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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
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  • Statistical Methods
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ENERGY STAR Ice Makers

At a Glance

Status 
active
Fuel type 
electric
Sector 
commercial
Applications 
appliances
Sunset date 
Jun 30, 2025

A new ENERGY STAR specification for commercial ice makers went into effect in January 2018. Under this spec energy savings opportunities arise form efficiencies in heat exchangers, compressors, fans, and motors. The RTF's measure identifiers are broken out to align with this specification based on equipment type (batch versus continuous), design configuration, and ice harvest rate.

There is some uncertainty around duty cycle, the RTF opted to assume a 60% duty cycle rather than ENERGY STAR’s 75%, but the measure being a small saver means that no additional research is warranted.

Workbook

Latest Version

Commercial ENERGY STAR Ice Makers v2.0

File Commercial ENERGY STAR Ice Makers v2.0
Updated with 2021 Plan cost effectiveness methodology
Date 
Apr 18, 2022
Version number 
2.0

Past Versions

version date document
1.3
Sep 27, 2021
File Commercial ENERGY STAR Ice Makers v1.3
Reran through ProCost 3.1.05 to correct for minor error
1.2
Aug 21, 2020
File Commercial ENERGY STAR Ice Makers v1.2
QC complete.
1.1
Jun 23, 2020
File Commercial ENERGY STAR Ice Makers v1.1
Updated version of the measure, adopted at the June 2020 RTF meeting. Currently undergoing QC.
1.1
Oct 24, 2012
File ComIceMaker_v1_1.xlsx
Summary sheet added. Previous deactivated version of the measure.
1.0
May 12, 2010
File ComIceMakerFY10v1_0.xls
Original savings workbook. Corresponds to original measure that has since been deactivated.
Supporting Documents
File ComIceMaker_RecommendationMemo.docx

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided 
June 24, 2020
RTF Meeting: June 24, 2020

Approved New Measure

Decision Details

Adopt  the Commercial ENERGY STAR Ice Maker UES measure as presented and set the Category to Small Saver, Set the Status to Active, Set the Sunset date to June 30, 2025.

Decided 
December 17, 2019
RTF Meeting: December 17, 2019

Allocate Resources to New Measure Development

Decision Details

The RTF to allocate resources to the following measures:

  • Residential Door Sweeps
  • Commercial Heat Pump Water Heaters
  • ENERGY STAR Commercial Ice Makers and Storage Bins
  • ENERGY STAR Commercial Vending Machine
  • Lodging - Guest Room Controls
  • Variable Volume Lab Hood
  • Water Cooler Timer
  • Irrigation - Pressure Reduction
  • Compressed Air - additional applications
  • Chillers

Have CAT and staff work with the Implementer's Group to prioritize these measures.

Decided 
November 19, 2013
RTF Meeting: November 19, 2013

Measure deactivation

Decision Details

Accept staff’s proposed plan to deactivate the UES measure.

Decided 
October 24, 2012
RTF Meeting: October 24, 2012

Set measure to Out of Compliance

Decision Details

Adopt the SBW recommendations for the Commercial New and Existing Ice Makers measure and change the status to Out of Compliance with a sunset date of November 1, 2013.

RTF staff will work with stakeholders to develop a plan to bring the measure back into compliance with the Guidelines based on the recommendation memo and seek RTF approval of that plan by the sunset date.If a plan is not approved by the RTF by the sunset date, the measure will be deactivated.

Decided 
May 27, 2008
RTF Meeting: May 27, 2008

Approve measure update

Decision Details

Adopt the updates to the measure as:All systems must be ARI certified,Air-Cooled systems must meet Energy Star Standards,Water-Cooled systems must meet CEE Tier 2 standards and condenser water must be supplied from a closed loop system or a system with a remote evaporative condenser

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