Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20)
E481190
Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) are California’s statewide standards that set minimum energy and water efficiency requirements for appliances sold or offered for sale in the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4944864 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) Context triple: [California Energy Commission, overseesProgram, Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20)]
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A.
National Energy Conservation Policy Act
The National Energy Conservation Policy Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1978 that promotes energy efficiency and conservation through measures such as building standards, federal energy management programs, and incentives for energy-saving technologies.
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B.
Energy Policy and Conservation Act
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is a U.S. federal law that establishes national energy conservation programs, including fuel economy standards and strategic petroleum reserves, to promote energy efficiency and security.
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C.
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that promoted energy conservation and the development of small-scale and renewable power generation by reforming electric utility rate structures and encouraging competition.
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D.
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that restructured the nation’s nuclear energy program, notably splitting regulatory and promotional functions and creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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E.
Refrigerator Safety Act
The Refrigerator Safety Act is a U.S. federal law that requires household refrigerators to be designed with safety features to prevent accidental entrapment, particularly of children.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) Target entity description: Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) are California’s statewide standards that set minimum energy and water efficiency requirements for appliances sold or offered for sale in the state.
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A.
National Energy Conservation Policy Act
The National Energy Conservation Policy Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1978 that promotes energy efficiency and conservation through measures such as building standards, federal energy management programs, and incentives for energy-saving technologies.
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B.
Energy Policy and Conservation Act
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is a U.S. federal law that establishes national energy conservation programs, including fuel economy standards and strategic petroleum reserves, to promote energy efficiency and security.
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C.
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that promoted energy conservation and the development of small-scale and renewable power generation by reforming electric utility rate structures and encouraging competition.
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D.
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that restructured the nation’s nuclear energy program, notably splitting regulatory and promotional functions and creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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E.
Refrigerator Safety Act
The Refrigerator Safety Act is a U.S. federal law that requires household refrigerators to be designed with safety features to prevent accidental entrapment, particularly of children.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California state regulation
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appliance efficiency standard ⓘ energy efficiency regulation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | California Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects |
appliance distributors
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appliance manufacturers ⓘ appliance retailers ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
appliances imported into California for sale
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appliances offered for sale in California ⓘ appliances sold in California ⓘ new appliances ⓘ |
| basedOn | cost-effective efficiency measures ⓘ |
| benefits |
California consumers
ⓘ
California environment ⓘ California utilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | Title 20 of the California Code of Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | California Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exempts | certain appliances not sold or offered for sale in California ⓘ |
| hasEnforcementMechanism |
civil penalties
ⓘ
product sales restrictions ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
lower utility bills for consumers
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promote market transformation toward efficient products ⓘ reduce energy consumption in California ⓘ reduce greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ reduce water consumption in California ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | mandatory standard in California ⓘ |
| hasScope | minimum performance standards for regulated appliances ⓘ |
| partOf | California Code of Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
commercial appliances
ⓘ
consumer appliances ⓘ electronics ⓘ industrial appliances ⓘ lighting products ⓘ plumbing fixtures ⓘ |
| relatedTo | California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
appliance certification
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appliance efficiency testing ⓘ appliance labeling ⓘ manufacturer reporting ⓘ registration of regulated appliances in a state database ⓘ |
| setsRequirementType |
minimum energy efficiency requirements
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minimum water efficiency requirements ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy | California climate and energy policy goals ⓘ |
| targets |
energy-using appliances
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water-using appliances ⓘ |
| updatedBy | periodic rulemakings of the California Energy Commission ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) Description of subject: Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20) are California’s statewide standards that set minimum energy and water efficiency requirements for appliances sold or offered for sale in the state.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.