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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 7 of 13
# · Outdoor modelManufacturerSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
151AO-12U3T26P2HISENSE · Hi-PROwith ductless indoor unit AS-12U3THB25PHisense1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.25100%11.830.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2218270897
152AOU-48U3T25UHISENSE · Hi UNIwith ducted air handler AHU-48U3T25Hisense4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.10100%10.019.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1217508869
153AS-09UW3TBW00HISENSE · Hi-Prowith ductless indoor unit AS-09UW3TBW**00Hisense1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.25100%11.832.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1216739752
154AS-12UW3TBW00HISENSE · Hi-Prowith ductless indoor unit AS-12UW3TBW**00Hisense1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.25100%11.830.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1216739753
155AUW-48U3TH1HISENSE · Hi UNIwith ducted air handler AUH-48UX3TEH5Hisense4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.10100%10.019.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1217469235
156AVW-36F3DAH2HisenseHisense3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.45100%10.823.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOE3216618248
157AVW-48F3DAH2HisenseHisense4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.40100%10.822.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOE3216618251
158AVW-60F3DAH2HisenseHisense5 tons60,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.30100%11.021.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOE3216618254
159PAS-18BLFASDQ1HITACHI · airCore700with ductless indoor unit PCI-B18UFA1DQHITACHI1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.40100%11.524.1CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC5215222824
160PAS-24BLFASDQ1HITACHI · airCore700with ductless indoor unit PCI-B24UFA1DQHITACHI2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.40106%10.819.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC5215222825
161PAS-30BLFASDQ1HITACHI · airCore700with ductless indoor unit PCI-B30UFA1DQHITACHI2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.40103%11.220.3CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC3215222826
162PAS-30BUFASDQ1HITACHI · airCore700with ductless indoor unit PPFC-B30UFA1DQHITACHI2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.5076%10.019.6CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC7214779300
163PAS-36BLFASDQ1HITACHI · airCore700with ductless indoor unit PCI-B36UFA1DQHITACHI3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted2.10104%10.923.6CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC5215222842
164RAC-GJ15WHAAHitachi · airHome 600with ductless indoor unit RAK-GJ15PHAAHITACHI1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.20100%11.022.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1216618246
165RAC-GJ18WHAAHitachi · airHome 600with ductless indoor unit RAK-GJ18PHAAHITACHI1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.18120%11.520.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215413020
166RAC-GJ18WHBAHitachi · airHome 600with ductless indoor unit RAK-GJ18PHBAHITACHI1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.18120%11.520.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1218451552
167RAC-GJ24WHAAHitachi · airHome 600with ductless indoor unit RAK-GJ24PHAAHITACHI2 tons22,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.34112%11.021.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215413021
168RAC-GJ24WHBAHitachi · airHome 600with ductless indoor unit RAK-GJ24PHBAHITACHI2 tons22,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.34112%11.021.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1218451554
169RAC-XJ12WHAAHitachi · airHome 800with ductless indoor unit RAK-XJ12PHAAHITACHI1 ton12,500 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.12122%11.525.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215911631
170MOS06H2BH0AINNOVAIR · MHW Serieswith ductless indoor unit MHW06H2BHRBInnovair0.5 tons6,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.40110%14.825.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215725442
171SHV18H2BAINNOVAIR · SHV Serieswith ducted air handler SAV18BDUInnovair1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.12103%10.119.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC9217966389
172KOB-HH-PSX06HP-2AAMAKADENwith ductless indoor unit KIB-PSX06WM-2AAMAKaden0.5 tons6,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.40110%14.825.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2215866628
173KOB-HH-UUX18HP-2AAMAKADENwith ducted air handler KIB-HH-UUX18AH3-2AAMAKaden1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.12103%10.119.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2217970408
174KEENHYDHP18AAKEEN Home · KEEN Serieswith ducted air handler KEENULDAH18AAKEEN Home1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.12103%10.119.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC3217596881
175KEENUMHP06AAKEEN Home · KEEN Serieswith ductless indoor unit KEENOWAH06AAKEEN Home0.5 tons6,500 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.40109%12.022.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1217596898

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