Large potential for energy savings

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Why a focus on appliances?

• Large potential for energy savings
• Quick return on investment
• Energy savings means reducing greenhouse gas
  emissions

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Which Electric Appliances Consume the Most?
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Mandatory Energy Labels

• Since 1996, various European Directives have made
  energy labels mandatory for different types of
  appliances
• Air-conditioning
• Light sources
• Cooling and freezing devices
• Ovens
• Washing machines
• Dryers
• Dishwashers
• This list will be expanded in the near future

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Energy Label Classifications

• The EU energy label
• Class A 42-55 of energy consumption
• Class B 55-75
• Class C 75-90
• Class D 90-100
• Class E 100-110
• Class F 110-125
• Class G gt125
• 100 is the reference energy consumption
  according to European guideline 2003/66/EG
• Today, most appliances are in Class A

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New Energy Labels

• In 2003, a new European guidelines introduced the
  A and A energy efficiency classes
• Class A 30-42
• Class A lt30

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The Most Efficient Appliances?

• You can find an overview of energy-efficient
  appliances on the Topten website. The site helps
  consumers find the best domestic appliances
• From the European platform site, you can click
  through to sites for Switzerland, Austria and
  France. The sites for other countries will go
  live in the near future

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How to Choose

• One of the most important criteria in choosing
  the best-performing appliance is the lifecycle
  cost
• LCC the sum of the purchase price and the
  energy cost of an appliance over its life span
• On www.topten.ch you can rank appliances purchase
  price and electricity costs for the next fifteen
  years

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LCC Example (1/2)

• Which is the best stand-alone refrigerator
  (without freezer) with a volume over 200 litres?
• Compare on the Topten Web site
• Type 1, 255 l 943 (purchase) 304 (energy)
  1247 , or 4.89 /l
• Type 2, 222 l 768 339 1107 or 4.99 /l
• Type 3, 255 l 862 403 1265 or 4.96 /l
• Type 4, 223 l 1001 410 1411 or 6.33
  /l
• Inefficient model, 222 l 568 736 1304
  or 5.87 /l

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LCC Example (2/2)

• The best choice Type 1 (LCC 4.89 /l)
• Type 1 has the lowest energy cost for the next
  fifteen years. It is the only A label in this
  category
• The inefficient model is the cheapest appliance
  to purchase (568 ), but the most expensive in
  energy usage (736 )

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Round-up

• Purchase decision should be based on LCC
• LCC purchase price energy consumption
  throughout life of appliance
• Short payback period for energy-efficient
  appliances
• Energy efficiency labels are mandatory in the EU
• Most appliances sold today are class A
• A labelled appliances are most energy-efficient

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Further information

• Topten website selection of applianceswww.topten
  .info
• Energy moving beyond class Awww.energy-plus.org
  
• Energy labelling information about labelling and
  energy saving advicewww.energylabels.org.uk