Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 18, 2024

Title 10 - Energy last revised: Oct 10, 2024
§ 431.87 - Energy conservation standards and their effective dates.

(a) Each commercial packaged boiler listed in table 1 of this paragraph (a) and manufactured on or after the effective date listed must meet the indicated energy conservation standard.

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)—Commercial Packaged Boiler Energy Conservation Standards

Equipment category Subcategory Certified rated input Efficiency level—effective date: March 2, 2012 *
Hot Water Commercial Packaged BoilersGas-fired≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h80.0% ET.
Hot Water Commercial Packaged BoilersGas-fired>2,500,000 Btu/h82.0% EC.
Hot Water Commercial Packaged BoilersOil-fired≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h82.0% ET.
Hot Water Commercial Packaged BoilersOil-fired>2,500,000 Btu/h84.0% EC.
Steam Commercial Packaged BoilersGas-fired, all, except natural draft≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h79.0% ET.
Steam Commercial Packaged BoilersGas-fired, all, except natural draft>2,500,000 Btu/h79.0% ET.
Steam Commercial Packaged BoilersGas-fired—natural draft≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h77.0% ET.
Steam Commercial Packaged BoilersGas-fired—natural draft>2,500,000 Btu/h77.0% ET.
Steam Commercial Packaged BoilersOil-fired≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h81.0% ET.
Steam Commercial Packaged BoilersOil-fired>2,500,000 Btu/h81.0% ET.

* Where EC is combustion efficiency and ET is thermal efficiency.

(b) Each commercial packaged boiler listed in table 2 of this paragraph (b) and manufactured on or after the effective date listed in Table 2 must meet the indicated energy conservation standard.

Table 2 to Paragraph (b)—Commercial Packaged Boiler Energy Conservation Standards

Equipment category Subcategory Certified rated input Efficiency level—effective date: March 2, 2022 *
Steam Commercial Packaged BoilersGas-fired—natural draft≥300,000 Btu/h and ≤2,500,000 Btu/h79.0% ET.
Steam Commercial Packaged BoilersGas-fired—natural draft>2,500,000 Btu/h79.0% ET.

* Where ET is thermal efficiency.

[88 FR 64352, Sept. 19, 2023]
source: 64 FR 54141, Oct. 5, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 431.87