Safavieh International, LLC (Safavieh), is a Port Washington, New York, based company that manufactures plumbing fittings. Safavieh sold or offered for sale plumbing fittings in California, from July 2018 to August 2020.

This case was the result of an investigation performed by California Energy Commission (CEC) staff. CEC's investigation and testing process identified that Safavieh was manufacturing and offering for sale plumbing fittings that were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS).

To settle this matter, Safavieh executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on February 22, 2021, for $4,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). Safavieh has also agreed to a compliance plan to test and certify all models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.