Energy Rating Label Compliance Survey 2000/2001

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Summary

Overview

Australian governments recently conducted a two part national survey to determine the compliance rate (of appliances that carry a valid label) in retail outlets of products displaying the Energy Rating label.

The first stage of the survey was completed in December 2000. It was aimed at providing retailers and manufacturers with instant feedback following the label transition period (1 July 2000 - 1 October 2000) and to provide government with feedback on how well retailers/manufacturers have adjusted to the label change.

Label compliance survey - stage 1 - 2000

Stage 1 of the survey was completed in December 2000 and covered 150 stores in regional and metropolitan areas of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Over 14,500 electrical appliances were examined which included:

3,966 Clothes washers
1,108 Clothes dryers
1,735 Dishwashers
1,289 Refrigerative air-conditioners (up to 7.5 kW output capacity)
6,398 Refrigerators and freezers

The stage 1 results indicated that retailers and manufacturers were well on the way to a complete changeover to the new energy rating label, with the new label displayed on 70% of the total survey sample. The downloadable PDF file contains full results.

Label compliance survey - stage 2 - 2001

Stage 2 was completed in March/April 2001 and involved a more comprehensive compliance survey. This survey was conducted Australia-wide and has helped government jurisdictions identify breaches of the regulations.

The second stage covered 401 stores in regional and metropolitan areas of all states and territories. Over 30,805 electrical appliances were examined, which included:

8,383 Clothes washers
2,665 Clothes dryers
3,875 Dishwashers
2,108 Refrigerative air-conditioners (up to 7.5kW output capacity)
13,774 Refrigerators and freezers

The Stage 2 survey found that retailers and manufacturers are well on the way to a complete changeover to the new Energy Rating label, with the new label displayed on 78% of the total compliance sample. This is a significant improvement on the Stage 1 results. The downloadable PDF file contains full results.

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