Atlas International Inc. (Atlas) is an Irvine, California based company that manufactures plumbing fittings, plumbing fixtures, and fans and dehumidifiers. Atlas sold or offered for sale kitchen faucets, showerheads, showerhead-tub spout diverter combinations, water closets, and residential exhaust fans in California, from April 2018 to April 2022.

This case was the result of an investigation performed by California Energy Commission (CEC) staff. CEC’s investigation and testing process identified that Atlas was manufacturing and offering for sale kitchen faucets, showerheads, showerhead-tub spout diverter combinations, water closets, and residential exhaust fans that were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS).

To settle this matter, Atlas executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on September 15, 2022, for $50,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). Atlas has also agreed to a compliance plan to test and certify all models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.