10 CFR 430—Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products
United States of America*
Electronics, Uninterruptable Power Supply, Battery Chargers
, External Power Supply, Dehumidifiers, Air Cleaners, Ovens, Microwaves, Dishwashers, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Ceiling Fans, Duct Fans, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Pool Heaters, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Showers or Showerheads, Urinals, Taps or Faucets, Distribution Transformers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only + - 27 More
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
1990
2016
December 2024
Electricity, Gas
10 CFR 431—Energy Efficiency Program For Certain Commercial And Industrial Equipment
United States of America*
Washing Machines, Streetlighting, Air Compressors
, 3-Phase Motors, 1-Phase Motors, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Portable ACs, Packaged Terminals, Central ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Building Circulator Pumps, Pump Systems, Pool Pumps, Power Transformers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Ice Machines, Freezers-only + - 18 More
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
1994
2023
December 2020
Electricity
16 CFR Part 305 - Energy And Water Use Labeling For Consumer Products Under The Energy Policy And Conservation Act (“Energy Labeling Rule”)
United States of America*
Televisions, Dishwashers, Washing Machines
, Ceiling Fans, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Central ACs, Pool Heaters, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only + - 10 More
Voluntary
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Revised
1980
2019
November 2020
Electricity, Gas, Oil
BNS 5: Part 8: 2013 Labelling – Energy labelling of household appliances and products - Requirements
Barbados
Televisions, DVD|Blu-Ray Players, Ovens
, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Directional Lamps, 3-Phase Motors, Portable Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Evaporative Coolers, Storage Water Heaters, Pumps Other, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only + - 13 More
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, New
2013
November 2020
Electricity
CEL-012. Electric Storage Water Heaters
China
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, New
2009
May 2021
Electricity
CEL-026. Domestic solar water heating system
China
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Revised
2012
2012
August 2018
Solar
CEL-040. Groundwater Source Heat Pump Systems
China
Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Revised
2008
2015
May 2021
Electricity
CQC31-439133-2013. CQC Mark Certification - Heat pump water heater
China
Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
2002
2014
June 2021
Electricity
CQC31-448173-2018. CQC Mark Certification Electric Storage Water Heaters
China
Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
2002
2018
May 2021
Electricity
CQC61-448261-2012. CQC Mark Certification - Domestic Solar Water Heating Systems
China
Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
2002
2012
June 2021
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311)
Canada
Audio-Visual, Televisions, Displays
, Battery Chargers, External Power Supply, Dehumidifiers, Ovens, Microwaves, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Specialty Luminaires, Specialty Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, 1-Phase Motors, Ventilation, Ceiling Fans, Space Heating, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Portable ACs, Packaged Terminals, Chillers - Cooler Towers, Central ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Pump Systems, Power Transformers, Distribution Transformers, Wine Chillers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Ice Machines, Freezers-only + - 38 More
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2016
2019
October 2022
Electricity, Gas, Oil
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Water Heaters Version 2.0
Canada, United States of America*
Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
2013
2018
June 2021
Electricity, Gas
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Residential Water Heaters Version 3.2
Canada, United States of America*
Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
2009
2015
June 2021
Electricity, Gas, Solar
GB 21519-2008 Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for Electrical Storage Water
China
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2008
2011
June 2021
Electricity
GB 26969-2011 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for domestic solar water heating systems
China
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2012
2012
June 2021
Solar
GB 26969-2025 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for domestic solar water heating systems
China
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Revised
2011
2025
October 2025
Electricity
GB 29541-2013 Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for heat pump water heaters
China
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2008
2013
June 2021
Electricity
Inmetro Ordinance No. 420 of 04 October 2021
Brazil
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, Revised
2012
2021
September 2022
Solar
MME/MCT/MDIC Ordinance No. 324 of 26 May 2011
Brazil
Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2008
2011
September 2022
Gas
NOM-003-ENER-2021
Mexico
Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
2021
September 2025
Gas, LPG