Lin, Jiang; Rosenquist, Gregory - In: Energy Policy 36 (2008) 3, pp. 1090-1095
In response to electricity shortages, China announced a new set of minimum energy-efficiency standards for room air conditioners (RACs), with the first tier going into effect on March 1, 2005 and the second tier taking effect on January 1, 2009. This paper first reviews the requirements of the...