New HVACR Refrigerant Requirements: Are You Ready?

The American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act represents a critical regulatory shift in how businesses handle hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gasses used in refrigeration and air conditioning systems. ​With the impending regulatory updates taking effect at the beginning of 2026, facility managers need to understand the steps they must take to comply. Jason Cornett, Refrigeration Technical Manager, and Brent Felten, Business Development Director, are sharing their knowledge this week at the SPECS Show 2025 in Grapevine, Texas, on the impacts these changes will have on retailers.

• Technology Transitions Program | US EPA
• Restrictions on the Use of Certain HFCs under Subsection (i) of the AIM Act
• Technology Transitions GWP Reference Table | US EPA
• Fact Sheet: Final Rule 26 – Listing of Substitutes under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program in Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration | US EPA

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – PART 84 – PHASEDOWN OF HYDROFLUOROCARBONS

• Title 40 CFR Chapter I, Supchapter C, Part 84
• eCFR :: 40 CFR Part 84 — Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons

RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF CERTAIN HYDROFLUOROCARBONS UNDER THE AMERICAN INNOVATION AND MANUFACTURING ACT OF 2020

• Federal Register :: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020

ALLOWANCE ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY FOR 2024 AND LATER YEARS

• Federal Register :: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years

EPA AIM ACT AND SNAP FINAL RULE 26 FACT SHEETS

• https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-10/technology-transitions-final-rule-fact-sheet-2023.pdf
• https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-05/snap-final-rule-26-factsheet.pdf