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Benchmarking of Air Conditioner Efficiency Levels in Five Asian Countries (1.3 MB)
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This report was prepared by Danish Energy Management for The Department of the Environnment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
Since the mid-to late 1990s, an increasing number of international meetings on energy policy have identified that energy-efficiency standards and labelling programs can deliver cost effective environmental benefits and conserve energy, while also calling for the acceleration and expansion of such programs. Appliances and equipment are internationally traded, policymakers rarely look at international benchmarks when developing thresholds for minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and labeling. For example, it is extremely rare to find direct, cross-country comparisons of MEPS and labeling tiers.
The Australian government is beginning to take the lead in the area of benchmarking, in line with the country's stated policy of examining "international best regulatory practice" when develop new MEPS and labeling requirements. The Australian approach is that its MEPS levels should not be lower than any other economy - or stated another way, if a product is made in Australia, it should meet the energy and environmental criteria and be able to be sold in any market in the world. AGO's interest in benchmarking energy performance of appliances and equipment is a direct outgrowth of its focus on "best regulatory practice."
The main objective of this study was to compare the energy efficiency of room air conditioners across the five countries.
A secondary objective was to compare the regulated levels (minimum energy performance standards, or MEPS) and labelling categories across the five countries.
An additional objective was to compare, where possible, the accuracy of data reported in manufacturer catalogues against test results carried out by accredited laboratories.
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