Refrigerated cabinets

Overview

Commercial refrigeration covered by the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 includes various refrigerated cabinets used in the retail and hospitality sectors. These include refrigerated display and storage cabinets, ice cream freezer cabinets, and ice cream and gelato scooping cabinets.

What products are covered?

Product classes covered by the determination are set out in Schedule 1 of the determination. Products for ‘refrigerated cabinets’ include refrigerated display, refrigerated drinks and storage cabinets, ice cream freezer and scooping cabinets.

A product will be a ‘refrigerated display cabinet’ under the determination if:

• it is not ahousehold refrigerating appliance under the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) determination 2019, either because it is “not ordinarily supplied for household use”, or it otherwise does not fall within the definition of household refrigerating appliance in section 4 of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) determination 2019; and
• it satisfies the definition of ‘refrigerated cabinet’ in section 6 of the determination; and
• it satisfies the definition of ‘refrigerated display cabinet’ in section 8 of the determination. The definition requires, among other things, that the cabinet is “designed for storage and display of, and access by consumers to, chilled or frozen items contained in the cabinet in a retail environment”.

For more information, see sections 6, 8 and 20 and Schedule 1 of the determination.

What products are not covered?

The following products are not covered by this determination:

• refrigerated vending machines
• icemakers
• cabinets that are designed for both food processing and storage
• refrigerated cabinets that have liquid cooled condensers
• products covered by the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) determination 2019
• built-in cabinets
• roll-in cabinets
• pass through cabinets
• appliances that are intended for short time or intermittent normal operation during the full day.
• refrigerated display cabinets that are low sales volume, oversize or both, and have an indirect refrigeration system
• refrigerated storage cabinets that are not light duty, normal duty or heavy duty
• pozzetto cabinets
• chiller freezer cabinets.

Refer to section 21 of the determination for more details.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is currently investigating the creation of a Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards determination for commercial icemakers.

See news and stories or consultations where we provide information as it becomes available.

Technical requirements

For technical guidance regarding refrigerated cabinets, review thedetermination and referenced standards.

New Zealand does not cite all the below standards in its energy efficiency regulations for refrigerated cabinets. Visit Refrigerated cabinets on Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority for more information.

Labelling requirements

It is not a mandatory requirement for refrigerated cabinets covered by this determination to display an Energy Rating Label. However, a star rating may be used voluntarily to describe the energy efficiency of these products when offering to supply them.

In these circumstances, the star rating must be calculated in accordance with Schedule 5 of the determination. The rating will be calculated during the registration of a product and will be recorded in the Energy Rating Product Database.

If you would like to use the Energy Rating Icon to communicate the star rating of your product, please contact us.