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DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge: 322 qualifying heat pumps

Rating thresholds from the DOE Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge.

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U.S. Department of EnergyData as of updated · sources

Share of models
2.6%
Qualifying models
322
Qualifying certifications
1,066
Paths
1

Criteria

A model qualifies when one certification meets every value in this row.
PathHSPF2COP@5°FCap. 5/47
Challenge specification≥ 8.5≥ 2.1≥ 100%

Source: U.S. Department of Energy

Where the thresholds fall

Every model's representative certification on each rating DOE CCHP 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°F11,218 rated models · median 2.0031% of rated models reach 2.1 on this rating alone.
+40 above12 below

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Models per COP at 5°F range
COP@5°F rangeModels
Below 1.4012
1.40 to under 1.5079
1.50 to under 1.60176
1.60 to under 1.70335
1.70 to under 1.801,180
1.80 to under 1.902,237
1.90 to under 2.001,350
2.00 to under 2.102,426
2.10 to under 2.201,325
2.20 to under 2.30778
2.30 to under 2.40511
2.40 to under 2.50260
2.50 to under 2.60215
2.60 to under 2.70132
2.70 to under 2.8080
2.80 to under 2.9051
2.90 to under 3.0031
3.00 and above40
Baseline: median2.00
Baseline: DOE CCHP 2.12.10

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Capacity retention at 5°F11,153 rated models · median 72%11% of rated models reach 100% on this rating alone.
+40 above51 below

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Models per Capacity retention at 5°F range
Cap. 5/47 rangeModels
Below 30%51
30 to under 35%28
35 to under 40%337
40 to under 45%467
45 to under 50%520
50 to under 55%565
55 to under 60%526
60 to under 65%684
65 to under 70%763
70 to under 75%2,400
75 to under 80%1,157
80 to under 85%798
85 to under 90%375
90 to under 95%719
95 to under 100%580
100 to under 105%757
105 to under 110%151
110 to under 115%148
115 to under 120%27
120 to under 125%41
125 to under 130%19
130% and above40
Baseline: median72%
Baseline: DOE CCHP 100%100%

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

HSPF212,299 rated models · median 9.067% of rated models reach 8.5 on this rating alone.
+62 above41 below

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Models per HSPF2 range
HSPF2 rangeModels
Below 6.541
6.5 to under 6.8983
6.8 to under 7.064
7.0 to under 7.3528
7.3 to under 7.515
7.5 to under 7.81,111
7.8 to under 8.0383
8.0 to under 8.3720
8.3 to under 8.5177
8.5 to under 8.81,449
8.8 to under 9.0196
9.0 to under 9.31,501
9.3 to under 9.5132
9.5 to under 9.81,369
9.8 to under 10.0306
10.0 to under 10.31,626
10.3 to under 10.5228
10.5 to under 10.8602
10.8 to under 11.080
11.0 to under 11.3294
11.3 to under 11.559
11.5 to under 11.8122
11.8 to under 12.021
12.0 to under 12.327
12.3 to under 12.52
12.5 to under 12.892
12.8 to under 13.00
13.0 to under 13.323
13.3 to under 13.59
13.5 to under 13.843
13.8 to under 14.034
14.0 and above62
Baseline: median9.0
Baseline: DOE CCHP 8.58.5

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Qualification by size

Share of models meeting DOE CCHP, by size
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Share of models meeting DOE CCHP, by size
GroupQualifying share
Up to 1.5 tons3.6% · 171 of 4,712
2 tons2.2% · 38 of 1,747
2.5–3 tons2.1% · 58 of 2,722
3.5–4.5 tons2% · 53 of 2,687
5 tons and up0.4% · 2 of 458

Qualification by duct type

Models certified only with ducted, only with non-ducted, or with both kinds of indoor unit
TypeShareQualifying / total
Ducted1.9%114 / 6,060
Non-ducted2.4%97 / 4,081
Ducted and non-ducted5.1%111 / 2,185

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
Gree40 of 7175.6%
York18 of 2297.9%
Midea17 of 5463.1%
Mitsubishi Electric15 of 1569.6%
Fujitsu14 of 1797.8%
Hisense12 of 1617.5%
HITACHI11 of 6317.5%
LG11 of 10011%
Lennox9 of 3312.7%
Trane9 of 3632.5%

Qualifying models

Sorted by manufacturer and model. Use Explore for other sorts and filters.
Models meeting DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge, page 10 of 13
# · Outdoor modelManufacturerSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
226MUZ-FX15NLHZ2***Mitsubishi Electric · M-Serieswith ductless indoor unit MSZ-FX15NLMitsubishi Electric1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.14135%11.025.9CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1216798017
227PUZ-AK24NLHZ2***Mitsubishi Electric · P serieswith ductless indoor unit PLA-AE24NLMitsubishi Electric2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.20100%10.822.8CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC13218697024
228PUZ-AK30NLHZ2***Mitsubishi Electric · P serieswith ductless indoor unit PLA-AE30NLMitsubishi Electric2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.30100%11.023.8CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC9218697037
229PUZ-AK36NLHZ2***Mitsubishi Electric · P serieswith ductless indoor unit PLA-AE36NLMitsubishi Electric3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.10100%10.523.3CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC9218697046
230SUZ-AA09NLHZ***Mitsubishi Electric · M serieswith ductless indoor unit MSZ-EX09NLBMitsubishi Electric1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.44100%10.017.4CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC11215748463
231SUZ-AA12NLHZ***Mitsubishi Electric · M serieswith ductless indoor unit MSZ-EX12NLBMitsubishi Electric1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.15100%10.017.6CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC12215748495
232SUZ-AA15NLHZ***Mitsubishi Electric · M serieswith ducted air handler PEAD-AA15NLMitsubishi Electric1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.18100%10.217.2CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC10215734918
233SUZ-AA18NLHZ***Mitsubishi Electric · M serieswith ducted air handler PEAD-AA18NLMitsubishi Electric1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.12100%10.017.3CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC12215734922
234HO-SZ06-LA-QMitsutomo · HO Serieswith ducted air handler HD-UZ06-LA-QMitsutomo0.5 tons6,500 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.4198%13.821.4CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC3217162571
235UHO18-NB-LA-QMitsutomo · UHO Serieswith ducted air handler UHMX3-18-AB-LA-QMitsutomo1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.12103%10.119.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC4217162467
236MSHMA18R2AN1MOOVAIR · MAH Serieswith ducted air handler MAHHA18R4AS1MOOVAIR1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.12103%10.119.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC8216030975
237HHS-18HD-BMulti MFG · HHS Serieswith ducted air handler 18MUC0-HP-BMulti MFG1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.10103%10.819.3CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC3216760044
238MSH-06HD-BMulti MFGwith ductless indoor unit 6HWMS0-C-M-BMulti MFG0.5 tons6,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.29107%14.625.3CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOE1216760067
239NDHAS26BA-06-ONAPOLEON · NDH Serieswith ductless indoor unit NDHAS26BB-06-INAPOLEON0.5 tons6,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.40110%14.825.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1217361765
240DXH36FMK3IHGIBSON · Multizone OutdoorsNortek Global HVAC3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.10100%10.021.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC6215746313
241UXH48-60MSK3IHGibson · E Serieswith ducted air handler UMD60MSK3IHNortek Global HVAC4.5 tons53,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.10100%10.518.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC14217138209
242LEA06SZ36-ONOVAIR · LEA Serieswith ducted air handler LEA06DUCT-INOVAIR0.5 tons6,500 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.4198%13.821.4CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC3217606302
243LEA18CEN36-ONOVAIR · LEA Serieswith ducted air handler LEA18HH-CEN-INOVAIR1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.12103%10.119.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC6218788023
244OAH-MZ24K-208-CH-OORTECH · Multi-spilt seriesORTECH2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.10108%10.524.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1218451244
245OARX-H09A-OOUELLET · Olympiawith ductless indoor unit OARX-H09A-IOUELLET1 ton9,100 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.11108%11.230.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC3216472855
246OFLX1-H60A-OOUELLET · Flexxwith ducted air handler OAHX1-H60A-IOUELLET4.5 tons53,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.10100%10.518.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC6216440574
247OFRM4X1-H36A-OOUELLET · MyriadOUELLET3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.10100%10.021.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC3216453531
248CU-2Z18ABUCPANASONIC · MultiZonePanasonic1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.15122%12.522.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1214837934
249CU-3Z22ABUCPANASONIC · MultiZonePanasonic2 tons22,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.27105%10.724.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1214837935
250CU-XZ12AKUACPANASONIC · Climapure XZwith ductless indoor unit CS-XZ12AKUAWPanasonic1 ton11,500 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.11119%11.725.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2214837753

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