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1 | AN ACT concerning energy efficiency.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois Energy Efficient Furnace Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Findings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (a) Home heating accounts for nearly 50% of the energy used | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | in our homes and heating costs for the year 2007 is estimated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | to be more than $100 billion.
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10 | (b) In the Midwest volatile natural gas prices continue to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | make families vulnerable to unpredictable heating costs.
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12 | (c) The Department of Energy's federal standard for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | furnaces is appropriate for Southern states, but is inadequate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | for Northern states like Illinois.
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15 | (d) An efficient furnace can save a consumer in Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | $150 to $200 per year in natural gas costs.
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17 | (e) A statewide energy efficiency standard for furnaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | will save Illinois citizens a significant sum of money every | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | year.
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20 | (f) Saving natural gas keeps money in the State and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | improves the State's economy.
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22 | (g) Saving energy through energy efficiency will also | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | reduce harmful pollution that causes global warming and |
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1 | respiratory disease.
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2 | Section 10. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: | ||||||
3 | "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing, | ||||||
4 | regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for | ||||||
5 | services rendered.
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6 | "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
7 | Opportunity. | ||||||
8 | "Electricity ratio" is the ratio of furnace electricity use | ||||||
9 | to total furnace energy use. Electricity ratio = | ||||||
10 | (3.412*EAE)/(1000*EF + 3.412*EAE) where EAE (average annual | ||||||
11 | auxiliary electrical consumption) and EF (average annual fuel | ||||||
12 | energy consumption) are defined in Appendix N to subpart B of | ||||||
13 | part 430 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations and EF | ||||||
14 | is expressed in millions of BTUs per year.
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15 | "Residential furnace" means a self-contained space heater | ||||||
16 | designed to supply heated air through ducts longer than 10 | ||||||
17 | inches and that uses only single-phase electric current or DC | ||||||
18 | current in conjunction with natural gas, propane, or home | ||||||
19 | heating oil, and that: | ||||||
20 | (1) is designed to be the principle heating source for | ||||||
21 | the living space of one or more residences;
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22 | (2) is not contained within the same cabinet as a | ||||||
23 | central air conditioner whose rated cooling capacity is | ||||||
24 | above 65,000 BTU per hour; and
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25 | (3) has a heat input rate of less than 225,000 BTU per |
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1 | hour.
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2 | Section 15. Minimum furnace efficiency standard. | ||||||
3 | (a) Scope.
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4 | (1) The provisions of this Section apply to residential | ||||||
5 | furnaces sold, offered for sale, or installed in the State. | ||||||
6 | (2) The provisions of this Act do not apply to: | ||||||
7 | (i) new products manufactured in the State and sold | ||||||
8 | outside the State;
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9 | (ii) new products manufactured outside the State | ||||||
10 | that are sold at wholesale inside the State for final | ||||||
11 | retail sale and installation outside the State;
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12 | (iii) products installed in mobile manufactured | ||||||
13 | homes at the time of construction; or
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14 | (iv) products designed expressly for installation | ||||||
15 | and use in recreational vehicles.
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16 | (b) Efficiency standards.
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17 | (1) No later than one year after the effective date of | ||||||
18 | this Act, the Department shall promulgate rules | ||||||
19 | establishing minimum efficiency standards for residential | ||||||
20 | furnaces.
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21 | (2) The rules shall provide for the following minimum | ||||||
22 | efficiency standards:
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23 | (A) Residential furnaces that use natural gas or | ||||||
24 | propane shall have a minimum Annual Fuel Utilization | ||||||
25 | Efficiency (AFUE) of 90% and a maximum electricity |
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1 | ratio of 2%. AFUE shall be measured in accordance with | ||||||
2 | the federal test method for measuring the energy | ||||||
3 | consumption of furnaces and boilers contained in | ||||||
4 | Appendix N to subpart B of part 430, title 10, Code of | ||||||
5 | Federal Regulations. | ||||||
6 | (B) The Department may adopt rules to exempt | ||||||
7 | compliance with the foregoing residential furnace AFUE | ||||||
8 | standards at any building, site, or location where | ||||||
9 | complying with the standards would conflict with any | ||||||
10 | local zoning ordinance, building or plumbing code, or | ||||||
11 | other rule regarding installation and venting of | ||||||
12 | residential furnaces or residential boilers.
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13 | (c) Implementation.
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14 | (1) No later than 6 months after the effective date of | ||||||
15 | this Act, the Department, in consultation with the Attorney | ||||||
16 | General, shall determine if State implementation of | ||||||
17 | residential furnace standards is preempted by federal law. | ||||||
18 | The Department shall make separate determinations with | ||||||
19 | respect to minimum AFUE and maximum electricity ratio | ||||||
20 | standards. If the Department determines that a waiver from | ||||||
21 | federal preemption is not needed, then on January 1, 2009, | ||||||
22 | or on the date that is one year after the effective date of | ||||||
23 | this Act, whichever is later, no new residential furnace | ||||||
24 | may be sold or offered for sale in the State unless the | ||||||
25 | efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the | ||||||
26 | applicable non-preempted efficiency standards set forth in |
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1 | the rules adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this | ||||||
2 | Section. | ||||||
3 | If the Department determines that a waiver from federal | ||||||
4 | preemption is required, then the Department shall apply for | ||||||
5 | a waiver within one year of after that determination. Upon | ||||||
6 | approval of the federal waiver application, the applicable | ||||||
7 | State standards shall go into effect at the earliest date | ||||||
8 | permitted by federal law.
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9 | (2) One year after the effective date of this Section, | ||||||
10 | as determined in item (1) of this subsection, no | ||||||
11 | residential furnace may be installed for compensation in | ||||||
12 | the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or | ||||||
13 | exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in the rules | ||||||
14 | adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section.
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15 | (d) New and revised standards. The Department may adopt | ||||||
16 | rules, in accordance with the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
17 | Procedure Act, to establish increased efficiency standards for | ||||||
18 | residential furnaces. In considering new or amended standards, | ||||||
19 | the Department, in consultation with the other State agencies, | ||||||
20 | shall set efficiency standards upon a determination that | ||||||
21 | increased efficiency standards would serve to promote energy | ||||||
22 | conservation in the State and would be cost-effective for | ||||||
23 | consumers who purchase and use the new products, provided that | ||||||
24 | no new or increased efficiency standards shall become effective | ||||||
25 | within one year following the adoption of any amended rules | ||||||
26 | establishing increased efficiency standards. The Department |
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1 | may apply for a waiver of federal preemption in accordance with | ||||||
2 | federal procedures for State efficiency standards for any | ||||||
3 | product regulated by the federal government.
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4 | (e) Testing, certification, labeling and enforcement.
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5 | (1) The manufacturers of residential furnaces shall | ||||||
6 | test products in accordance with the test procedures | ||||||
7 | adopted pursuant to this Act or those specified in the | ||||||
8 | State Building Code. The Department, in consultation with | ||||||
9 | other State agencies, shall adopt test procedures for | ||||||
10 | determining the energy efficiency of residential furnaces | ||||||
11 | if the test procedures provided for in this Act are | ||||||
12 | inappropriate. The Department shall adopt U.S. Department | ||||||
13 | of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of U.S. | ||||||
14 | Department of Energy approved test methods, other | ||||||
15 | appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The | ||||||
16 | Department may adopt updated test methods when new versions | ||||||
17 | of test procedures become available.
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18 | (2) Manufacturers of residential furnaces shall | ||||||
19 | certify to the Department that residential furnaces are in | ||||||
20 | compliance with the provisions of this Act. Certifications | ||||||
21 | shall be based on test results. The Department shall | ||||||
22 | promulgate rules governing the certification of | ||||||
23 | residential furnaces and shall coordinate with the | ||||||
24 | certification programs of other states and federal | ||||||
25 | agencies with similar standards.
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26 | (3) Manufacturers of residential furnaces shall |
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1 | identify each product offered for sale or installation in | ||||||
2 | the State as in compliance with the provisions of this Act | ||||||
3 | by means of a mark, label, or tag on the product and | ||||||
4 | packaging at the time of sale or installation. The | ||||||
5 | Department shall promulgate rules governing the | ||||||
6 | identification of residential furnaces and packaging, | ||||||
7 | which shall be coordinated to the greatest practical extent | ||||||
8 | with the labeling programs of other states and federal | ||||||
9 | agencies with equivalent efficiency standards. The | ||||||
10 | Department shall allow the use of existing marks, labels, | ||||||
11 | or tags that indicate compliance with the efficiency | ||||||
12 | requirements of this Act.
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13 | (4) The Department may test residential furnaces. If | ||||||
14 | tested furnaces are found not to be in compliance with | ||||||
15 | established minimum efficiency standards the Department | ||||||
16 | shall: | ||||||
17 | (A) charge the manufacturer of the furnace for the | ||||||
18 | cost of product purchase and testing; and | ||||||
19 | (B) make information available to the public on | ||||||
20 | furnaces found in violation with the standards.
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21 | (5) With prior notice and at reasonable and convenient | ||||||
22 | hours, the Department may cause periodic inspections to be | ||||||
23 | made of distributors or retailers of residential furnaces | ||||||
24 | in order to determine compliance with the provisions of | ||||||
25 | this Act. The Department shall also coordinate with | ||||||
26 | building contractors regarding inspections prior to |
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1 | occupancy of newly constructed buildings containing new | ||||||
2 | products that are also covered by the applicable building | ||||||
3 | code.
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4 | (6) The Department shall investigate complaints | ||||||
5 | received concerning violations of this Act and shall report | ||||||
6 | the results of investigations to the Attorney General. The | ||||||
7 | Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce the | ||||||
8 | provisions of this Act. Any manufacturer, distributor, or | ||||||
9 | retailer, or any person who installs a product covered by | ||||||
10 | this Act for compensation, who violates any provision of | ||||||
11 | this Act shall be issued a warning by the Department for | ||||||
12 | any first violation. Repeat violations shall be subject to | ||||||
13 | a civil penalty of not more than $250 imposed by the | ||||||
14 | Department. Each violation shall constitute a separate | ||||||
15 | offense, and each day that a violation continues shall | ||||||
16 | constitute a separate offense. Penalties assessed under | ||||||
17 | this paragraph are in addition to costs assessed under this | ||||||
18 | Section.
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19 | (7) The Department may adopt rules as necessary to | ||||||
20 | insure the proper implementation and enforcement of the | ||||||
21 | provisions of this Act.
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22 | (f) Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable | ||||||
23 | under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
25 | becoming law.
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