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     §196-23  Energy efficient products


Published: 2015

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     §196-23  Energy efficient products. 

(a)  Agencies shall select, when life-cycle cost-effective, ENERGY STAR and

other energy efficient products when acquiring energy‑using products. 

For product groups where ENERGY STAR labels are not yet available, agencies may

select products that are in the upper twenty-five per cent of energy efficiency

as designated by the United States Department of Energy, Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, federal energy management program.

     (b)  Agencies shall incorporate energy‑efficient

criteria consistent with designated energy‑efficiency levels into product

specification language developed for all purchasing procedures.

     (c)  The State shall consider the creation of

financing agreements with private sector suppliers to provide private funding

to offset higher up-front costs of efficient products.

     (d)  Agencies entering into leases, including

the renegotiation or extension of existing leases, shall:

     (1)  Incorporate lease provisions that encourage

energy and water efficiency wherever life-cycle cost-effective.  Build-to-suit

lease solicitations shall contain criteria encouraging sustainable design and

development, energy efficiency, and verification of facility performance;

     (2)  Include a preference for facilities having an

ENERGY STAR building label in their selection criteria for acquiring leased

facilities; and

     (3)  Encourage lessors to apply for an ENERGY STAR

building label and to explore and implement projects that will reduce costs to

the State, including projects carried out through the lessors' energy-savings

contracts. [L 2002, c 77, pt of §9; am L 2006, c 96, §9]