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EPA’s Latest SNAP Rule Expands Refrigerant Options

Rule 27 proposes new lower-GWP refrigerants for HVACR equipment
The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff
November 1, 2025

The proposed Significant New Alternatives Policy Rule 27 would list several lower-GWP substitute refrigerants as acceptable, subject to use conditions, for residential and light commercial air conditioners and heat pumps, chillers, household refrigerators and freezers, motor vehicle air conditioners, and fire suppression and explosion protection.



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SNAP Rule 26 Clears A2Ls for Takeoff

Companies can now start manufacturing lower-GWP commercial refrigeration equipment
Schuyler Pulleyn
June 28, 2024
In anticipation of SNAP Rule 26, Chemours and multiple OEMs have started to align strategies to embrace A2L replacements, such as R-454A and R-454C, and take steps to ensure a strong A2L supply chain.
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EPA Finalizes SNAP Rule 26

The final rule lists 10 alternative refrigerants for commercial and industrial refrigeration
The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff
June 3, 2024
The EPA has finalized SNAP Rule 26, which lists 10 alternative refrigerants as acceptable with use conditions for commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment.
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Waiting For A2Ls In Commercial Refrigeration Equipment

EPA has not yet approved these lower flammability refrigerants for low- and medium-temp units
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
November 22, 2022
Ultra-low GWP refrigerants are already available for commercial refrigeration equipment, but A2Ls have yet to be approved. Until that happens, it may be awhile before low- and medium-temperature A2L equipment becomes widely available.
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Proposed SNAP Rule 25 Lists A2Ls For Chillers

Rule also includes residential dehumidifiers and self-contained air conditioners and heat pumps
September 6, 2022

The EPA has proposed adding several new low-GWP refrigerants to its SNAP program for some comfort cooling and refrigeration equipment.


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Court of Appeals Vacates EPA's SNAP Rule 21

A redraft is expected
April 29, 2019
According to a summary from AHRI, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision to vacate the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Rule 21 last month in response to a lawsuit brought by Mexichem Fluor and Arkema, with Chemours and Honeywell joining the case on the side of the EPA.
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