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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 11 of 13
# · Outdoor modelManufacturerSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
251CU-XZ15AKUACPANASONIC · Climapure XZwith ductless indoor unit CS-XZ15AKUAWPanasonic1 ton14,700 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.14104%12.022.4CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2214837754
252CU-XZ18AKUACPANASONIC · Climapure XZwith ductless indoor unit CS-XZ18AKUAWPanasonic1.5 tons17,200 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.22103%11.722.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2214837755
253CU-XZ9AKUACPANASONIC · Climapure XZwith ductless indoor unit CS-XZ9AKUAWPanasonic0.5 tons8,700 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.32134%12.027.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2214837752
2544PAMSHH06-SZOPERFECTAIRE · 4PAM Serieswith ductless indoor unit 4PAMSHH06-UVWPERFECTAIRE0.5 tons6,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.29107%14.625.3CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1217221802
255FPHFR48A3DRheem · Floating Air Prestigewith ducted air handler FPHFA48A3DRheem4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.10100%10.019.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC6217508874
256ML06HP230NEXH-OMAINLINE · ML Serieswith ducted air handler ML06HP230LSDUC-IRheem0.5 tons6,500 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.4198%13.821.4CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC6215864373
257ML18HP230LMNTH-OMAINLINE · ML Serieswith ducted air handler ML18HP230G3AHU-IRheem1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.12103%10.119.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC19216623398
258RD18AY24AJVCRHEEMwith ducted air handler L(E,G)M24FJRheem1.5 tons19,600 Btu/h · Ducted2.83102%9.017.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC547218029730
259RD18AY36AJVCRHEEMwith ducted air handler C(A,C,D,E)36B3J+TDRRheem2.5 tons28,600 Btu/h · Ducted2.91123%7.514.3CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1,135218796924
260RD18AY48AJVCRHEEMwith ducted air handler D(A,C,E)60D3J+TDRRheem3 tons37,600 Btu/h · Ducted2.88106%8.114.8CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1,022218796931
261AR09DXDABWKXSAMSUNG · WindFree - Premium (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR09DXDABWKNSamsung1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.15114%10.525.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215399294
262AR09DXDACWKXSAMSUNG · WindFree - Max heat (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR09DXDABWKNSamsung1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.15114%10.525.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215399292
263AR15DXDABWKXSAMSUNG · WindFree - Premium (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR15DXDABWKNSamsung1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.50104%11.023.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215222779
264AR15DXDACWKXSAMSUNG · WindFree - Max heat (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR15DXDABWKNSamsung1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.50104%11.023.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215222778
265AR70H15CACWXSAMSUNG · Bespoke AI WindFree Pro Max Heat (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR70H15CACWNSamsung1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.10115%11.223.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2218691701
266AR70H15CAEBXSAMSUNG · Bespoke AI WindFree Pro (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR70H15CAEBNSamsung1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.10115%11.223.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2218691719
267MWLE015S6S-1PSAMSUNG · Low Ambient SZ Wall-Mountwith ductless indoor unit MWME015S6-1PSamsung1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.10115%11.223.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOE2218691726
268MWPE015S6S-1PSAMSUNG · Premium SZ Wall-Mountwith ductless indoor unit MWME015S6-BPSamsung1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.10115%11.223.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOE2218691732
269SENA-06HF-OGSENVILLE · SENA Serieswith ductless indoor unit SENA-06HF-IGGSenville0.5 tons6,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.40110%14.825.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2215735294
270AE-X12CHUSHARP · Single Zone serieswith ductless indoor unit AY-XP12CHU-BSHARP1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.10100%11.025.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2217512733
271AE-X12ZHU1SHARP · Single Zone serieswith ductless indoor unit AY-XP12ZHU1SHARP1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.10100%11.025.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1213238803
272SHC06AH2AGSLIMAIR · SHC Serieswith ducted air handler SHDL06AC2AGSLIMAIR0.5 tons6,500 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.4198%13.821.4CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC3218472984
273SAK-06-OCT2/220VStar Air Kontrol · SAK Serieswith ductless indoor unit SAK-06-OCT1/220VStar Air Kontrol0.5 tons6,500 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.40109%12.022.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1216369228
274ACIQ-60-HP32Stealth Comfort · R32 Extreme Heat Unitarywith ducted air handler ACIQ-60-AH32Stealth Comfort4.5 tons53,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.10100%10.518.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215387249
275TSSZHH062R5TEMP SHIFTwith ductless indoor unit TSHW062R5TEMP SHIFT0.5 tons6,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.29107%14.625.3CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOE1218426379

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