Compliance Certification Enforcement

DOE enforces the energy and water conservation regulations established by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Appliance Standards Program to ensure that residential, commercial and industrial equipment deliver the energy and cost savings required by law.  Manufacturers (including importers) are required to certify that the products distributed in the U.S. comply with the energy and water conservation standards.  The enforcement office reviews manufacturers’ compliance with certification requirements.  This program ensures that manufacturers provide the government with information demonstrating compliance with United States law.

DOE ordered DHI Corp. to pay a $8,000 civil penalty after finding DHI had failed to certify that certain models of ceiling fans comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.
DOE ordered Hunter Fan Company to pay a $8,000 civil penalty after finding Hunter Fan had failed to certify that certain models of ceiling fans comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.
DOE ordered Litex Industries, Limited to pay a $8,000 civil penalty after finding Litex had failed to certify that certain models of ceiling fans comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.
DOE ordered Volume International Corporation to pay a $8,000 civil penalty after finding Volume International had failed to certify that certain models of ceiling fans comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.
DOE alleged in a Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty that The Home Depot, Inc. failed to certify a variety of ceiling fans as compliant with the applicable energy conservation standards.
DOE ordered Matthews-Gerbar, Ltd. d/b/a Matthews Fan Company to pay a $8,000 civil penalty after finding Matthews had failed to certify that certain models of ceiling fans comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.
DOE ordered Emerson Electric Co. to pay a $8,000 civil penalty after finding Emerson had failed to certify that certain models of metal halide lamp fixtures comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.
DOE ordered Topaz Lighting Corp. to pay a $8,000 civil penalty after finding Topaz had failed to certify that certain basic models of medium base compact fluorescent lamps, general service fluorescent lamps, and illuminated exit signs comply with the a...
DOE ordered AeroSys to pay a civil penalty finding they failed to certify CAC products and also distributed those noncompliant products in the U.S.
DOE ordered Sylvane, Inc. to pay a $4,000 civil penalty after finding Sylvane had failed to certify that certain models of dehumidifiers comply with the applicable energy conservation standards.