Energy verification service (EVS)

Show inspection authorities, utilities, distributors, customers and others that your products meet energy efficiency requirements. Have your products verified by UL for energy efficiency. EVS helps manufacturers demonstrate compliance with U.S. and Canadian energy efficiency regulations.

Regulations

Since January 1994, the U.S. Department of Energy has been requiring that certain types of products meet federal regulations for energy efficiency. In 1995 Canada's Energy Efficiency Act established energy standards for motors, appliances, heating and cooling equipment, and other related products exported to Canada. Verification by a third-party organization accredited as a Certification Organization (CO) by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is required by this regulation.

On a periodic basis, the Energy Efficiency Regulations in both the U.S. and Canada are amended to include additional products regulated for energy efficiency, and/or increase the energy efficiency standard for products currently regulated.

The Regulations apply to energy-regulated products imported into or manufactured and distributed in the United States or Canada. They also apply to an energy-using product that has been incorporated into another product.

Service acceptance

UL's EVS has obtained by the following authorities:

• UL's Northbrook office has obtained accreditation by the State of California to perform energy efficiency testing on closed type, self-contained commercial refrigerators and freezers.
• UL is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to administer an energy verification program for those products regulated by Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations.
• UL's Melville Office has obtained NVLAP accreditation (NVLAP LAB CODE 100255-0) for energy efficiency testing of flourescent and incandescent lamps.
• UL has obtained Recognition from the U.S. Department of Energy as a Nationally Recognized certification body for conducting motor efficiency testing.
• UL's Northbrook Office has obtained accreditation by the State of California to perform energy efficiency testing on self-contained mechanically refrigerated vending machines for bottled, canned, or other sealed beverages.

Additional resources

• U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program Appliances & Commercial Equipment Standards
• Guide to Canada's Energy Regulations-- Natural Resources Canada
• Energy Star Program