Category: Appliances
Appliances
Appliance Standards Awareness Project, Dec. 15, 2016, by Chris Granda.
http://www.appliance-standards.org/blog/california-computer-standards-boot-big-savings
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This week, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standards for computers and computer displays, or monitors (CEC factsheet). These new standards, which reflect several years of collaborative work by the computer industry, California investor-owned utilities, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Consumer Federation of America, other consumer organizations, and regional energy efficiency organizations should help save energy worth billions of dollars each year that would otherwise be wasted by the desktops, laptops and other computer equipment that consumers and businesses use every day."
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Dec. 20, 2016.
https://energy.gov/eere/articles/holiday-season-beware-hidden-scrooge-increased-energy-use-mels
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Miscellaneous electric loads (MELs) represent those appliances, equipment, and devices that use electricity but do not contribute to a building’s core functions of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, water heating, or refrigeration. The proliferation of these miscellaneous devices and equipment means the amount of energy they consume is continuing to grow."
Appliance Standards Awareness Project, Dec. 5, 2016, by Andrew deLaski.
http://www.appliance-standards.org/blog/doe-completes-new-consensus-based-air-conditioner-standards?utm_source=Central+AC+final+rule
"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published new minimum energy efficiency standards for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps today. The new standards, which are based on a negotiated agreement, will reduce air conditioner and heat pump energy use by about 7%, translating into hundreds of dollars in electricity bill savings for consumers over the life of their equipment."
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Nov. 16, 2016, by Ecos Research.
http://neea.org/docs/default-source/reports/revising-the-tv-energy-use-test-procedure-incorporating-hdr-and-other-needed-changes.pdf
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NEEA recognized during the spring of 2016 that a substantial body of emerging research was pointing to serious flaws in the current US TV test procedure and energy use assumptions. As a result, NEEA commissioned this report, and the new research behind it, to understand how the test procedure could be improved, what qualities a new test clip should possess, and how much progress toward an optimal long-term test procedure could be made in the interim to inform current labeling and incentive programs."
Appliance Standards Awareness Group, Oct. 4, 2016, by Joanna Mauer.
http://www.appliance-standards.org/blog/wine-chillers-will-see-huge-efficiency-gains-new-standards
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Today, the US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a direct final rule establishing the first-ever efficiency standards for wine chillers. The new standards, which were negotiated by manufacturers and efficiency advocates, will reduce wine chiller energy use by 75% relative to the least efficient products on the market."
ACEEE, Aug. 4, 2016, by Andrew deLaski, Joanna Mauer, et. al.
http://aceee.org/sites/default/files/publications/researchreports/a1604.pdf
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Appliance, equipment, and lighting standards have been among the most effective energy efficiency policies, delivering increased savings over multiple rounds of standards for many products. But how much more can be accomplished? What is the potential for additional savings from future standards, specifically for the presidential administration that begins in 2017? This report estimates the savings opportunities from updates to existing standards. We also offer five strategic recommendations for improving the national standards program and further increasing savings."
Motherboard, Jan. 23, 2016, by Emanuel Maiberg.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/why-computers-must-sleep
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Do computers dream of electric sheep? Not unless we program them to, but the important thing is that they're sleeping in the first place. Idle electronics may waste as much as $19 billion in energy costs annually in the United States, according to study from the National Resource Defense Council."
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Jan. 15, 2016, by Marianne DiMascio.
http://aceee.org/blog/2016/01/amazing-drop-home-appliance-energy
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Appliance efficiency has increased remarkably over the past several decades.... The decline in energy use parallels the rise of appliance efficiency standards, first at the state level, and then at the federal level."
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Aug. 5, 2015, by Joanna Mauer.
http://aceee.org/blog/2015/08/using-less-energy-keep-drinks-cold
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Late yesterday, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed strong new standards that would reduce the energy consumed by beverage vending machines to keep drinks cold. The proposed standards would cut energy use by 25-65% relative to the least-efficient machines available now, and save money for schools, hospitals, hotels, and other businesses and institutions where beverage vending machines are used."