Tabata USA, Inc. (Tabata) is a Long Beach, California, based company that manufactures underwater vehicles. Tabata sold or offered for sale underwater vehicles in California, from February 2013 to February 2018. 

This case was the result of an investigation performed by California Energy Commission (Energy Commission) staff. The Energy Commission's investigation and testing process identified that Tabata was manufacturing and offering for sale underwater vehicles containing a small battery charger system 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, Tabata executed a Settlement Agreement with the Energy Commission on April 18, 2019, for $30,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). Tabata has also agreed to a compliance plan to remove the non-compliant models from the California market, design a new model that meets the energy efficiency standards, add the appropriate marking, and certify all models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.