New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle B - Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Chapter II - Rules of the Office of Cannabis Management
Part 113 - Medical Cannabis
Section 113.26 - Energy and Environmental Standards and Regulations
Universal Citation: 9 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 113.26
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Annual benchmarking of energy and water usage is required, using either EPA Energy Portfolio Manager or the Resource Innovation Institute's Cannabis PowerScore, with the first report to be completed and submitted to the Office no later than one year after registration and with subsequent reports to be submitted annually to the Office thereafter.
(b) Lighting Standards for indoor cultivation areas.
(1) All
horticultural lighting used in a manufacturing facility shall be listed on the
current design lights consortium solid-state horticultural lighting qualified
products list ("Horticultural QPL") or other similar list as determined by the
Office and lighting Photosynthetic Photon Efficacy (PPE) must be at least 2.2
mol/J (micromoles per joule).
(2)
Registered organizations with existing manufacturing facilities will have one
year from the date of adoption of the regulations to comply with this
subdivision, unless otherwise approved by the Office with good cause
shown.
(3) A facility seeking to
use horticultural lighting not included on the Horticultural QPL or other
similar list, as determined by the Office, shall seek a waiver pursuant to a
third-party certification of the energy efficiency features of the proposed
lighting.
(c) Dehumidification. Dehumidification equipment for all new construction shall include one of the following:
(1) stand-alone
dehumidifiers that have a minimum integrated energy factor of 1.77 L/kWh for
product case volumes of 8.0 cubic feet or less, and a minimum integrated energy
factor of 2.41 L/kWh for product case volumes greater than 8.0 cubic
feet;
(2) integrated HVAC system
with on-site heat recovery designed to fulfill at least 75 percent of the
annual energy for dehumidification reheat;
(3) chilled water system with on-site heat
recovery designed to fulfill at least 75 percent of the annual energy for
dehumidification reheat; or (iv) solid or liquid desiccant dehumidification
system for system designs that require dewpoint of 50°F or less;
or
(4) any other equipment as
determined by the Office.
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