Win-Holt Equipment Corporation (Win-Holt) is a company that manufactures commercial cooking products based in Garden City, New York. Win-Holt sold or offered for sale commercial hot food holding cabinets in California, from May 2021 to September 2025

This case was the result of an investigation performed by California Energy Commission (CEC) staff. CEC’s investigation and testing process identified that Win-Holt was manufacturing and offering for sale Winholt brand commercial hot food holding cabinets that did not meet the efficiency standard and were not certified to the Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS).

To resolve this matter, Win-Holt executed a Settlement Agreement with CEC on October 1, 2026, for $150,000.00. The penalty monies are deposited into the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount as required in Public Resources Code section 25402.11. Win-Holt has also agreed to a compliance plan to discontinue sales of non-compliant models in California and test and certify all compliant models to MAEDbS before continuing to sell in California.