Modifies the efficiency standards for a wide range of appliances, including refrigerators and freezers, hot water systems, cooling and heating systems, incandescent reflector lamps, and toilets. Adds large and small battery chargers to the regulations.   Official Text and Analysis.

Adds efficiency standards for quartz halogen lamps. Exemptions are provided to the battery charger system standard in alignment with California efficiency standards. Efficiency standards for nonconsumer small battery charger systems, battery back-up, and uninterruptible power supplies are added and phased in at a later date than large and small battery charger systems, in line with California efficiency standards. The efficiency standard implementation date for nonconsumer small battery charger systems, battery backup, and uninterruptible power supplies is January 1, 2017.

Recommends the removal of the authorization for cities and counties to amend efficiency standards for local jurisdictions and the removal of certain definitions.

Removes language allowing cities or counties to authorize locally specific ordinances for efficiency standards. Removes certain definitions. Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for battery charger systems, battery backup systems, and uninterruptible power supplies. Establishes minimum water conservation standards for water closets, urinals, showerheads, and various types of faucets.

Removes provisions relating to water conservation efficiency standards. Exempts from the battery charger system efficiency standard chargers used for larger industrial motive equipment such as fork lifts, burden carriers, or person carriers. Removes forklifts from the battery charger system efficiency standard. Makes technical changes to the implementation dates for the efficiency standards contained in the bill.