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CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP): 4,667 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
4,667
Qualifying certifications
98,141
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°F7,807 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 2.001,248
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°F7,799 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%886
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

HSPF29,313 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 7.81,052
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

SEER29,313 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 15.0318
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

EER29,313 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 10.5901
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 tons41.3% · 1,075 of 2,606
3.5–4.5 tons25.3% · 547 of 2,162
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
Ducted25.6%1,176 / 4,598
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 89 of 187
# · Outdoor modelManufacturerSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
2201ICMZ36DKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONICONIC AIR SOLUTION3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.90102%9.720.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3214389530
2202ICMZ48EKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONICONIC AIR SOLUTION4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.9396%10.021.2CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3214389533
2203ICMZ60EKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONICONIC AIR SOLUTION4.5 tons55,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.7785%9.520.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3214389536
2204ICOO09AJICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ductless indoor unit IFOH09IJICONIC AIR SOLUTION1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0775%9.823.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214389494
2205ICOO09AKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ductless indoor unit IFOB06-09IKICONIC AIR SOLUTION1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.3777%11.522.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel5214640133
2206ICOO12AJICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ductless indoor unit IFOH12IJICONIC AIR SOLUTION1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0757%10.422.7CEE 25CEE 261214389495
2207ICOO12AKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ductless indoor unit IFOC12IKICONIC AIR SOLUTION1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.2867%10.022.7CEE 25CEE 26Xcel4214389545
2208ICOO18AKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ducted air handler IFOD18IKICONIC AIR SOLUTION1.5 tons17,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.4065%10.620.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel5214640128
2209ICOO24AKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ducted air handler IFOD24IKICONIC AIR SOLUTION2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.3080%11.219.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3214640129
2210ICOZ09AKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ducted air handler IFOV09IKICONIC AIR SOLUTION1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.90110%10.020.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214389553
2211ICOZ12AKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ducted air handler IFOV12IKICONIC AIR SOLUTION1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Ducted1.85100%9.520.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214389554
2212ICOZ18AKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ducted air handler IFOV18IKICONIC AIR SOLUTION1.5 tons17,500 Btu/h · Ducted2.2095%10.818.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214389555
2213ICOZ24AKICONIC AIR SOLUTIONwith ducted air handler IFOV24IKICONIC AIR SOLUTION2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.0096%11.119.2CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214389556
221470HPIC18AiFLOWwith ducted air handler 70C1824BAiFLOW1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.2079%9.516.1CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1212546248
221570HPIC24AiFLOWwith ducted air handler 70C1824AAiFLOW2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.0080%9.816.1CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218029482
2216ISAM-1822Impecca · M-SeriesImpecca1.5 tons17,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.2276%10.021.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3215412925
2217ISAM-2422Impecca · M-SeriesImpecca2 tons23,200 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.1090%10.021.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3215412926
2218ISAM-3622Impecca · M-SeriesImpecca3 tons34,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.8290%10.021.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3215412923
2219ISAM-4222Impecca · M-SeriesImpecca3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.9281%10.021.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3215412924
2220ISAS-1225BImpecca · Lomowith ductless indoor unit ISMI-W123Impecca1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8575%9.024.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216410292
2221ISAS-2422Impecca · Lomowith ductless indoor unit ISMI-W243Impecca2 tons22,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.7571%9.524.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216410294
2222ISAS-3622Impeccawith ductless indoor unit ISMI-W363Impecca3 tons33,600 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8571%8.520.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216410293
2223EZ-09Z-HP115InfinityLiving · EZ Serieswith ductless indoor unit EZ-09W-HP115InfinityLiving1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.7564%9.420.0CEE 25CEE 261214810592
2224EZ-12ZPL-HP115InfinityLiving · EZ Serieswith ductless indoor unit EZ-12WPL-HP115InfinityLiving1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9553%9.022.5CEE 25CEE 261214810593
2225EZ-18Z-M2InfinityLiving · EZ SeriesInfinityLiving1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8774%9.621.2CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214810596

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