Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0

The ENERGY STAR specification for Room Air Cleaners (RACLs) is currently under revision. Materials related to this revision process are provided below. Stakeholders who received past communications related to development of Version 1.0 will continue to receive updates on this development effort. To be added to the contact list, stakeholders are encouraged to contact roomaircleaners@energystar.gov with their contact information to be added to the list.

Thursday, April 29, 2021
Room Air Cleaners Final Version 2.0 Program Requirements – Rev. April 2021
Room Air Cleaners Final Version 2.0 Speicification Clarification Memo (PDF, 151 KB)
ENERGY STAR Version 2.0 Room Air Cleaners Specification (Rev. April 2021) (PDF, 554 KB)
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Room Air Cleaners Final Version 2.0 Program Requirements – Rev. April 2020
ENERGY STAR Version 2.0 Final Room Air Cleaners Program Requirements Cover Memo.pdf (PDF, 145 KB)
ENERGY STAR Final Version 2.0 Room Air Cleaners Specification (Rev. April 2020).pdf (PDF, 466 KB)
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Room Air Cleaners Final Version 2.0 Program Requirements

On October 16, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Version 2.0 ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Room Air Cleaners. EPA thanks all participating stakeholders for their involvement throughout the specification development process!

Room Air Cleaners Final Version 2.0 Cover Memo (PDF, 220 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Final Version 2.0 Program Requirements (PDF, 439 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Final Draft Specification Comment Response Document (PDF, 152 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Final Version 2.0 Data Package (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 118 KB)
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Final Draft Specification Stakeholder Comments
AHAM Comments (PDF, 144 KB)
Blueair Comments (PDF, 98 KB)
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Final Draft Specification
Room Air Cleaners Final Draft Specification Cover Memo (PDF, 105 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Final Draft Specification and Partner Commitments (PDF, 429 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Draft 1 Specification Comment Response Document (PDF, 104 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Limited Topic Proposal – Connected Criteria – Comment Response Document (PDF, 97 KB)
Monday, July 15, 2019
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Limited Topic Proposal Stakeholder Comments
AHAM Comments (PDF, 55 KB)
CEE Comments (PDF, 578 KB)
NEEA and PG&E Comments (PDF, 210 KB)
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Limited Topic Proposal
Room Air Cleaners Limited Topic Proposal – Connected Criteria (PDF, 153 KB)
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Draft 1 Specification Stakeholder Comments
AHAM Comments (PDF, 158 KB)
Con Edision, NEEA, and PG&E Comments (PDF, 563 KB)
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Draft 1 Specification Webinar
Room Air Cleaners Draft 1 Specification Webinar (PDF, 2.0 MB)
Monday, March 18, 2019
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Draft 1 Specification
Room Air Cleaners Draft 1 Specification Cover Memo (PDF, 243 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Draft 1 Specification (PDF, 291 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Discussion Guide Comment Response Document (PDF, 145 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Draft 1 Specification Data Package (OFFICEDOCUMENT, 117 KB)
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Discussion Guide Stakeholder Comments
3M Comments (PDF, 1.0 MB)
AHAM Comments (PDF, 489 KB)
Blueair Comments (PDF, 134 KB)
Helen of Troy Comments (PDF, 445 KB)
NEEA, NEEP, PG&E, and SMUD Comments (PDF, 1.1 MB)
NEEP Comments (PDF, 113 KB)
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Discussion Guide Webinar
Discussion Guide Webinar (PDF, 2.0 MB)
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Discussion Guide
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Discussion Guide Cover Memo (PDF, 207 KB)
Room Air Cleaners Version 2.0 Discussion Guide (PDF, 529 KB)
Applicable Specifications: 
Heating & Cooling: Room Air Cleaners & Purifiers