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CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP): 4,390 qualifying heat pumps

The 2026 revision of CEE Tier 1, with higher low-temperature capacity requirements than 2025.

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Consortium for Energy EfficiencyData as of updated · sources

Share of models
45.5%
Qualifying models
4,390
Qualifying certifications
87,783
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≥ 65%
Path B (cooling-dominated / dual fuel)≥ 16≥ 11≥ 8≥ 1.75≥ 50%

Source: Consortium for Energy Efficiency

Where the thresholds fall

Every model's representative certification on each rating CEE 2026 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°F7,758 rated models · median 1.93At least 86% of rated models reach 1.75 on this rating alone.
+23 above33 below

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Models per COP at 5°F range
COP@5°F rangeModels
Below 1.4033
1.40 to under 1.50118
1.50 to under 1.6083
1.60 to under 1.70113
1.70 to under 1.80710
1.80 to under 1.902,085
1.90 to under 2.001,249
2.00 to under 2.101,265
2.10 to under 2.20597
2.20 to under 2.30470
2.30 to under 2.40337
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 2026 1.751.75

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Capacity retention at 5°F7,750 rated models · median 69%88% of rated models reach 50% (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%352
40 to under 45%195
45 to under 50%286
50 to under 55%598
55 to under 60%783
60 to under 65%884
65 to under 70%798
70 to under 75%1,046
75 to under 80%472
80 to under 85%531
85 to under 90%415
90 to under 95%387
95 to under 100%270
100 to under 105%385
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 50%50%
Baseline: Path A 65%65%

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

HSPF29,263 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 6.8691
6.8 to under 7.067
7.0 to under 7.3239
7.3 to under 7.565
7.5 to under 7.81,051
7.8 to under 8.0534
8.0 to under 8.3814
8.3 to under 8.5123
8.5 to under 8.81,436
8.8 to under 9.0268
9.0 to under 9.3946
9.3 to under 9.5361
9.5 to under 9.8692
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

SEER29,263 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 13.5658
13.5 to under 14.022
14.0 to under 14.5570
14.5 to under 15.0317
15.0 to under 15.5987
15.5 to under 16.0347
16.0 to under 16.5716
16.5 to under 17.0306
17.0 to under 17.5523
17.5 to under 18.0319
18.0 to under 18.5370
18.5 to under 19.0277
19.0 to under 19.5590
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 2026 1616.0

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

EER29,263 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 11.01,156
11.0 to under 11.5964
11.5 to under 12.01,096
12.0 to under 12.5908
12.5 to under 13.01,265
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 2026, by size
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Share of models meeting CEE 2026, by size
GroupQualifying share
Up to 1.5 tons67% · 2,096 of 3,130
2 tons52.9% · 760 of 1,437
2.5–3 tons38.3% · 992 of 2,588
3.5–4.5 tons22.7% · 485 of 2,136
5 tons and up16.3% · 57 of 349

Qualification by duct type

Models certified only with ducted, only with non-ducted, or with both kinds of indoor unit
TypeShareQualifying / total
Ducted23.6%1,073 / 4,549
Non-ducted57.5%1,862 / 3,236
Ducted and non-ducted78.4%1,455 / 1,855

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 Electric248 of 37366.5%
Midea230 of 40257.2%
Gree223 of 39556.5%
Carrier179 of 70125.5%
Lennox141 of 31345%
Rheem114 of 29139.2%
Hisense103 of 15964.8%
Daikin94 of 36725.6%
Trane81 of 30926.2%
Fujitsu62 of 16437.8%

Qualifying models

Sorted by manufacturer and model. Use Explore for other sorts and filters.
Models meeting CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP), page 4 of 176
# · Outdoor modelManufacturerSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
76UHD12KCH31S-OACD · LOMO 38SEERwith ductless indoor unit UHD12KCH31S-IACD1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9198%8.524.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2202110484
77UHD18KCH25S-OACDwith ductless indoor unit UHD18KCH25S-IACD1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.80111%10.022.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2202110485
78UHD24KCH22S-OACD · LOMO 38SEERwith ductless indoor unit UHD24KCH22S-IACD2 tons22,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.90100%9.521.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2202132789
79CMS12Acekoolwith ductless indoor unit CMS12Acekool1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8070%8.519.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1213804780
80CMS12 PROAcekool · Prowith ductless indoor unit CMS12 PROAcekool1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8066%9.022.0CEE 25CEE 261213857785
81CMS12-2ACEKOOLwith ductless indoor unit CMS12-2Acekool1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8070%8.519.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216962325
82CMS12-2 PROACEKOOL · Prowith ductless indoor unit CMS12-2 PROAcekool1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8076%9.523.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1216980963
83CMS18 PROAcekool · Prowith ductless indoor unit CMS18 PROAcekool1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8073%9.022.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1213857784
84CMS24 PROAcekool · Prowith ductless indoor unit CMS24 PROAcekool2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8067%9.020.0CEE 25CEE 261213857786
85CMS9Acekoolwith ductless indoor unit CMS9Acekool1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.7570%8.519.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1213804779
86CMS9 PROAcekool · Prowith ductless indoor unit CMS9 PROAcekool1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8074%9.023.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1213857783
87CMS9-2ACEKOOLwith ductless indoor unit CMS9-2Acekool1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8070%8.519.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216962323
88CMS9-2 PROACEKOOL · Prowith ductless indoor unit CMS9-2 PROAcekool1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8077%9.223.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1216980962
89ACA-2502AAchazelwith ductless indoor unit ACA-2501AAchazel1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.7570%8.519.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214584770
90ACA-2504AAchazelwith ductless indoor unit ACA-2503AAchazel1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8070%8.519.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1214584771
91ACIQ-06ZPL-HP230BACIQ · ACIQwith ductless indoor unit ACIQ-06W-HH-MCACIQ0.5 tons6,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.09107%13.626.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2210857314
92ACIQ-09Z-HP115BACIQ · ACIQwith ductless indoor unit ACIQ-09W-HP115BACIQ1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8960%9.021.5CEE 25CEE 261207825526
93ACIQ-09ZPL-HP230BACIQ · ACIQwith ductless indoor unit ACIQ-09W-HH-MBACIQ1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted1.9788%11.528.1CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC5207825531
94ACIQ-12-EHPBACIQ · ACIQ Serieswith ducted air handler ACIQ-12-AHBACIQ1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.0085%9.017.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC1214602072
95ACIQ-12ZPL-HP230BACIQ · ACIQwith ductless indoor unit ACIQ-12FM-HH-MCACIQ1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted1.9999%10.724.2CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC7210857331
96ACIQ-18-HPBACIQ · ACIQ serieswith ducted air handler ACIQ-18W-WMACIQ1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.3099%10.819.3CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC5213433248
97ACIQ-18Z-HH-M2BACIQ · ACIQACIQ1.5 tons19,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.83100%9.822.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3207825576
98ACIQ-18ZPL-HP230BACIQ · ACIQ serieswith ducted air handler ACIQ-18AHB-HH-MACIQ1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.0089%9.617.6CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC8210857357
99ACIQ-24-EHPBACIQ · ACIQ serieswith ducted air handler ACIQ-24W-WMACIQ2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.3375%10.217.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC9213433245
100ACIQ-24-HPBACIQ · ACIQ serieswith ducted air handler ACIQ-24W-WMACIQ2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.0092%10.517.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC5213433249

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