The European Community (EC) recently commissioned a study of the impact of potential appliance standards on electricity … dryers. The impact of minimum efficiency standards on electricity use over the time period from 1995--2010 is estimated. The … energy efficiency standards that would take effect in 1995. The results of the study described above will be presented and …

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act as amended (P.L. 94-163), establishes energy conservation standards for 12 of …) to consider new or amended standards for these and other types of products at specified times. This Technical Support … Document presents the methodology, data and results from the analysis of the energy and economic impacts of standards on …

Korea, are considering enacting standards. The greatest potential impact of minimum efficiency standards for appliances is … ensure or encourage such an outcome, for example, appliance rebates, innovative procurement, and minimum efficiency standards … energy efficiency standards. However, many other countries, such as Australia, Canada, the European Community (EC), Japan and …

large. Energy efficiency standards address a number of market failures that exist in the buildings sector. Decisions about … starting in 1988. By the end of 2001, national standards were in effect for over a dozen residential appliances, as well as for …Energy efficiency standards set minimum levels of energy efficiency that must be met by new products. Depending on the …

Energy efficiency standards for appliances mandate that appliance manufacturers not manufacture or import models that …-standard efficiency of models on the market for three products: (1) Refrigerators (1990, 1993, and 2001 standards); (2) Room air … have a test energy efficiency below a specified level after the standard effective date. Thus, appliance standards set a …

Impacts of U.S. appliance and equipment standards have been described previously. Since 2000, the U.S. Department of … Energy (DOE) has updated standards for clothes washers, water heaters, and residential central air conditioners and heat … pumps. A revised estimate of the aggregate impacts of all the residential appliance standards in the United States shows …

effective market price. The basis for a RIF used in conjunction with a RUF is evaluated here and is found lacking. To fill the …

imported paper products and other policies, which allowed inefficient, small plants to enter the market and flourish. Will …

The minimum energy efficiency standards program for household appliances in China was initiated in 1989. Since 1996 …, CLASP and its implementing partner, LBNL, have assisted China in developing 11 minimum energy performance standards (MEPS … (under development). Before 2003, China's traditional approach to standards development involved small increases in …