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UES Measures Standard protocols list Demand Response Technologies Supporting Documents Propose a measure or standard protocol Proposed measures and status Whole Building Efforts

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  • Agricultural Irrigation
  • Air Source Heat Pumps
  • Commercial HVAC
  • Compressed Air
  • Connected Thermostats
  • Demand Response
  • Ductless Heat Pumps
  • Duct Sealing
  • Guidelines
  • Heat Pump Water Heaters
  • Implementers Group
  • Market Analysis
  • Natural Gas Subcommittee
  • New Homes Standard Protocol
  • Non-Residential Lighting
  • Operations
  • Pump Systems
  • Research and Evaluation
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  • Residential Lighting
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Residential Air Purifiers

At a Glance

Status 
active
Fuel type 
electric
Sector 
residential
Applications 
appliances
Sunset date 
Oct 31, 2024

An Air Purifier or Air Cleaner is a portable, electric appliance that removes fine particles, such as dust and pollen, from indoor air. They clean air with either fibrous media air filers or electronic air cleaners. The effectiveness of an air purifier is measured using a measurement created by AHAM, with the intent of standardizing air purifier effectiveness ratings. That measurement is the Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) and refers to the cubic feet per minute of air that has had all particles of a given size distribution removed. The CADR of a unit is measured for dust, pollen and tobacco smoke particles.

Energy savings come from lower operation power per CADR, resulting in reduced energy consumption. The RTF measure is the Installation of a new, ENERGY STAR certified portable room air purifier. The RTF specification is split into 4 measure identifiers, 30 ≤ Smoke CADR < 100, 100 ≤ Smoke CADR < 150, 150 ≤ Smoke CADR < 225, Smoke CADR ≥ 225, with a minimum CADR/W rating requirement for each. 

Workbook

Latest Version

Residential Air Purifiers v2.0

File Residential Air Purifiers v2.0
Updated with 2021 Plan cost effectiveness methodology
Date 
Apr 18, 2022
Version number 
2.0

Past Versions

version date document
1.1
Dec 03, 2021
File Residential Air Purifiers v 1.1
Approved at the October 2021 RTF meeting. QC complete.
1.0
Oct 19, 2021
File Residential Air Purifiers v1.0
Approved at the October 2021 RTF meeting. Currently undergoing QC.
Supporting Documents
File Residential Air Purifiers Research Strategy (2021)
Oct 19, 2021
Research strategy describing research needed to improve the reliability of savings estimates for the RTF Planning UES measure Residential Air Purifiers.

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided 
October 19, 2021
RTF Meeting: October 19, 2021

Adopt New Measure

Decision Details

Adopt the ENERGY STAR Air Purifiers UES measure as presented and: 

  • Set the Category to Planning
  • Set the Status to Active
  • Set the Sunset Date to October 31, 2024
Decided 
November 19, 2019
RTF Meeting: November 19, 2019

Allocate Resources to New Measure Development

Decision Details

Allocate resources to: 

  • Small Commercial DHPs 
  • Generator Engine Block Heaters
  • ENERGY STAR Air Purifiers
  • Non-Residential LED Wallpacks
  • Residential High Efficiency Central AC
  • Advanced Kitchen Ventilation Controls 
  • Retrofit or Upgrade Doors on Existing Display Cases 
  • Air Curtains for Walk-Ins
  • Floating Controls for Multiplex Refrigeration System
  • Display Case Upgrade and Replacement

Do not allocate resource to:

  • Workstation Power Management Devices
  • Anti-Fouling Refrigerant Additives 
  • ENERGY STAR Dehumidifiers

 

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