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CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP): 4,665 qualifying heat pumps

The CEE 2025 Tier 1 efficiency level for split air-source heat pumps, used by many utility rebate programs.

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Consortium for Energy EfficiencyData as of updated · sources

Share of models
48.1%
Qualifying models
4,665
Qualifying certifications
98,137
Paths
2

Criteria

A model qualifies when one certification meets every value in at least one row.
PathSEER2EER2HSPF2COP@5°FCap. 5/47
Path A (heating-dominated)≥ 16≥ 9.8≥ 8.5≥ 1.75≥ 60%
Path B (cooling-dominated / dual fuel)≥ 16≥ 11≥ 8≥ 1.75≥ 45%

Source: Consortium for Energy Efficiency

Where the thresholds fall

Every model's representative certification on each rating CEE 2025 checks, with its thresholds drawn. A model must clear every line of one path at once, on one certification, so these single-rating views show each hurdle, not the combined pass rate.
COP at 5°F7,806 rated models · median 1.93At least 86% of rated models reach 1.75 on this rating alone.
+23 above37 below

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Models per COP at 5°F range
COP@5°F rangeModels
Below 1.4037
1.40 to under 1.50123
1.50 to under 1.6087
1.60 to under 1.70115
1.70 to under 1.80716
1.80 to under 1.902,089
1.90 to under 2.001,247
2.00 to under 2.101,265
2.10 to under 2.20607
2.20 to under 2.30477
2.30 to under 2.40345
2.40 to under 2.50165
2.50 to under 2.60113
2.60 to under 2.70126
2.70 to under 2.8098
2.80 to under 2.9076
2.90 to under 3.0040
3.00 to under 3.1037
3.10 to under 3.2020
3.20 and above23
Baseline: median1.93
Baseline: CEE 2025 1.751.75

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Capacity retention at 5°F7,798 rated models · median 69%92% of rated models reach 45% (the lowest path) on this rating alone.
+31 above11 below

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Models per Capacity retention at 5°F range
Cap. 5/47 rangeModels
Below 30%11
30 to under 35%66
35 to under 40%366
40 to under 45%200
45 to under 50%286
50 to under 55%599
55 to under 60%783
60 to under 65%885
65 to under 70%799
70 to under 75%1,049
75 to under 80%488
80 to under 85%537
85 to under 90%414
90 to under 95%387
95 to under 100%270
100 to under 105%387
105 to under 110%74
110 to under 115%81
115 to under 120%27
120 to under 125%45
125 to under 130%13
130% and above31
Baseline: median69%
Baseline: Path B 45%45%
Baseline: Path A 60%60%

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

HSPF29,312 rated models · median 8.671% of rated models reach 8 (the lowest path) on this rating alone.
+45 above31 below

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Models per HSPF2 range
HSPF2 rangeModels
Below 6.531
6.5 to under 6.8711
6.8 to under 7.067
7.0 to under 7.3263
7.3 to under 7.567
7.5 to under 7.81,051
7.8 to under 8.0534
8.0 to under 8.3813
8.3 to under 8.5123
8.5 to under 8.81,436
8.8 to under 9.0268
9.0 to under 9.3947
9.3 to under 9.5363
9.5 to under 9.8693
9.8 to under 10.0272
10.0 to under 10.3623
10.3 to under 10.5171
10.5 to under 10.8303
10.8 to under 11.079
11.0 to under 11.3175
11.3 to under 11.585
11.5 to under 11.8116
11.8 to under 12.010
12.0 to under 12.332
12.3 to under 12.517
12.5 to under 12.89
12.8 to under 13.04
13.0 to under 13.30
13.3 to under 13.54
13.5 and above45
Baseline: median8.6
Baseline: Path B 88.0
Baseline: Path A 8.58.5

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

SEER29,312 rated models · median 17.568% of rated models reach 16 on this rating alone.
+34 above43 below

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Models per SEER2 range
SEER2 rangeModels
Below 13.043
13.0 to under 13.5678
13.5 to under 14.022
14.0 to under 14.5570
14.5 to under 15.0317
15.0 to under 15.51,004
15.5 to under 16.0355
16.0 to under 16.5714
16.5 to under 17.0306
17.0 to under 17.5523
17.5 to under 18.0319
18.0 to under 18.5371
18.5 to under 19.0279
19.0 to under 19.5593
19.5 to under 20.0163
20.0 to under 20.5480
20.5 to under 21.0259
21.0 to under 21.5534
21.5 to under 22.0326
22.0 to under 22.5337
22.5 to under 23.0182
23.0 to under 23.5295
23.5 to under 24.0167
24.0 to under 24.5106
24.5 to under 25.055
25.0 to under 25.533
25.5 to under 26.056
26.0 to under 26.549
26.5 to under 27.037
27.0 to under 27.531
27.5 to under 28.026
28.0 to under 28.548
28.5 and above34
Baseline: median17.5
Baseline: CEE 2025 1616.0

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

EER29,312 rated models · median 11.3At least 81% of rated models reach 9.8 (the lowest path) on this rating alone.
+33 above4 below

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Models per EER2 range
EER2 rangeModels
Below 8.04
8.0 to under 8.5244
8.5 to under 9.0584
9.0 to under 9.5515
9.5 to under 10.0388
10.0 to under 10.5900
10.5 to under 11.01,175
11.0 to under 11.5983
11.5 to under 12.01,096
12.0 to under 12.5918
12.5 to under 13.01,266
13.0 to under 13.5568
13.5 to under 14.0228
14.0 to under 14.5126
14.5 to under 15.044
15.0 to under 15.595
15.5 to under 16.077
16.0 to under 16.568
16.5 and above33
Baseline: median11.3
Baseline: Path A 9.89.8
Baseline: Path B 1111.0

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Qualification by size

Share of models meeting CEE 2025, by size
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Share of models meeting CEE 2025, by size
GroupQualifying share
Up to 1.5 tons69.5% · 2,175 of 3,130
2 tons56.5% · 813 of 1,440
2.5–3 tons41.2% · 1,074 of 2,606
3.5–4.5 tons25.3% · 546 of 2,161
5 tons and up15.9% · 57 of 358

Qualification by duct type

Models certified only with ducted, only with non-ducted, or with both kinds of indoor unit
TypeShareQualifying / total
Ducted25.5%1,174 / 4,597
Non-ducted60.4%1,955 / 3,236
Ducted and non-ducted82.5%1,536 / 1,862

Manufacturers with the most qualifying models

Among manufacturers with at least 5 models.
Qualifying models and share of each manufacturer’s catalog
ManufacturerQualifyingShare of its models
Mitsubishi Electric253 of 37367.8%
Midea242 of 40260.2%
Gree233 of 39559%
Carrier200 of 70128.5%
Lennox148 of 37139.9%
Rheem117 of 29140.2%
Hisense103 of 15964.8%
Daikin99 of 36727%
Trane97 of 30931.4%
ACIQ66 of 16141%

Qualifying models

Sorted by manufacturer and model. Use Explore for other sorts and filters.
Models meeting CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP), page 54 of 187
# · Outdoor modelManufacturerSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
1326SC-12ZPL-HP230DIYCOOLwith ductless indoor unit SC-12WPL-HP230DIYCOOL1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9198%8.524.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1208650745
1327SC-18Z-HH-M2DIYCOOLDIYCOOL1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.81104%10.020.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3208674930
1328SC-18ZPL-HP230DIYCOOLwith ductless indoor unit SC-18WPL-HP230DIYCOOL1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.80111%10.022.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1208650746
1329SC-2436-HPDIYCOOL · Ultra Heat Unitary Condensing Unitwith ducted air handler SC-24-AHDIYCOOL2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.8092%9.017.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2211717289
1330SC-27Z-HH-M3DIYCOOLDIYCOOL2 tons22,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.80115%10.020.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3208674933
1331SC-27Z-HH-M4BDIYCOOL · Extreme HeatDIYCOOL2 tons23,200 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.1090%10.021.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3215742359
1332SC-30ZGLD-HP230BDIYCOOLwith ductless indoor unit SC-30WGLD-HP230BDIYCOOL2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8177%8.520.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1211580580
1333SC-36ZGLD-HP230BDIYCOOLwith ductless indoor unit SC-36WGLD-HP230BDIYCOOL3 tons33,600 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8571%8.520.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1211580584
1334SC-4860-HPDIYCOOL · Ultra Heat Unitary Condensing Unitwith ducted air handler SC-48-AHDIYCOOL4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.8081%9.017.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2211717291
1335DNHP0018H-CDNAIRwith ducted air handler DNCL0018H-EDNAIR1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.2079%9.516.1CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2213350746
1336DNHP0024H-CDNAIRwith ducted air handler DNCL0024H-EDNAIR2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.9580%9.516.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2213350747
1337DNHP0030H-CDNAIRwith ducted air handler DNCL0030H-EDNAIR2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.8582%9.715.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2213350748
1338DNHP0036H-CDNAIRwith ducted air handler DNCL0036H-EDNAIR3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.0082%10.015.2CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2213350749
1339DA0921-H2-O*DUCTLESSAIRE · DA serieswith ductless indoor unit DA0921-H2-IDUCTLESSAIRE1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.1180%11.424.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1208136306
1340DA1221-H2-O*DUCTLESSAIRE · DA serieswith ductless indoor unit DA1221-H2-IDUCTLESSAIRE1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0970%9.323.1CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1208136307
1341DA1821-H2-O*DUCTLESSAIRE · DA serieswith ductless indoor unit DA1821-H2-IDUCTLESSAIRE1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.3870%10.323.7CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1208136308
1342DA2421-H2-O*DUCTLESSAIREwith ductless indoor unit DA2421-H2-IDUCTLESSAIRE2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9266%9.021.0CEE 25CEE 261208136309
1343DA27-3Z-0*DUCTLESSAIREDUCTLESSAIRE2.5 tons27,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.8371%9.223.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3208136324
1344DA48-5Z-ODUCTLESSAIREDUCTLESSAIRE4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.8069%9.521.1CEE 25CEE 263209862297
1345D2OA-18HFN1-MDUOHOMEDUOHOME1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.0066%10.221.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3211911388
1346D3OJ-27HFN1-MDUOHOMEDUOHOME2.5 tons27,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.8371%9.223.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3211911391
1347D4OG-36HFN1-MDUOHOMEDUOHOME3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.8065%9.623.1CEE 253211911394
1348D5OA-55HFN1-MDUOHOMEDUOHOME4.5 tons55,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.8060%9.620.2CEE 253211911400
1349D5OG-48HFN1-MDUOHOMEDUOHOME4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.8069%9.521.1CEE 25CEE 263211911397
1350DOD33-24HFN1-MT0WDUOHOMEwith ducted air handler DTIU-24HWFN1-MDUOHOME2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.3080%11.219.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2214797741

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