Wave Direct Limited (Wave) is a Newcastle, United Kingdom based company that manufactures portable electric spas. Wave sold or offered for sale portable electric spas in California, from September 2019 to January 2024.

This case was the result of an investigation performed by California Energy Commission (CEC) staff. CEC’s investigation and testing process identified that Wave was manufacturing and offering for sale portable electric spas 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, Wave executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on October 28, 2024, for $35,000.00 as a result of demonstrating financial hardship. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). Wave 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.