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EPA Issues Enforcement Alert for Illegal Import of HFCs

December 8, 2024 39

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Enforcement Alert regarding its work under the AIM Act to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs. The agency’s new alert provides information on common compliance issues observed...

A2L Refrigerant Update from the International Code Council

November 16, 2024 47

In February, I wrote about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program mandating a reduction in the production and use of HFC refrigerants for residential and light commercial HVAC systems. The HFC phasedown program, as it is known, was the...

EPA: Refrigerant Reclamation On the Rise

October 28, 2024 62

EPA is counting on increased recovery and reclamation in order to maintain existing HVAC equipment, and finally, the numbers are going in the right direction. In 2020, just 1.6% of HFCs sold had been reclaimed and were ready for reuse, sparking...

EPA Issues HFC Allowances — and Penalties — for 2025

October 19, 2024 63

✕ As part of the AIM Act, the EPA is phasing down production and consumption of HFCs to 15% of their baseline levels in a stepwise manner by 2036 through an allowance allocation and trading program. EPA has issued allowances to entities that...

EPA Sees Uptick in HFC Reclamation

October 18, 2024 67

✕ As the U.S. phases down HFC production under the AIM Act, the HVACR industry is facing significant pressure to manage these refrigerants more effectively to avoid potential shortages. This effort largely depends on recovering and reclaiming...

A-Gas Enhances Refrigerant Management with Rapid Exchange Services

September 29, 2024 78

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — A-Gas is proud to highlight its Rapid Exchange service, designed to streamline the refrigerant recovery process for HVACR professionals, contractors, and businesses nationwide. The Rapid Exchange on-site cylinder swap...

EPA Issues Final Rule on Managing HFCs

September 25, 2024 76

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a final rule to establish a new program to better manage, recycle, and reuse HFCs under the AIM Act. This is the third component of the AIM Act, which mandates that EPA reduce the...

Trane Commercial Equipment Updated for Refrigerant Transition

September 12, 2024 82

SWORDS, Ireland — As of Jan. 1, 2025, all newly manufactured commercial chillers for comfort heating and cooling, plus newly manufactured packaged and split-system HVAC units, must ship with low-GWP refrigerants in order to meet the U.S...

Massachusetts to Benefit From a $450 Million Heat Pump Grant

July 29, 2024 80

BOSTON — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the general competition selection of the New England Heat Pump Accelerator to receive a $450...

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Schools

July 25, 2024 81

U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have introduced the Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in the nation’s schools. The legislation has...

EPA Proposes Rule to Mitigate Worries About Unsold VRF Inventory

July 7, 2024 90

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a one-year extension for VRF systems using high-GWP HFCs, so those HVAC contractors and manufacturers who have been worrying about the unsold inventory brought on by the AIM ACT, can breathe...

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