---
type: jurisdictional-variation
id: new-facilities-with-systems-containing-more-than-50-pounds-of-refrigerant-california
asset: hfc-refrigerant-regulations-by-state
title: "California — HFC refrigerant GWP regulations by US state"
sources:
  - https://nasrc.org/hfc-policy-tracker/
source_quote: "New Facilities: California food retailers may not use refrigerants above 150 GWP in new facilities with systems containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant starting January 1, 2022."
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-05
stale_after: 2027-02-01
state: "California"
equipment_category: "New facilities with systems containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant"
gwp_limit: "150"
effective_date: "January 1, 2022"
regulatory_status: "signed into law"
verified: true
---
**State:** California

**Equipment category:** New facilities with systems containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant

**GWP limit:** 150

**Effective date:** January 1, 2022

**Regulatory status:** signed into law

> New Facilities: California food retailers may not use refrigerants above 150 GWP in new facilities with systems containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant starting January 1, 2022.

Source: <https://nasrc.org/hfc-policy-tracker/>