ARLINGTON, Va. — The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today responded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruling in favor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its lawsuit, filed in 2014 with AHRI member company and Midwest manufacturer Zero Zone, which challenged DOE’s 2014 efficiency standard and test procedure rulemakings for commercial refrigeration equipment.
“We are disappointed in the court’s ruling, as well as the court taking nearly a year after oral argument to issue a decision,” said Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of AHRI. “Our members must now comply with the efficiency standard by March 27, 2017.”