Technical specifications

Finding performance requirements for ENERGY STAR^® certified products

For most technical specifications, ENERGY STAR Canada links directly to the U.S. ENERGY STAR website. To view the current specification, select a product from the list below. To receive a French translation of any of these specifications please send an e-mail request to energystar@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.

Technical specifications for heat/energy recovery ventilators (HRVs and ERVs), and fenestration products (windows, doors and skylights) are developed in Canada and are available on ENERGY STAR Canada’s website in both official languages.

Check our Canadian list of ENERGY STAR certified product categories to verify if a product type is eligible for ENERGY STAR certification. The list of eligible products in Canada and the United States is almost identical. There are, however, a few exceptions related to our different climates.

Note: Compliance with ENERGY STAR technical specifications does not imply compliance with any other applicable legal, code or regulatory requirements. Many ENERGY STAR eligible products are also subject to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations. A link to the Regulations for each product is provided where applicable.

Learn more about: product selection, how and why or specification changes, how and why.

Except for heat/energy recovery ventilators (HRVs and ERVs), and windows, doors and skylights, the links in the product listing below will connect to the U.S. ENERGY STAR Product Specifications Search Tool.

Appliances

Residential

• Clothes dryers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Clothes washers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Dishwashers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Freezers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Air Purifiers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Electric cooking products: ENERGY STAR specification page

Commercial

• Commercial clothes washers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation

Commercial food service equipment

• Cooking/warming equipment
  • coffee brewers: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • fryers: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • griddles: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • hot food holding cabinets: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • oven: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • steam cookers: ENERGY STAR specification page
• Cooling/refrigeration equipment
  • ice makers (ice machines): ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • refrigerated beverage vending machines: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • refrigerators and freezers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Warewashing equipment
  • dishwashers: ENERGY STAR specification page

Electronics

• Audio/video products: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • compact audio products: Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • video products: Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Cable, satellite and telecom service providers:
  • service provider: ENERGY STAR specification page
• Telephony: ENERGY STAR specification page
  (cordless telephones, voice over internet (VoIP) and answering machines)
• Televisions: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation

Heating, cooling and ventilating equipment

• Air conditioners-central: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • single package: Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • split system: Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Air conditioners-room: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Boilers, residential (gas, oil): ENERGY STAR specification page
  • gas: Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • oil: Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Boilers, commercial: ENERGY STAR specification page
• Ceiling fans: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Connected thermostats: ENERGY STAR specification page
• Dehumidifiers: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Furnaces (gas, oil): ENERGY STAR specification page
  • gas: Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • oil: Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Heat/energy recovery ventilators (HRVs) and (ERVs): ENERGY STAR Canada specification
  • ENERGY STAR Version 2.4 Draft 1
• Heat pumps-air source: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • single package: Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • split system: Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Heat pumps-ground source: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • open or closed loop: Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • internal water loop: Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Ventilating fans: ENERGY STAR specification page

Light commercial heating and cooling equipment

• Light commercial air conditioners and heat pumps: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation

Lighting products

• Bulbs/lamps: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs): Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • general service fluorescent lamps: Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Ceiling fans and ceiling fan lighting kits: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Decorative light strings: ENERGY STAR specification page
• Luminaires/fixtures: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • ballasts: Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • torchieres: Energy Efficiency Regulation
• Ventilating fans with lights: ENERGY STAR specification page

Other products

• Electric vehicle supply equipment (Electric vehicle chargers): ENERGY STAR specification page
• Laboratory-grade refrigerators and freezers (Lab grade refrigerators and freezers): ENERGY STAR specification page
• Pool pumps: ENERGY STAR specification page
• Water coolers: ENERGY STAR specification page

Office equipment and Data Centers

Office equipment

• Computers: ENERGY STAR specification page
  (desktops, notebooks, slate/tablets, portable all-in-ones, e-readers, small scale servers, thin clients and workstations)
• Displays: ENERGY STAR specification page
  (computer monitors, enhanced-performance displays, digital picture frames and signage displays)
• Imaging equipment: ENERGY STAR specification page
  (multi-function devices, photocopiers, printers, fax machines, combination printer/fax machines and mailing machines, scanners)
• Small network equipment: ENERGY STAR specification page
  (broadband access and local network equipment)

Data centers

• Data storage: ENERGY STAR specification page
• Large network equipment: ENERGY STAR specification page
• UPS (uninterruptible power supplies): ENERGY STAR specification page
• Servers: ENERGY STAR specification page

Water heaters

• Water heaters (residential)
  • gas storage: ENERGY STAR specification page; Energy Efficiency Regulation
  • heat pump: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • solar: ENERGY STAR specification page
  • tankless: ENERGY STAR specification page
• Water heaters (commercial): ENERGY STAR specification page

Windows and doors

• Windows, doors and skylights - residential, sold in Canada: | ENERGY STAR Canada specification –Version 5.0 – January 1, 2020

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