The GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership
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GreenChill Store Certification Program Guidance
The following document provides guidance on meeting the GreenChill store certification criteria and
completing either the "newly constructed store " or "operational store " application form.
Guidance on the Certification Program:
1. GreenChill certification is valid for one year from the date of the certification award.
2. GreenChill certification may be re-earned annually, as long as a store meets the certification criteria on an
annual basis. A store that achieves certification for several years may receive "continued excellence"
awards.
3. A store that is unable to achieve the certification criteria in a particular year will lose its certification for that
year. If that store is able to meet the certification criteria in a subsequent year, it will be re-certified for that
year and each of the following years that it is able to meet the criteria.
4. There is no fee to apply for GreenChill certification. The only cost associated with GreenChill certification
is the cost to order the optional gold-level or silver-level plaque award. Every store awarded certification
automatically receives a GreenChill certificate.
5. GreenChill reserves the right to verify the information submitted by a store for certification, including, but
not limited to, inspection of the store, requesting third party certification, and/or requesting copies of store
records related to the certification criteria.
Guidance on the Certification Application Forms:
Two application forms are available for stores applying for GreenChill certification; (1) the 'Newly
Constructed Store' form, and (2) the 'Operational Store' form. Stores must submit the form that is
appropriate to the condition of the store at the time of application. For store remodel projects, please contact
Keilly Witman at witman.keilly@epa.gov or 202-343-9742 to determine whether the "newly constructed store"
form or the "operational store" form needs to be filled out.
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Guidance on Meeting the Certification Criteria:
GreenChill's decision to award a store with certification is based on several criteria, which are listed in the
table below. Each criterion applies to and is based on different types of refrigerant-containing equipment.
For instance, the refrigerant emissions rate criteria applies to and is based solely on the store's remote
commercial refrigeration equipment, while the requirement that refrigerants be non-ozone-depleting applies
to and is based on all three types of refrigerant-containing equipment in the store.
Equipment Included in Each Certification Criterion
CERTIFICATION CRITERIA
Refrigerant charge (Ibs.)
Evaporator heat load (1000 BTU/Hr)
Refrigerant emissions rate (Ibs.)
Non-ozone-depleting refrigerant
SNAP-approved refrigerant
GreenChill's Installation leak Tightness
standards (newly constructed stores only)
INCLUDED EQUIPMENT
Self contained Remote
commercial commercial
refrigeration refrigeration
equipment equipment
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Pounds of refrigerant per 1000 BTU/hr. is calculated as follows:
Refrigerant Charge (Ibs.) ., r r • . IAAAT^TT/U
• ; r-;—— T* -^-r—77—, /IAAAO^TT /u \ = Ibs. of refrigerant per 1000 BTU/hr.
Remote commercial refrigeration evaporator heat load (1000 BTUs/hr.)
6. Each store applying for GreenChill certification must achieve an annual emissions rate of no more than
15% of the commercial refrigeration system's refrigerant charge. The amount of refrigerant emitted
over the period of one year is equal to the amount of refrigerant lost from the store's commercial
refrigeration equipment and systems. The emissions rate is calculated as follows:
Amount of refrigerant emitted over the period of one year
System Refrigerant Charge
x 100 = Annual emissions rate (/
1'. All newly constructed store certification applications must include verification that the commercial
refrigeration system was tested for leaks according to GreenChill's Installation Leak Tightness Testing
Guidelines, which are available at:
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/partnerships/greenchill/downloads/LeakGuidelines.pdf
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