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California Air Resources Board Explores Feasibility and Costs of New Regulations

California Air Resources Board Explores Feasibility and Costs of New Refrigerant Regulations

Stakeholders share concerns over California’s rapid transition to low-GWP refrigerants

September 9, 2019

At CARB’s stakeholders’ meeting, manufacturers and end users expressed concern about the feasibility and cost of implementing these regulations.

End the California Drought for Refrigerant Incentives

The program, part of S.B. 1013, already has a role model across town

Robert Beverly

April 22, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is experiencing a bit of an existential crisis, doubting how much agency it really has to protect the environment when it comes to regulating refrigerants.

California Penalizes Improper Waste Disposal

July 16, 2018

If you’re considering breaking laws when dealing with hazardous waste — including mishandling mercury-containing thermostats — think again. A California law recently raised the maximum penalty to $70,000, a whopping 180 percent increase over the previous $25,000 fine.

California Contractor Surpasses 785th Home-Performance Project

Maria Taylor

May 14, 2018

Back when California first came out with its energy efficiency rebates, Richard Hiteshew, owner/manager of A-1 Guaranteed Heating & Air Inc. in Vallejo, California, was certain the standards were impossibly high.

California Cooling Act Introduced To Reduce HFCs

March 7, 2018

California State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) recently introduced the California Cooling Act (Senate Bill 1013), which is designed to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are considered to be a growing source of greenhouse emissions in California and around the world.

Carrier Smart Thermostat Meets California Energy Standard

OCST certification marks another step for the Côr thermostat

July 8, 2016

Carrier announced its Côr thermostat has been certified to comply with the latest California Energy Code Title 24 as an Occupant Controlled Smart Thermostat (OCST) by the California Energy Commission (CEC).

California Unveils Aggressive Plan Targeting HFCs

Includes a ban on the sale of all virgin HFC refrigerants with a high GWP

May 2, 2016

California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) has released a proposed strategy aimed at curbing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The proposal targets near term emission reductions that will help California meet its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets.

A-Gas Americas Adding Second Plasma Arc ODS Destruction Unit

Increased capacity will be applied for developing California carbon offsets

January 4, 2016

A-Gas Americas has announced a multimillion dollar investment for a second plasma arc destruction unit for ozone depleting substances (ODS) at its Bowling Green, Ohio, production facility.

Self-Generating Energy Helps California Avoid Blackouts, Lower GHGs

Flow and power monitoring key to a successful program

Jack Sine

October 5, 2015

If you remember the rolling blackouts suffered by Californians in the years 2000 and 2001, you may also remember that they cost companies in excess of $50 billion in lost manufacturing capacity and sales. What you may not remember is the good that came out of that disaster.

California Aims to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

State on Track to Reduce Emissions to 1990 levels by 2020

May 25, 2015

Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. recently issued an executive order to establish a California greenhouse gas reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 — an aggressive benchmark designed to reduce carbon emissions over the next decade and a half.