good practices to stimulate consumer demand for energy efficient appliances from selected eu member...
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Good practices
to stimulate consumer demand for
energy efficient appliancesfrom selected EU Member States
special electricity savings chargeDKK 0.006/kWh payable by households and the public sector
aim of changing the market
target: electricity savings of 150 GWh/year
works with both the supply side and the demand side
Danish Electricity Saving Trust
Danish Electricity Saving Trust
Energy Saving Label
Indicates Denmark's top 20% most energy efficient products in any given product category.
Danish Electricity Saving Trust
Danish Electricity Saving Trust
Main initiatives:
Information on products by categories
My E-Home: analyses one’s electricity consumption and gives savings advice
Quick calculator:
to check how much energy one can save
Purchasing guidelines: for public sector organizations and
commercial companies
Danish Electricity Saving Trust
Detailed information is available on various product categories.
CEECAP
Increasing expertise on implementing appliance labeling → training and information exchange
Training program for national government officials and experts
Training program for retailers and
manufacturers
Development of national market introduction action plans for retailers and manufacturers
TOPTEN
Information on the most efficient products available on the markets.
simple to use
very up-to-date
credible
networked to reach a critical mass
stimulates competition: market pull effect
TOPTEN
TOPTEN France
Selecting a
product category
TOPTEN France
RENOVE PLANHousehold electrical appliance renewal programme in Spain
Subsidy for the purchase of an equipment labelled with A or higher energy efficiency rates ONLY if the old, inefficient equipment has been removed for recycling
The amount of the incentive varies by Autonomous Communities (min EUR 50 per appliance)
1.8 million electric appliances were replaced under the plan
between 2006 and 2008
ELAR
Campaign on energy labelling in the Czech Republic
Promoting energy labels as a positive marketing tool(not merely as a strict legal requirement)
Working with manufacturers, retailers, energy utilities, consumer
organizations, NGOs, media
Widely covered by the media
Informative Electricity Bills (Norway)
Tax deduction for high efficiency appliances (Italy)
20% tax deduction for the purchase of electrical appliances at least of A+ class
from 2010 the sale of electrical appliances of energy class lower than A is forbidden
The bill shows how the customer's electricity consumption compares with the year before
Specifies where advice on energy saving can be obtained
Standardised tools to support a wider distribution of
energy related “greener” procurement procedures
Guidelines for procurement:
Legal framework
Procurement methods and procedure
Practical instuction
Calculation tools
Training modules
Savings Calculator for CFLs
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
Refrigerator Retirement Savings Calculator
of the U.S. Environmetal Protection Agency
Web
Danish Electricity Saving Trust: http://www.savingtrust.dk/about-the-trust
CEECAP: http://www.ceecap.org/
TOPTEN: http://www.topten.info/
RENOVE Plan: http://www.idae.es/index.php/mod.pags/mem.detalle/idpag.58/relcategoria.1161/relmenu.68/lang.uk
ELAR: www.managenergy.net/download/nr54.pdf
GreenLabelsPurchase: http://www.greenlabelspurchase.net/
Calculators: http://www.pathnet.org/sp.asp?id=19983
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=refrig.calculator
