ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND LABELS AS A TOOL FOR A NORMATIVE REGULATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

Andrey Sergeevich Kuzminov, President of the Autonomous Non-commercial Organisation “RUSDEM-Energy Efficiency”

Abstract

The article proves the necessity to elaborate the energy efficiency national standards and to implement labels for special groups of household equipment with high energy consumption in Russian households. Foreign experience in the frameworks of energy consuming equipment and corresponding regulatory enactments are analyzed. The necessity for elaborating special information tools for consumers, which will give information about energy efficiency classes in accordance to the existing legislation, is pointed out.

KEYWORDS: energy efficiency, lable, standard, enegry consumption, household appliance.

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