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Energy rating labels and minimum energy performance standards will improve the energy efficiency of televisions sold in Australia.
Energy rating labels have helped Australians compare the efficiency of white goods for over 20 years. Now these well-recognised and understood labels will appear on one of our most-used household appliances: the television.
In cooperation with manufacturers, the Australian Government introduced voluntary energy efficiency labeling for televisions in mid 2008.
The Commonwealth is working with the states and territories to introduce regulations that mandate energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards for all televisions from 1 October 2009.
What to do about TVs without an energy label Request for supply of a television label
The TV Stars Are Here - Energy Rating Labels for TelevisionsOne in four Australians buys a new television each year, and televisions are now the fourth largest electricity use in our homes after water heating, refrigeration and lighting. In the extreme, a large wide-screen TV can use more energy than a family-sized fridge each day or more energy than used by your dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer combined.
If these recent trends were to continue, television energy use will be more than double that of refrigerators by 2020. Introducing performance standards and energy rating labels for TVs will reverse that trend-in the future, televisions will use less energy while still delivering high overall performance with all the features we all value.
Most consumers actually think about energy efficiency at some stage in the process of purchasing a fridge, clothes washer or dishwasher because of the label. But most Australians are not aware of the large amount of energy consumed by wide-screen TVs and little reliable information is available to potential purchasers.
Energy rating labels will change this situation by providing highly visible and reliable information on the energy efficiency of different TVs. This will allow us to choose more efficient TVs and provides an incentive to manufacturers to strive for energy performance improvements.
Minimum energy performance standards will set a fair benchmark for TVs and will lift the base performance of the whole market. TVs that do not meet the minimum standard will no longer be sold in Australia. This minimum standard does not remain static and will be increased after October 2012, to take account of technology improvements in that time.
Minimum energy performance standards are already in place for home appliances such as fridges, freezers and air conditioners. They have been proven to improve the energy efficiency of these appliances over the long term, saving purchasers money through lower operating costs
.The labels provide the information you need to consider energy efficiency in your choice between comparable models. More efficient televisions help reduce demand on electricity supplies, save on power bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The stock of televisions in Australia now exceeds 18 million and each year another two million are purchased. When you opt for a 'greener' more efficient model, your decision encourages manufacturers to innovate and produce more efficient televisions, so a good decision today can have an even more positive effect tomorrow.
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