GoPlus Corp. (GoPlus) is a Fontana, California, based company that manufactures battery chargers, portable air conditioners, evaporative coolers, dehumidifiers, residential exhaust fans, portable electric spas, plumbing fittings, clothes washers, clothes dryers, refrigerators, refrigerator freezers, miscellaneous refrigeration products, cooking products, food service equipment, and water dispensers. GoPlus sold or offered for sale these products in California, from July 2015 to December 2018.

This case was the result of an industry complaint. California Energy Commission's (CEC) investigation and testing process identified that GoPlus was manufacturing and offering for sale battery chargers, portable air conditioners, evaporative coolers, dehumidifiers, residential exhaust fans, portable electric spas, plumbing fittings, clothes washers, clothes dryers, refrigerators, refrigerator freezers, miscellaneous refrigeration products, cooking products, food service equipment, and water dispensers that did not meet the efficiency standard, failed the marking requirement, and were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS).

To settle this matter, GoPlus executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on May 19, 2021, for $450,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). GoPlus has also agreed to a compliance plan to redesign the non-compliant models to meet the efficiency standard, add the appropriate marking, and certify all models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.