0.56 FL | ≤0.585 FL |
≤0.50 IPLV | ≤0.38 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated centrifugal | <150 t | kW/t | ≤0.61 FL | ≤0.695 FL |
≤0.55 IPLV | ≤0.44 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated centrifugal | ≥150 t and <300 t | kW/t | ≤0.544 FL | ≤0.635 FL |
≤0.55 IPLV | ≤0.38 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated centrifugal | ≥300 t and <400 t | kW/t | ≤0.544 FL | ≤0.595 FL |
≤0.52 IPLV | ≤0.37 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated centrifugal | ≥400 t and <600 t | kW/t | ≤0.541 FL | ≤0.585 FL |
≤0.50 IPLV | ≤0.36 IPLV | |||
Water-cooled, electrically operated centrifugal | ≥600 t | kW/t | ≤0.52 FL | ≤0.585 FL |
≤0.50 IPLV | ≤0.325 IPLV | |||
a Energy efficiency ratio (EER) is the ratio of the average rate of space cooling delivered to the average rate of electrical energy consumed by the equipment (in this case. chiller). In the case of chillers, it is expressed in British thermal unit/Watt (Btu/W). |
Electric Water Heaters, Gas Storage Water Heaters, Gas Water Heaters, and Solar Water Heaters
The table below includes performance requirements for the following FEMP-designated and ENERGY STAR-qualified covered product categories: water heaters (residential), and gas water heaters (commercial).
These ASHRAE 90.1 equipment types are excluded: oil storage water heaters; oil instantaneous water heaters; hot-water supply boilers, gas and oil; hot-water supply boilers, gas; hot-water supply boilers, oil; pool heaters, oil and gas; heat-pump pool heaters; and unfired storage tanks.
Water-Heating Equipment: Performance Requirements | |||
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Equipment Type | Size Category (Input) | Subcategory or Rating Condition | Performance Required |
Electric storage water heaters | ≤24 A and ≤250 V | Integrated heat pump water heater (HPWH) | UEFa ≥3.3 and FHRb ≥45 gal/h |
Integrated HPWH, >120 V / 15 Amp circuit | UEF ≥2.2 and FHR ≥45 gal/h | ||
Split-system HPWH | UEF ≥2.2 and FHR ≥45 gal/h | ||
>12kW | HPWH | COPh ≥3.0 | |
Gas storage water heaters | ≤75,000 Btu/h | ≥20 gal and ≤55 gal | UEF ≥0.64 (Medium DPc); UEF ≥0.68 (High DP) and FHR ≥51 gal/h |
>55 gal and ≤100 gal | UEF ≥0.78 (Medium DP); UEF ≥0.80 (High DP) and FHR ≥51 gal/h | ||
>75,000 and ≤105,000 Btu/hrd | ≤120 gal ≤180ºF |
UEF ≥0.80 | |
>75,000 Btu/h | >4,000 (Btu/h)/gal | TEe ≥0.94 and SLf ≤0.84 * [(input rate/800) + 100√volume)] Btu/h | |
Gas instantaneous water heaters | ≥50,000 Btu/h and <200,000 Btu/h | <4,000 (Btu/h)/gal | UEF ≥0.87 and GPMg ≥2.8 over a 67°F rise |
≥200,000 Btu/h | ≥4,000 (Btu/h)/gal | TE ≥0.94 and SL ≤0.84 * [(input rate/800) + 100√volume)] Btu/h | |
Solar water heaters | ≤75,000 Btu/h | Electric backup | SUEFh ≥3.0 |
Gas backup | SUEF ≥1.8 | ||
a Uniform Energy Factor (UEF) is the measure of water heater energy efficiency, as defined in 10 CFR 430 Subpart B. |
Gas Furnaces
The table below includes minimum efficiency requirements for the following ENERGY STAR-qualified covered product category: gas furnaces (residential).
These ASHRAE 90.1 equipment types are excluded: warm-air duct furnaces, gas fired; warm-air unit heaters, gas fired; and warm-air unit heaters, oil fired.
Warm-Air Furnaces: Minimum Efficiency Requirements | |||
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Equipment Type | Size Category (Input) | Subcategory or Rating Condition | Minimum Efficiency |
Warm-air furnace, gas fired | <225,000 Btu/h | Maximum capacity | ≥95.0% (U.S. North/Canada) |
≥90.0% (U.S. South) | |||
≥225,000 Btu/ha | Maximum capacity | 80% Et | |
Warm-air furnace, oil fired | <225,000 Btu/h | Maximum capacity | ≥85% AFUE |
≥225,000 Btu/ha | Maximum capacity | 81% Et | |
a Furnaces with input equal to or greater than 225,000 Btu/h are not covered by federal purchasing requirements. Minimum efficiency presented is consistent with ASRHAE 90.1-2013 Table 6.8.1-5. |
Table Terms
AFUE - annual fuel utilization efficiency
Et - thermal efficiency
Room Air Conditioners
The table below includes minimum efficiency requirements for the following ENERGY STAR-qualified covered product category: room air conditioners (residential).
These ASHRAE 90.1 equipment types are excluded: packaged terminal air conditioners, packaged terminal heat pumps, single-package vertical air conditioners, and single-package vertical heat pumps.
Electrically Operated Room Air Conditioners: Minimum Efficiency Requirements | |||
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Equipment Type | Size Category (Input) | Subcategory or Rating Condition | Minimum Efficiency |
Room air conditioners with louvered sides | <6,000 Btu/h | - | 12.1 CEER |
≥6,000 Btu/h and <8,000 Btu/h | - | 12.1 CEER | |
≥8,000 Btu/h and <14,000 Btu/h | - | 12.0 CEER | |
≥14,000 Btu/h and <20,000 Btu/h | - | 11.8 CEER | |
≥20,000 Btu/h and <28,000 Btu/h | - | 10.3 CEER | |
≥28,000 Btu/h | - | 9.9 CEER | |
Room air conditioners without louvered sides | ≤8,000 Btu/h | - | 11.0 CEER |
≥8,000 Btu/h and <11,000 Btu/h | - | 10.6 CEER | |
≥11,000 Btu/h and <14,000 Btu/h | - | 10.5 CEER | |
≥14,000,000 Btu/h and <20,000 Btu/h | - | 10.2 CEER | |
≥20,000,000 Btu/h | - | 10.3 CEER | |
Room air-conditioner heat pumps with louvered sides | <20,000 Btu/h | - | 10.8 CEER |
≥20,000 Btu/h | - | 10.2 CEER | |
Room air-conditioner heat pumps without louvered sides | <14,000 Btu/h | - | 10.2 CEER |
≥14,000 Btu/h | - | 9.6 CEER | |
Room air conditioner, casement only | All capacities | - | 10.5 CEER |
Room air conditioner, casement slider | All capacities | - | 11.4 CEER |
Table Terms
CEER - combined energy efficiency ratio
EER - energy efficiency ratio