Chigo Electrical Appliances USA, Inc. (Chigo) is a City of Industry, California, based company who manufactures room a/c's, dehumidifiers, and wine chillers. Chigo sold or offered for sale room a/c's, dehumidifiers, and wine chillers in California, during the time period of July 2015 to July 2017.

This case was a result of a market survey performed by California Energy Commission (Energy Commission) staff. The Energy Commission's investigation process identified Chigo manufacturing and offering for sale room a/c's, dehumidifiers, and wine chillers not tested prior to being certified to the Appliance Efficiency Database (Database).

To settle this matter, Chigo executed a Settlement Agreement with the Energy Commission July 19, 2018, for $43,604. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). Chigo has also agreed to a compliance plan to test and certify each basic model to the Database before continuing to sell into California.