Whynter, LLC. (Whynter) is a Brea, California, based company that manufactures wine coolers. Whynter sold or offered for sale wine coolers in California, from July 2015 to October 2018. 

This case was the result of an investigation performed by California Energy Commission (CEC) staff. CEC's investigation process identified that Whynter was manufacturing and offering for sale wine coolers that did not meet the efficiency standard and were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS). 

To settle this matter, Whynter executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on October 16, 2019, for $55,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount established by SB 454 of 2011 (Pavley). Whynter has also agreed to a compliance plan to discontinue sales of noncompliant models in California and test and certify all compliant models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.