§ 11-245.10 ENERGY STAR appliances.
AC § 11-245.10
a. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply in conjunction with the definitions found in sections 27-232 and 27-2004 of this code: (1) The term "ENERGY STAR" shall mean a designation from the United States environmental protection agency or department of energy indicating that a product meets the energy efficiency standards set forth by the agency for compliance with the ENERGY STAR program.
(2)The term "household appliance" shall mean any refrigerator, room air conditioner, dishwasher or clothes washer, within a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling that is provided by the owner of such multiple dwelling. This definition shall also include any boiler or furnace that provides heat or hot water for any dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling. b. For any building for which any benefit is conferred pursuant to four hundred eighty-nine of the real property tax law, whenever any household appliance in any dwelling unit, or any household appliance that provides heat or hot water for any dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling, is installed or replaced with a new household appliance, such new appliance shall be certified as Energy Star. c. For any building for which any benefit is conferred pursuant to section four hundred twenty-one-a of the real property tax law, whenever any household appliance in any dwelling unit, or any household appliance that provides heat or hot water for any dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling, is installed or replaced with a new household appliance, such new appliance shall be certified as Energy Star. d. The commissioner may enact rules requiring additional energy conservation measures for any building for which any benefit is conferred pursuant to section four hundred eighty-nine of the real property tax law or section four hundred twenty-one-a of the real property tax law. e. The commissioner shall inform applicants for any benefits affected by this section of the requirements of this section. f. The requirements of subdivisions b and c of this section shall not apply where: (1) an ENERGY STAR certified household appliance of appropriate size is not manufactured, such that movement of walls or fixtures would be necessary to create sufficient space for such appliance; or (2) an ENERGY STAR certified boiler or furnace of sufficient capacity is not manufactured. (Am. L.L. 2017/004, 1/27/2017, eff. 1/27/2017)
