Good practices to stimulate consumer demand for energy efficient appliances from selected EU Member States

special electricity savings charge DKK 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

Energy Saving Label Indicates Denmark's top 20% most energy efficient products in any given product category.

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 PLAN Household 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: L egal 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: CEECAP: TOPTEN: RENOVE Plan: ELAR: GreenLabelsPurchase: Calculators:

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