United States.
The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) expressed disappointment at the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to refuse to extend the proposed effective date of the state change of certain refrigerants used in liquid coolers, under its Meaningful New Alternatives Policies (SNAP) program.
In a joint letter published in February, AHRI and the Natural Resources Defense Council had requested that epa change the proposed effective date to January 1, 2025, to ensure the safety of alternatives, continuous improvement of system efficiency, reasonable product development timelines, and avoid market migration.
"We are very disappointed that epa failed to take into account the impact on industry and consumers in making this decision," said Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of AHRI. "We are very concerned that this decision will have an adverse effect on our industry and the 1.2 million Americans we employ," he added, noting that "requiring compliance a year earlier has a negligible benefit to the environment, but creates an economic burden on the industry that provides commercial refrigeration technologies, heating and air conditioning, and hot water for all Americans."
