Central Air Conditioner and Air Source Heat Pump Specification Version 6

The ENERGY STAR specification for Central Air Conditioners and Air-Source Heat Pumps is currently under revision. Materials related to this revision process are provided below. Partners and other interested parties with questions or concerns regarding these materials or the revision process can contact Abigail Daken, EPA, at Daken.Abigail@epa.gov. This webpage will be updated periodically as new information is received.

ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Version 6.1 Final Specification (January – 2022) – January 27, 2022


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Version 6.1 Final Specification – January 5, 2022


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Version 6.1 Draft Specification Stakeholder Comments– November 23, 2021

CA IOUs Comments (PDF, 190 KB)
Carrier Comments (PDF, 158 KB)
Lennox Comments (PDF, 235 KB)
NEEA Comments (PDF, 124 KB)
NEEP, NYSERDA Comments (PDF, 597 KB)
Rheem Comments (PDF, 199 KB)


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Version 6.1 Draft Specification – Monday, November 1, 2021


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Version 6.0 Final Specification and CVP – Tuesday, March 30, 2021


Stakeholder Comments on the Version 6.0 Limited Topic Proposal on Installation – February 23, 2021

ACCA Comments (PDF, 117 KB)
AHRI Comments (PDF, 92 KB)
CA IOUs Comments (PDF, 127 KB)
Carrier Comments (PDF, 321 KB)
Lennox Comments (PDF, 149 KB)
NEEA Comments (PDF, 92 KB)
Rheem Comments (PDF, 154 KB)


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Version 6.0 Limited Topic Proposal on Installation – January 26, 2021


Stakeholder Comments on the Final Draft Version 6.0 Specification and Final Draft CVP – November 19, 2020


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump Final Draft Version 6.0 Specification and Final Draft CVP – October 22, 2020


DRAFT Cold Climate Heat Pump CVP Webinar - April 13, 2020


Comment Deadline Extended: ENERGY STAR Cold Climate Heat Pump CVP - April 9, 2020


Draft ENERGY STAR Cold Climate Heat Pump Controls Verification Procedure (CVP) - April 1, 2020


Stakeholder Comments on the Draft 2 Version 6.0 Specification – February 28, 2020

AHRI HRAI Comments (PDF, 288 KB)
BHEC Comments (PDF, 329 KB)
CA IOU Comments (PDF, 547 KB)
Carrier Comments (PDF, 682 KB)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 732 KB)
Goodman Comments (PDF, 522 KB)
Lennox Comments (PDF, 425 KB)
NRDC Comments (PDF, 99 KB)
Rheem Comments (PDF, 170 KB)
Samsung Comments (PDF, 133 KB)


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump Version 6.0 Draft 2 Webinar - February 11, 2020


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump Version 6.0 Draft 2 Specification


Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump ESPPM Stakeholder Meeting – September 12, 2019

The recording of the presentation can be accessed here.


Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump Limited Topic Proposal Webinar – August 19, 2019


Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump Limited Topic Proposal on Connected Criteria – July 29, 2019


Stakeholder Comments on the Draft 1 Version 6.0 Specification – May 23, 2018

AHRI HRAI Comments (PDF, 531 KB)
Carrier Comments (PDF, 519 KB)
CEE Comments (PDF, 1.5 MB)
JCI Comments (PDF, 169 KB)
Lennox Comments (PDF, 278 KB)
LG Electronics (PDF, 126 KB)
NEEA Comments (PDF, 126 KB)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 237 KB)
NRDC Comments (PDF, 147 KB)
Rheem Comments (PDF, 523 KB)


Draft 1 Version 6.0 Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump Webinar – May 10, 2019


Webinar Date Change – Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump Memo


ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump Version 6.0 Draft 1 Specification


Stakeholder Comments on the Version 6.0 Discussion Guide - September 21, 2018

AHRI Comments (PDF, 560 KB)
Carrier Comments (PDF, 175 KB)
EPRI Comments (PDF, 587 KB)
Lennox Comments (PDF, 133 KB)
LG Comments (PDF, 134 KB)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 221 KB)
NRDC Comments (PDF, 179 KB)


ENERGY STAR Residential Air Source Heat Pump and Central Air Conditioner Equipment Version 6.0 Discussion Guide - August 3, 2018

Comment period extended to September 21, 2018.