Refrigerant compliance is entering a new enforcement cycle. The 2026 federal AIM Act expansion lowered reporting thresholds to systems containing 15 lbs or more of HFC refrigerant, while states like California and Washington continue to add registration, leak documentation, and annual reporting requirements. More equipment is regulated, oversight is increasing, and civil penalties can reach tens of thousands of dollars per day per violation. For multi-site operators, this is now a material financial and operational risk.
Multi-site operators now face overlapping requirements under:
Compliance is no longer a paperwork exercise. It is an operational risk category.