Calculation of the consequences of energy consumption standards for the market supply of domestic refrigerators and freezers
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At the request of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, NOVEM is investigating the feasibility under the Energy Conservation Appliances Act of setting minimum efficiency requirements of the energy consumption of domestic refrigerators and freezers. This particular study has examined the consequences ofsuch efficiency requirements for the market supply. The investigation considered three aspects: — the resulting reduction in the average energy consumption of the appliances available for sale; — the size and composition of the residual market (numbers, brands, etc.); — the effect on average prices and on minimum prices. The study was carried out using a database of all the refrigerators and freezers available for sale in 1990/1991. The study concludes that minimum efficiency requirements can be formulated that will bring down energy consumption by 10 per cent without any unacceptable price rises or elimination of brands. With such an efficiency requirement, around 50 per cent of the present supply of appliances would be 'banned'. While stricter efficiency requirements will lead to greater savings, they will also have considerably more negative consequences for the market supply as a whole. Stricter efficiency requirements (around 15 to 20 per cent reduction) would, however, be acceptable for part ofthe market. This is the case for freezers and four-star refrigerators with one temperature controller.
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TNO Identifier
252474
Publisher
TNO
Collation
187 p.
Place of publication
Apeldoorn