C OST EF F EC TIVE AB ATEM EN T
Australian governments have agreed that the energy efficiency of appliances and equipment must improve at rates well beyond what the market has traditionally delivered. NAEEEP, a market intervention program consisting of a combination of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and mandatory energy efficiency (star rating) labelling, has proved extremely cost-effective in reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions produced by consumer appliances and commercial and industrial equipment. Just how effective this approach has been can be seen from a comparion of recent studies estimating the impact of the program. In 2000, independent technical experts estimated that the cumulative greenhouse abatement to be achieved by NAEEEP over the next 15 years would be about 82 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (mtCO2e) below business-as-usual. In 2002, the same experts projected that the expanded program would deliver greenhouse abatement of 134 mtCO2e below business-as-usual. According to the most recent estimates (January 2005), NAEEEP is projected to save almost 204 mtCO2e below business-as-usual between 2005 and 2020. Not only is the level of greenhouse gas emissions being saved by NAEEEP significant, the fact that these savings are being achieved at a net present value of minus $23/tonne of CO2e, is equally impressive. In other words, over time consumers actually save money by buying the more efficient products mandated under the program. Independent experts have advised that the additional up-front cost to consumers purchasing these more efficient products will usually be recouped within, on average, one or two years as these products are cheaper to run. The program will save consumers about $4.8 billion by 2020 as a result of reduced energy costs in using these products. The fact that NAEEEP benefits the community both environmentally and economically and has been recognised by the Ministerial Council on Energy.
THE NATIONAL APPLIANCE AND EQUIPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE
The National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (NAEEEC), which oversees the implementation of the NAEEEP, consists of officials from Commonwealth, State and Territory government agencies as well as representatives of the New Zealand government. The committee reports to other government committees and is ultimately responsible to the Ministerial Council on Energy comprising ministers responsible for energy from all jurisdictions. The NAEEEC charter provides the terms of reference for the committee and is available at www.energyrating.gov.au under NAEEEC. The member organisations of the committee are listed at the front of this report.

A CHANGING WORLD

In December 2004, the Ministerial Council on Energy agreed to implement stage one of the National Framework on Energy Efficiency (NFEE). An expanded NAEEEP is an important component of the National Framework which aims to address the challenges relating to energy efficiency and unlock the significant potential economic, social and environmental benefits of increased investment in this area. One of the key initiatives of both NFEE and NAEEEP is government investment in developing and implementing long-term strategies for various sectors. These strategies have been welcomed by industry as they clearly indicate the governments forward regulatory agenda, increase market certainty and assist industry in its business planning processes. The 10-year standby power strategy, Money isnt all youre saving, has been joined by two new long-term strategies published in December 2004: Greenlight Australia, and Switch on Gas.
N AEEEC M EM B ER S AR E AL SO STAK EHO L DER S IN THE PROGRAM
Each year, NAEEEC acknowledges the crucial contribution of stakeholders in helping to drive improvements in the energy efficiency of appliances and equipment sold in Australia and New Zealand. While it is not possible to recognise all those who participate in and assist the program, NAEEEC identifies those whose special role or service has been instrumental in achieving energy efficiency improvements and greenhouse abatement. Past individuals singled out for special mention have included industry leaders, Standards Australia staff, technical experts from testing facilities and energy efficiency consultants. This year NAEEEC would like to recognise the contribution of several retiring members of the committee: Dr Tony Marker has chaired NAEEEC since its expansion in 1998 and has been the catalyst for extending the program beyond an appliance labelling scheme. He has been the public face of the program for almost seven years, championing end-use energy efficiency issues. Alan Faulks, Ian George and Brian King from the Queensland, Western Australian and South Australian regulatory agencies have given even longer service in this field, participating on Standards Australia committees and advising the Ministerial Council on Energy on all aspects of the committees work.

J OI N T WORK PLAN FOR A US TRA L IA AND NEW ZEALAN D
One reason NAEEEP is so successful is that stakeholders are notified of products that are likely to be regulated under the program long before they are actually regulated. NAEEEC signals its forward agenda by releasing regular three-year rolling work plans that identify the products that are being targeted under the program. The past two published programs, 199901 and 200204, carried the first announcements of many of the products regulated today. In 2004, Australian and New Zealand officials agreed to a common list of products to be targeted under a joint trans-Tasman program. This outcome marks a watershed in the expansion of Australias program. The list of products expected to be included under the program by 2010 appears in Appendix 1. It provides stakeholders with advance notice of products that are likely to be regulated and included on Energy Allstars, the national database highlighting the most energy efficient products, over the next five years. NAEEECs work plan for 200506 to 200708 provides details of the joint work plan expected
LAUNCH OF GAS AND LIGHTING STRATEGIES
New measures to improve the energy efficiency of lighting and gas products were announced by the Ministerial Council on Energy in December 2004 and are expected to save Australians well over half a billion dollars a year within a decade. These measures are part of two new long-term strategies, Greenlight Australia and Switch on Gas, and will also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lighting costs the Australian community well over $2 billion in electricity each year, and natural gas currently supplies about 30% of total household energy. Increasing the energy efficiency of lighting by 20% and gas products by more than 5% will save households and businesses about $600 million a year in energy costs by 2015. It will also help meet growing community demand for world-class, energy efficient products. Lighting generates about 25 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year and is responsible for about one-third of the greenhouse emissions from the commercial sector. Improving the energy efficiency of lighting makes good economic and environmental sense. Together, Greenlight Australia and Switch on Gas will abate about seven million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year by 2015, an important contribution to the national efforts to respond to climate change. The strategies aim to improve the uptake of energy efficiency opportunities. They have the support of both government and industry in Australia, and New Zeland is also considering adopting them. The strategies are the result of extensive consultations in both Australia and New Zealand. Copies are available at www.energyrating.gov.au

I M PLEM ENTING THE STANDBY POWER STRATEG Y A YE AR OF CONSOLIDATION
Many modern appliances consume power all day, every day, even when theyre not in use. This standby power can make a substantial contribution to an appliances overall energy consumption and is often required to maintain a convenient ready state for instant, on demand use. However, in some cases, standby power serves no useful function or operates at excessive levels. The figures on the following page show results from in-store surveys carried out by NAEEEC since 2001. Figure 1 shows the distribution of passive standby mode, for all products, while figure 2 shows the distribution of off mode for all products. The trends are heading in the right direction, however there is still much work to be done. In November 2002, the Ministerial Council on Energy released Australias Standby Strategy 20022012 Money Isnt All Youre Saving. During 2004, the key activities undertaken to implement this strategy were: Maintaining strong engagement with other economies, particularly the US, Europe and Korea. Australia recognises that international cooperation is paramount to the success of standby power reduction. Another 16 product-specific plans to address excessive standby power were published and distributed to stakeholders for
comment see appendix 2. Stakeholders called for the regulation of standby power for all home entertainment equipment. Work has since commenced on implementing MEPS for digital set-top boxes and external power supplies (from 2006), with other products to begin from 2007. Work commenced on delivering www.energyallstars.gov.au, the high efficiency database where standby power performance will be an important criteria for qualifying products, in particular, office equipment. The Ministerial Council on Energy requested the development of the database as the basis of a government energy efficiency purchasing policy, and the site is available now. The first study into the standby power of commercial premises was undertaken and results will be available in mid 2005. The 2004 standby power in-store survey was undertaken to track trends in the consumption of a range of product types. Nearly 650 appliances were tested, bringing the total to more than 2,500 appliances during the past four years.

With all proposed product profiles published now, the program focus in 2005 moves to enhanced measurements and monitoring, to track the impact of the strategy and identify products which may require mandatory action.
Figure 1: Distribution of passive standby mode power all products
40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% <0.05 <1 <2 <3 <4 <5 <6 <7 <8 <9 <10 <20 <50 >50
2003Jan 2003-04 2004-05 n= 405 n= 397 n= 325 n= 682 n= 348
Figure 2: Distribution of off mode all products
70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% <0.05 <1 <2 <3 <4 <5 <6 <7 <8 <9 <10 <20 <50 >50
2003Jan 2003-04 2004-05 n= 257 n= 380 n= 330 n= 925 n= 374
PRODUCTS REGULATED IN OR BEFORE 2004
During 2004, mandatory minimum energy performance requirements commenced for four new types of products, to track the impact of the strategy and to identify products which may require mandatory action. The full list of products subject to the mandatory requirements at the end of 2004 is provided in the following table.
Product Household Refrigerators Freezers Clothes washers Clothes dryers Dishwashers Single-phase air conditioners (residential) Electric water heaters Commercial and industrial Three-phase electric motors Three-phase (packaged) air conditioners Ballasts for linear fluorescent lamps Linear fluorescent lamps Commercial refrigeration Distribution Transformers

MEPS Phase I commenced

MEPS Phase II to commence
Mandatory labelling commenced

1999 1999

Jan 2005 Jan 2005

Oct 2005

2004 2004

2006 2007

During 2004, the Ministerial Council on Energy agreed to recommendations to increase the stringency of regulations for the following products: domestic refrigerators and freezers (January 2005) small electric storage water heaters (October 2005) three-phase electric motors (2006), and single and three phase air conditioners (2006 and 2007).
PRODUCTS PROPOSED IN 2004
NAEEEC originally announced its intention to regulate vented and heat exchange electric water heaters in 2001. Following substantial work on the test method, the regulatory impact process was conducted in 2004 and the final MEPS levels will commence for these products in October 2005. In October 2004, NAEEEC announced the start of regulatory processes for the following products for MEPS to be introduced by 2010:
Products proposed in 2004 for MEPS by 2010
Product Sector(s) Measure(s) MEPS / labelling / high efficiency Home entertainment Televisions Set top boxes DVDs Other home entertainment (eg home theatre) IT and office equipment Computers (including laptops) and monitors External power supplies Internal power supplies Water dispensers (boiling and chilled) Heating and cooling Reverse cycle heat pumps Dehumidifiers Commercial chiller towers Close control AC (for computer rooms) Other products Ice makers Swimming pool equipment

It was found that increasing the stringency of the 1999 MEPS levels by mandatory means is the only option likely to be effective on its own in achieving objectives stated for the regulation: reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and reduced life cycle costs to users. The proposal was to increase the stringency of the existing MEPS levels for small electric water heaters (delivery less than 80 litres). This would be put into effect by revising the maximum standing heat loss values in Clause 2.4 of Australian Standard AS 1056.1-1991 Storage water heaters Part 1: General Requirements. This is the same mechanism as was used to implement the 1999 water heater MEPS levels. Existing State and Territory energy labelling and MEPS regulations enforce compliance with this clause.
The major economic benefit of more stringent MEPS is the value of the electricity saved. The major economic cost is the increase in the average cost of water heaters, and the possible costs of accommodating larger water heaters. A reduction in electricity consumption would also produce environmental benefits in the form of lower greenhouse gas emissions. The economic costs and benefits are likely to be passed on to the household and business users of electric storage water heaters, but there will also be impacts on the manufacturers, importers and exporters of water heaters.
The aggregate benefits and costs are $19.4 million and $9.3 million, yielding a net present value of $10.1 million. A reduction in electricity consumption would also produce environmental benefits in the form of lower greenhouse gas emissions. The economic costs and benefits are likely to be passed on to the household and business users of electric storage water heaters, but there will also be impacts on the manufacturers, importers and exporters of water heaters.
The MEPS for miscellaneous electric storage water heaters are to come into effect as of 1 October 2005.
The MEPS for small mains pressure electric storage water heaters will come into effect as of 1 October 2005.
LI N EA R FLU ORESCENT LAMP S
The RIS was released in December 2003

EL EC TR IC M O TOR S

The RIS was released in December 2003.
Australian Government agencies proposed to introduce mandatory MEPS for linear fluorescent lamps. Due to the fact that the efficacy of halophosphate lamps is largely unchangeable, mandatory MEPS for linear fluorescent lamps would result in the phasing out of halophosphate lamps in favour of triphosphor. T12 halophosphate and T8 halophosphate lamps would be prohibited, leaving only T5 triphosphor lamps. The proposed Australian regulation would cover products from a length of 550mm to 1500mm inclusive. The joint Australian and New Zealand Standard proposed to specify both initial and maintained minimum average lamp efficacy figures. The maintained efficacy is defined at lamp life of 5000 hrs. The initial efficacy level will be used for testing purposes. Check tests will not be based on maintained efficacy levels, as it is considered impractical to test lamps for 5000+ hours prior to taking enforcement action.

SUPPORT FOR LABORATORIES

To have a robust compliance program and to help develop new standards, there must be confidence that laboratory test methods are repeatable, reproducible and cost effective. Everyone affected by the standards needs to be equally confident that they can be achieved. Both government and industry rely on the technical expertise of leading laboratory personnel when formulating or modifying standards and need certainty that laboratories have the necessary capacity to meet their legal obligations. In 2004, the Checktest program used seven laboratories with National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation to screen test and develop standards to ensure that suppliers comply with the regulations and to set new MEPS levels. NATA laboratories are used exclusively for standards development and compliance programs in Australia. NATA accreditation does not imply that the laboratory is accredited for the full range of possible tests covered by the standard, and some of these laboratories have imminent NATA accreditation for testing additional categories of equipment. NATA accreditation provides a formal recognition of laboratory competence and independence in terms of personnel and their qualification and experience, equipment calibration, soundness of testing procedures and suitability of testing facilities. Accreditation is important as the Checktest program relies on a high degree of laboratory integrity to be credible to industry and consumers and, where necessary, for court actions. There has been some concern that a NATA accredited laboratory for testing electric motors in Australia is owned by a major supplier, however another laboratory in South Australia has been contracted and has undertaken to gain NATA accreditation by 30 April this year. Other laboratories in New South Wales and Victoria are also being assessed for NATA accreditation and

CHECKTEST PROG RAM

In December 2004 the Ministerial Council on Energy agreed that NAEEEP be: expanded via the introduction of new or more stringent MEPS for residential, commercial and industrial products, with a key focus on increasing the number of commercial and industrial products regulated, and broadened in scope to include mandatory MEPS and labelling for gas products.
Key outcomes from this decision are that more than 20 new electrical and several gas products will be regulated for MEPS or labelling, with additional products the subject of proposals. This will make NAEEEP one of the most comprehensive programs in the world and will require a corresponding increase in the scope of its Checktest program. The Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector (regulator) and Energy Efficient Strategies (technical

Number tested 21* 58

Number that failed the screen test 18 2** 1 28

Number deregistered 0 11

Number with outcome pending 1 17
In addition to the 21 physical tests undertaken, an additional three registrations that relied upon simulation test results were reviewed and found to have incorrect input data in the simulation program. These products were subsequently re registered with revised efficiency claims.
** Subject to verification.
In all 28 failures, the suppliers claimed performance was not supported by testing conducted at NATA accredited laboratories. All cases of screen test failure are referred to the regulatory authority in the jurisdiction where the product was registered. The regulatory authority may take a range of actions including amendment of the registration, ordering additional testing (known as stage 2 checktesting) or deregistering the product. Regulatory action taken against products that failed a checktest in 2004 is detailed in the following table. Regulatory outcomes 2004
Product type Air conditioner Brand Fujitsu ACSON HYUNDAI HYUNDAI WINIA Sanyo AIRA AIRA AIRA Cooline LG Clothes washer Refrigerator OMEGA NEC ATD LEMAIR AVITA Model AST24RBA-W / AOT24RNEL WM10FR/LC10BR HSH-0901BA HSH2402BA WS026HA1 SPW-DC601GH5/8TU CP*36/DXC 14-281 CP*36/DXC 8-521 CP*36/DXC 8-601 DQT-42 LST182H-2 OA1449 FR-480 KF 260-1 RD-320FF C62182 Deregistration details Deregistered 13/8/04 Deregistered 13/12/04 Deregistered 01/10/04 Deregistered 01/10/04 Deregistered 01/10/04 Deregistered 24/12/04 Registration amended Registration amended Registration amended Unregistered product infringement notice issued Registration withdrawn January 2005 Deregistered 28/7/04 Deregistered 31/12/04 Deregistered 20/10/04 Deregistered 10/12/04 Deregistered 3/12/04
. 1. Failed an audit of the simulation results used for registration purposes

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

CLOTHES WASHERS
NAEEEC coordinates ongoing testing requirements for clothes washers to determine the suitability of, and appropriate normalisation curves for, each new swatch batch made available for sale in Australia. These tests are commissioned through Test Research in Sydney and made available to the standards committee. In 2004, Standards Australia continued to develop a reliable test method for measuring rinse performance so existing voluntary and proposed future mandatory water efficiency rating schemes can be based on accurate and reproducible test results. Stages 2 and 3 of the rinse performance program were undertaken in 2004 to: refine the test method test repeatability and reproducibility through a round robin test, and determine an appropriate minimum rinse performance level for regulatory application.

In late 2004, the new Energy Allstars program and its website www.energyallstars.gov.au was launched (see Energy Allstars above).
PUBLICATIONS RE LEASED DUR IN G 0 4
Copies of the following publications are available from the NAEEEC electronic library at www.energyrating.gov.au
No. or date of publication 200417 Sept SB200401 SB200402 SB200403 SB200404 SB200405 SB200406 SB200407 SB200408 SB200409 SB200410 SB200411 SB200412 SB200413 SB200414 SB200415 SB200416 SB200417 Title Regulatory impact statement MEPS and alternative strategies for commercial refrigeration Achievements 2003 Regulatory impact statement MEPS for miscellaneous electric water heaters Energy labelling and standards programs throughout the world Energy label transition the Australian experience MEPS profile computers and computer monitors MEPS profile external power supplies MEPS profile set top boxes No action proposal oil fired boilers MEPS profile ice makers and ice storage bins MEPS profile televisions MEPS profile swimming pool and spa equipment No action proposal wine storage cabinets MEPS profile close control air conditioners MEPS profile chillers MEPS profile boiling and chilled water dispensers MEPS profile heat pumps Greenlight Australia discussion paper for improving the efficiency of lighting in Australia 2005-2015 Greenlight Australia a strategy for improving the efficiency of lighting in Australia 20052015 Switch On Gas - Australias strategy to improve the energy efficiency of gas appliances and equipment 20052015 Comparison of Australian and US cost-benefit approaches to MEPS Appliance standby power consumption - store survey 2004 A national demand management strategy for small air conditioners Standby product profile integrated stereos Standby product profile home theatres systems Standby product profile free-to-air digital set top boxes Standby product profile instantaneous gas water heaters Standby product profile smoke alarms Standby product profile air conditioners Standby product profile breadmakers Standby product profile espresso coffee machines Standby product profile gas cookers and gas ovens Standby product profile modems Standby product profile motion sensors and sensor lights Standby product profile computer speakers Standby product profile rangehoods Standby product profile remote garage door openers Standby product profile burglar alarms Standby product profile plug in electric space heaters Standby product profile gas space heaters

BUDGET

NAEEEP operates with contributions from all Australian jurisdictions. Under the agreed funding formula, the Commonwealth provides 50% of the funding while states and territories provide the other 50%. In addition to agency staff resources, NAEEEC received funding from the Ministerial Council on Energy in 200304 of $1.45 million and in 200405 of $1.55 million. New Zealand also contributed $100,000 toward verification testing costs, increasing that budget item by 20%.

APPENDIX 1

LI S T OF COMMON PRODU C TS W ITH N Z

T AB LE A 1. 1

P R O D U C T S E XP E C TED TO BE COV ERED BY NAEEEP I N 2010
Product MEPS Home Whitegoods Refrigerators Freezers Dishwashers Clothes washers Clothes dryers Ovens Cooktops Microwave ovens Rangehoods Televisions Set-top boxes Other home entertainment DVDs Home theatre New technologies Air conditioners (single phase) Heat pumps (single phase) Heating mode of household ACs Dehumidifiers Ceiling fans Electric storage water heaters Electric space heaters Swimming pool equipment Bread makers Coffee machines Smoke alarms Motion detectors Rollerdoors Security systems
Measure Labelling ML ML ML ML ML

Standby

Energy Allstars

Browngoods and home entertainment HE HE HE

Heating and cooling

Other products

Location N0.

Product MEPS Labelling HE

Measure Standby

Office

Factory

Street
Heating and cooling 29 Air conditioners (packaged - 3 phase) 30 Heat pumps (3 phase) heating mode of business AC 31 Close control AC (for computer rooms) 32 Chiller towers for commercial AC IT and office equipment 33 Computers (including laptops) and monitors 34 External power supplies (EPS) 35 Internal power supplies (IPS) 36 Printers 37 PC speakers 38 Modems 39 Photocopiers 40 Scanners and multi-function devices (MFDs) Lighting 41 Fluorescent ballasts (linear) 42 Fluorescent lamps (linear) 43 Fluorescent lamps (CFLs) 44 Halogen lamps (including reflector lamps) 45 Halogen transformers 46 Luminaires 47 High intensity discharge lamps (HID) 48 High intensity discharge ballasts 49 Photoelectric cells 50 Emergency and exit lighting Other products 51 Chilled and boiling water dispensers 52 Vending machines Industrial 53 Electricity distribution transformers 54 Electric motors (3 phase) 55 Industrial fans 56 Industrial pumps Commercial refrigeration 57 Refrigerated display cabinets 58 Ice makers 59 Ice storage bins Other products 60 Large electric storage water heaters 61 Miscellaneous electric water heaters Lighting 62 Public amenity lighting (street lighting) 63 Traffic signals (LED)

HE HE HE

ML HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE

LE/HE HE

HE HE HE HE HE HE HE
MEPS minimum energy performance standards, ML mandatory label, HE high efficiency voluntary label, LE low efficiency label mandatory label

T AB LE A 1. 2

S U M M A R Y O F N A E E EP EL ECTRI CAL PRODU CTS I N 2010 ( BY MEAS U RE)

MEPS 32

Mandatory labelling 7
High efficiency voluntary labelling 27
Low efficiency mandatory labelling 1

Standby 33

Energy Allstars database 63

Note: Excludes gas

T AB LE A 1. 3
P R O D U C T S E XP E C T E D TO BE COV ERED BY NAEEEP I N 2010 ( P R O J E C T M A N A G E D BY NEW ZEAL AND)

Type/sector

Number

Product MEPS

Measure Labelling

Home / residential

AC heat pumps AC dehumidifiers Solid fuel space heaters Solar water heaters Two-stroke engines Incandescent lamps (GLS) Motor rewinds (service) Dairy water heaters Building insulation Windows Water heater cylinder wraps

storage tank

whole system
Industry and agriculture Non-energy using products

quality controls

T AB LE A 1. 4
P R O D U C T S E XP E C T E D TO BE COV ERED BY G AEEEP I N 2010
Measure Labelling Standby Energy Allstars
Gas appliances 7 Gas water heaters Gas space heaters Commercial gas water heaters Commercial gas space heaters Gas stoves Gas cooktops Gas industrial equipment (eg boilers and kilns)

ML ML ML ML

APPENDIX 2
NATIONAL STANDBY STRATEGY 2002-2012
The Ministerial Council on Energys national standby strategy, Money isnt all youre saving, is the culmination of extensive stakeholder consultation that includes open forums and face-to-face discussions. The strategys key plank is identifying possible problem products and developing and releasing standby product profiles. The profiles provide background information, proposed measures government will employ and a date for review. During 2004, a number of standby profiles were released at several events including the stakeholder forum in March, an APEC air conditioner conference in June and a standby forum in October. The table below outlines profiles released and the proposed targets. After extensive stakeholder consultation it was been decided to remove set top boxes and home entertainment equipment (such as stereos and home theatre systems) from the standby process and investigate MEPS options for these products.

APPENDIX 3

G R EEN L IGHT AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL LIGHTING STRATEGY 2005-2015
In December 2004 the Ministerial Council on Energy released Greenlight Australia, a long-term strategy to improve the energy efficiency of lighting products. Greenlight Australia is expected to save Australians well over half a billion dollars a year within a decade and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The strategy is part of the National Framework for Energy Efficiency, which aims to improve the uptake of energy efficiency opportunities. It is the result of consultations in both Australia and New Zealand. Lighting costs the Australian community well over $2 billion in electricity each year. Increasing the energy efficiency of lighting by 20% will save households and businesses more than $500 million a year in electricity costs by 2015. Lighting also generates about 25 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year and is responsible for about one-third of the greenhouse emissions from the commercial sector. Greenlight Australia will abate almost seven million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year by 2015, and make an important contribution to our national efforts to respond to climate change. Greenlight Australia is a dynamic strategy that will be implemented through a series of three-year rolling plans. The first of these work plans covers 200506 to 200708 and will include the following projects: Copies of the strategy are available at www.energyrating.gov.au

Project

Commence Project Development 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8
Existing MEPS Projects Linear fluorescent lamps (phase 1) Linear fluorescent ballasts (phase 1)* New MEPS Projects Halogen transformers* New buildings (building code of Australia) CFLs* Public amenity lighting Luminaires* Halogen lamp (including reflector lamps) HPS lamps HID ballasts New Non-MEPS Projects High efficiency product database Education and training for specifiers

X X X X X X X X

X X X X
These MEPS projects include some form of comparative or endorsement labelling

APPENDIX 4

SWITCH ON GAS NATIONAL G AS S TRA TEG Y 2005- 2015
Recognising that significant benefits can be achieved through improvements in energy efficiency, the Ministerial Council on Energy endorsed the Switch on Gas 10-year strategy and agreed to its implementation in December 2004. Natural gas currently supplies about 30% of total household energy in Australia. Switch on Gas has the potential to reduce Australian consumers expenditure on natural gas by up to $115 million a year and consumption by more than 5% against business-as-usual, with an annual greenhouse gas saving of approximately 600kt. Gas appliances are currently labelled and MEPS levels set under an industry-run scheme administered by the Australian Gas Association. The gas scheme suffers from a number of significant limitations compared to the electrical appliance scheme: while labelling is mandatory, point-of-sale display of labels is not enforced, and changes in test methods and labelling apply only when new products are certified.

Clothes washers - TESAW Brand MIELE LG ASKO OMEGA SAMSUNG MIELE SAMSUNG LG ASKO AEG MIELE LG Model MIELE W 310 Fantasy WD-1481RD W6441 PROCW1 P1203J W1986 P1003J WD-1025FB W6761 W1450 W487 WD-1470FD Load (kg) 5.6 5.6.7.6 5.Star rating
Dishwashers - TESAW Brand ASKO ASKO ASKO LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG SMEG SMEG ELECTROLUX DISHLEX MIELE MIELE ELECTROLUX OMEGA SMEG Model D3350, D3530, D3630 ( D3350, D3530, D3630) D3330 D3121 D3121 D3330 ( D3330) LD-14AT3 LD-4053W LD-14AW3 ( LD-14AT3, LD-4053W) LD-4050W LD-14AW2 ( LD-4050W, LD-14AT2) LD-14AT2 ( LD-4050W, LD-14AW2) LD-4080W/LD-4080T LD-4120M SA614-1 / PL614-1 / ST663-1 ( PL614-1, ST663-1) SA614/PL614 ( PL614) 302 & 403 ( EX302SB, EX403WB, EX403SB, EX403IWB) DX302 & DX403 ( DX302WB, DX302SB, DX403WB, DX403IWB, DX403SB) G898 SCi PLUS-3 ( G896 SCi PLUS-3) G896 SCi PLUS-3 ( G898 SCi PLUS-3) Electrolux 502 and 600 ( EX600ISB, EX502ISB) DW2003-1 / PI2003-1 ( PI2003-1) SA626 / SA663-1 / PL663-1 / PL623-1 / SA623-1 / SA628-1 ( SA663-1 PL663-1, PL623-1, SA623-1, SA628-1) Place settings Star rating
Air conditioners - TESAW Brand Model Cooling Output (kW) FUJITSU FUJITSU SANYO SANYO LG DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN AIRWELL DAIKIN DAIKIN SANYO SANYO FUJITSU DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN ACTRON AIR LG FUJITSU AST9LSBCW AST9LSBCW / AOT9LFBC AST12LSBCW AST12LSBCW / AOT12LFBC SAP-KRV93GJ/SAP-CRV93GJ SAP-KRV93GJH/SAP-CRV93GJH LSZ092VM-4 FTXD50B***/RXD50B*** FTKD50B***/RKD50B*** FTXG35CVMA*** / RXG35CVMA EDS / EWS WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMP EDS60H / EWS60H FLX50A***/RXD50B*** FLK50A***/RKD50B*** SAP-KRV123GJH/SAP-CRV123GJH SAP-KRV123GJ/SAP-CRV123GJ ABT18LBAJ ABT18LBAJ / AOT18LMAKL FVXS35B*** / RXS35B*** FTKS50B***/RKS50B*** FTXD60B***/RXD60B*** FTKD60B***/RKD60B*** SRA17C/SRA17E LSZ092M-4 ART45LUAK ART45LUAK / AOT45LJAYL 2.60 3.50 2.65 2.65 2.64 5.20 5.20 3.50 5.40 4.70 4.70 3.50 3.50 5.20 3.50 5.00 6.20 6.20 16.80 2.80 12.50 17.89 2.90 14.00 7.20 6.20 4.50 4.20 4.20 6.50 6.10 3.60 3.17 6.50 Star rating Heating Output (kW) 3.60 4.80 Star rating
NAEEEC MEMBER ORGANISATIONS
The Commonwealth, New Zealand, and each state and territory are represented on NAEEEC and participate in its deliberations. Representatives are officials within government departments, agencies and statutory authorities or people appointed to represent those bodies. Representatives are usually a senior officer directly responsible for energy efficiency. The membership is currently under review and may expand to include other agencies working in these fields. The Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) is part of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage. The AGO is responsible for monitoring the National Greenhouse Strategy in cooperation with states and territories and with the input of local government, industry and the community. An AGO officer is the chair of NAEEEC and others provide support for its activities. The NSW Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability provides policy advice to the NSW Government and operates a regulatory framework aimed at facilitating environmentally responsible appliance and equipment energy use. The Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector is the Victorian technical regulator responsible for electrical safety and equipment efficiency. Its mission is to ensure the safety of electricity supply and use throughout the state and its corporate vision is to demonstrate national leadership in electrical safety matters and to improve the superior electrical safety record in Victoria. The offices strategic focus is to ensure a high level of compliance is sustained by industry with equipment efficiency labelling and associated regulations. The Sustainable Energy Authority was established in 2000 by the Victorian Government to provide a focus for sustainable energy in Victoria. The authoritys objective is to accelerate progress towards a sustainable energy future by bringing together the best available knowledge and expertise to stimulate innovation and provide Victorians with greater choice in how they can take action to significantly improve energy sustainability. The Electrical Safety Office, Department of Industrial Relations, is the Queensland technical regulator responsible for electrical safety and appliance and equipment energy efficiency. The office ensures compliance with electrical safety and efficiency regulations throughout Queensland. The Environmental Protection Agency, through its Sustainable Industries Division, is Queenslands lead agency in the promotion of energy efficiency, renewable power, and other initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the state. Its key aim is to achieve increased investment in sustainable energy systems, technology and practice. Energy Safety WA seeks to promote conditions that enable the Western Australian communitys energy needs to be met safely, efficiently and economically. The Western Australian Sustainable Energy Development Office promotes more efficient energy use and increased use of renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase jobs in related industries.

APPENDICES Appendix 1Ministerial Council on Energy membership Appendix 2Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee membership Appendix 3Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee Terms of Reference Appendix 4National Framework for Energy Efficiency - Stage One Implementation Plan Appendix 5Equipment Energy Efficiency Work plan 2005/06 Appendix 6List of Common products with New Zealand Appendix 7Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee - Gas Appendix 8TESAW star rated appliances in 2005 Appendix 9Publications in 2005 ACRONYMS CFL- compact fluorescent lamps E2WG - Energy Efficiency Working Group E3 Programme - Equipment Energy Efficiency Programme - formerly known as the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Programme MCE - Ministerial Council on Energy MEPS - Minimum Energy Performance Standards NATA - National Association of Testing Authorities NFEE - National Framework for Energy Efficiency RIS - Regulatory Impact Statement TESAW - Top Energy Saver Award Winner

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

A major source of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in Australias residential, commercial and industrial sectors is generated through the use of equipment and appliances. Performance codes and standards are the most widely used measures internationally to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from equipment and appliances. The Equipment Energy Efficiency programme demonstrates the success of this approach delivering economic, trade and environmental benefits to the community. The programme (which commenced in 1992 as the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Program) is a foundation element within the National Framework for Energy Efficiency (NFEE). The programme coordinates activities across all Australian jurisdictions that result in a nationally consistent framework to improve the energy efficiency of household appliances and commercial and industrial equipment. The resulting economic and environmental benefits from this nationwide effort are substantial and include significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions coupled with reductions in energy costs to owners and operators of appliances and equipment.

The individual subprogrammes under Equipment Energy Efficiency stimulate the development of world class products as well as helping to create fairer competition in the marketing of products, thereby providing consumers the opportunity to make more informed purchasing decisions. The main tools used to achieve these outcomes are:
> mandatory minimum energy
performance standards; > mandatory energy efficiency labelling; and > voluntary measures including endorsement labelling, training and support to promote the best available products.
The Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee is responsible for advising the Ministerial Council on Energy on any type of electrical equipment or appliance that should be regulated, subject to a regulatory impact statement (RIS). The Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee charter provides the Terms of Reference for the committee listed at Appendix 3. The Committees operating instructions under the National Framework for Energy Efficiency Stage One Implementation Plan are at Appendix 4.
Each product from the groups identified above will be considered for inclusion within the programme on the basis that the community will benefit from its regulation. Individual energy efficiency targets will be either the equivalent of world-best regulatory target, or a more stringent level developed specifically for Australia. Stakeholders of the programme are notified of products that are likely to be regulated under the programme long before they are actually regulated. The Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee notifies stakeholders of products likely to be regulated through its three year rolling work plans. In 2004, Australian and New Zealand officials agreed to a common list of products to be targeted under a joint TransTasman programme by 2010. This list remains current as at 1 January 2006 and is at Appendix 6.

PROGRAMME TARGETS

The work programme for 2005/06, announced in 2004 by the MCE is listed at Appendix 5. This work programme represents stage one of the National Framework for Energy Efficiency and is projected to impact across a range of end use product groups including:

consumer benefits - the level of greenhouse gas emissions savings are being achieved at a net present value of minus $23/tonne of CO2e - which means that over time the community actually save money by buying the more efficient products mandated under the programme. Independent experts have advised that the additional up-front cost to consumers purchasing these more efficient products will usually be recouped within, on average, one or two years as these products are cheaper to run. The programme will save consumers about $4.8 billion by 2020 as a result of reduced energy costs in using these products.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

In 2005, the Equipment Energy Efficiency programme evolved beyond an already mature programme with simple product by product initiatives (regulation) into one that recognises the interrelationship of products within a sector, be it commercial or industrial. This development was in keeping with the implementation of the first joint work plan between Australia and New Zealand (at Appendix 5) and in response to stakeholders calls to expand and extend the programme beyond business as usual. The use of a common enduse energy efficiency work programme has delivered a number of benefits for all programme stakeholders: same regulatory standards in both countries supporting improved economies of scale in local production and easier compliance requirements; > Consumers are not confused by differing regulatory and labelling arrangements; > Energy efficiency regulators can deliver common regulatory proposals. This joint work plan has also seen the delivery of a number of key achievements in 2005 that include:
> the continued expansion > Suppliers have to meet the
> the endorsement of the
www.energyallstars.gov. au website as a one-stopshop for locating available energy efficient products; > the creation of Energy Efficiency Star Awards announced in recognition of international, domestic and individual achievements; > the benchmarking of labels across Trans-Tasman labelling survey; > the programmes engagement in a series of international initiatives.

Russell Loane, Daniel Tilbury Lighting Council Australia Past and Present Chairmen
Rod King - President of AREMA

Dr George Wilkenfeld

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TRANS-TASMAN LABELLING SURVEY
In 2005, the Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee conducted a quantitative study of electricity, gas and water labels within Australian and New Zealand. The broad objectives of the survey were to provide: of awareness, attitudes, and the use of the three labels; and > relative importance of labelling in the purchase decision-making process. The key findings of the study will now be used to inform the communication strategies of the Equipment Energy Efficiency programme and include: level of recognition of the energy label in mainland Australia - 94% of the general public claim to be aware (unaided) of the electricity energy label, in contrast 41% of the public are aware of the water label prompted by water authorities and 15% are aware of the gas efficiency label prompted by that industry. Table 2 shows the level of awareness (prompted) of the Energy label by jurisdiction. > energy rating labels have become a significant influence in consumer purchasing decisions; and
> overall an extremely high > quantitative measurements
> increasing use of label in
purchasing decisions drives manufacturers to compete on efficiency as well as design and established brand values.

> create a uniform

INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
The Equipment Energy Efficiency programme has long held links with other national and regional activities which have supported Australian regulators applying the knowledge and lessons from overseas experiences to our own programme. In 2005, the key international exchanges included:
> Communities of Practice > Asia-Pacific Partnership on
international testing method, covering the performance features of self-ballasted CFLs; > identify a number of performance specifications for self ballasted CFLs to facilitate international comparisons of CFL performance requirements; and > propose and promote these initiatives to the wider international lighting community. One of the key aspects of the initiative is to develop an appropriate international reporting and compliance regime. Further information can be found at www.apecesis.org/cfl/www/. A similar international initiative on Set Top Boxes was launched in Korea in November 2005. Further information on this Community of Practice can be found at www.apec-esis. org/settopbox/www/.

this joint work plan is the use of 10 year strategies, such as that for Standby Power, that clearly articulate government policy and that provide a road map for reducing energy use in specific sectors. In 2005, the three-year work plans for two strategies, Greenlight Australia and Switch on Gas were released following the endorsement
of their individual 10 year strategies by the Ministerial Council on Energy in 2004. The Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee is expected to develop a further six 10 year strategies in the forward period commencing 2005 and as shown in Table 3. Updates will be available as they occur at www.energyrating.gov.au
TABLE 3: EQUIPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE FORECAST 10-YEAR STRATEGIES
STRATEGY Hot Water systems Demand side management in the home Electric Motors in the industrial sector, including fans and pumps Building heating, ventilation and air conditioning Swimming pool equipment Commercial catering equipment
SECTORS R,C,I R C,I C,I R,C C
RELEASE DATE 2006/2007 2006/2007 2006/2007 2007/2008 2006/2007 2006/2007

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THE STANDBY POWER STRATEGY
Enhancing data collection and regulatory proposals
FIGURE 1: SUMMARY OF AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION IN NEW PRODUCTS ACROSS ALL MODES
14 Average Consumption (Watts) 1.2001 0.5.8 4.1 3.4 0.Jan Year 4.1 3.6 0.8 2003/04 3.5 3.7 0.7 2004/05 11.4 Active Delay Start Passive Off 15.3 13.9 14.3 15.2
Many modern appliances consume power all day, every day, even when theyre not in use. This standby power can make a substantial contribution to an appliances overall energy consumption and is often required to maintain a convenient ready state for instant, on demand use. However, in some cases, standby power serves no useful function, or operates at excessive levels. The following figures demonstrate the results from in-store surveys carried out by the Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee since 2001. Figure 1 shows the distribution of all modes, for all products, while Figure2 shows the distribution of passive standby for all products. The trends are mixed, which indicates there are still significant opportunities in this area for energy savings.

2012. This element of the current proposal is consistent with the MCE policy directive to match the best MEPS level of Australias trading partners. The second part of the new proposal relates to the most common single phase nonducted air conditioners of less than 7.5 kW and will bring the 2007 MEPS forward by 18 months. This is a response to new evidence that more efficient air conditioners are already available in a number of supplier countries, indicating that there is little impediment to earlier implementation of the 2007 MEPS. The MEPS for these air conditioners would therefore rise in two stages, first in April 2006 and subsequently in October 2008. The timing of other types of air conditioners are not affected. The third part of the proposal is relatively minor. It will eliminate historical differences between the MEPS applying to single-phase and three-phase air conditioners. Currently there are several sub-markets where different MEPS apply to single-phase and three-phase appliances with the same range of applications.

BENEFITS AND COSTS:

savings worth $209 million, resulting in an overall net benefit of $82 million. Impact analysis for the intermediate changes proposed for April 2006 for these units, the proposal would deliver energy and emissions savings of 0.7% in 2010. > It is estimated that the proposal will raise the cost of air conditioners by $15.5 million but deliver energy savings worth $28 million, resulting in a net benefit of $12.5 million. Impact analysis for proposals to eliminate MEPS differences between single-phase and three-phase units
> Elimination of sub-markets > Relative to the BAU scenario

Room Air conditioners

RELEASE DATE:
where different MEPS apply to single-phase and threephase appliances with the same range of applications, creating a level playing field.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

The first Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) was released in February 2005. A revised RIS was released in July 2005.

that the labelling and MEPS scheme maintain high levels of credibility both with consumers and manufacturers. This programme aimed to test products that were suspected of being noncompliant - this is why the failure rates were so high; > Use of laboratories as part of checktesting to screen, test and develop standards to ensure that suppliers comply with regulations; > Issuing of infringement notices by state regulators.
In all 25 failures, the suppliers claimed performance was not supported by testing conducted at NATA accredited laboratories. All cases of screen test failure are referred to the regulatory authority in the jurisdiction where the product was registered. The regulatory authority may take a range of actions including amendment of the registration, ordering additional testing (known as Stage 2 checktesting) or deregistering the product. Regulatory actions completed in 2005 against products that failed a checktest in or prior to 2005 are detailed in Table 7.
Table 6: Checktests undertaken in 2005
Appliance type Air conditioner Clothes Washer Dishwasher Electric Motors Refrigerated Display Cabinets Refrigerators/Freezers Total

Number tested 40

Number that failed the screen test 24
Number deregistered as at 2/2/1 10
Number with outcome pending 2* 0 12
* Note that one of the dishwashers that failed the screen test was found not to have been ever registered with a regulator, so de-registration in this case was not an option.

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Table 7: Regulatory outcomes finalised in 2005
Product type Air conditioners
Brand ATD AUX AUX Fujitsu Genaire Airking LG LG LG LG Sanyo YORK
Model S09HS-1 KFR-32GW/H KFR-53GW/M ART60RUAK/AOT60RPAGT KFR25GW LB-E6081HL LSZ-182M-4 LST-244H-2 LBNL6081BL/LBUL6080BL SPW-DC601GH5/8TU MHH09P17/MOH09P15A GDZ5-1 SGV69A1 CDF22/B3/2 IKG203 SC1000LP SC 60 12S-250
Deregistration details De-registered 14/02/2005 De-registered 27/05/2005 De-registered 24/11/2005 De-registered 12/09/2005 De-registered 24/11/2005 De-registered 16/04/2005 De-registered 11/10/2005 De-registered 11/10/2005 De-registered 11/10/2005 De-registered 11/08/2005 De-registered 30/09/2005 De-registered 27/05/2005 De-registered 23/09/2005 De-registered 30/05/2005 De-registered 18/08/2005 De-registered 06/12/2005 De-registered 06/12/2005 De-registered 14/02/2005

Clothes Dryers Dishwashers Electric Motors Refrigerated Display Cabinets
HAIER Bosch Moto Technik Vestfrost Quirks Quirks

Water Heaters

BEASLEY

Support for laboratories

In 2005, the checktest programme used seven laboratories with National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation to screen test and develop standards to ensure that suppliers comply with the regulations and to set new MEPS levels. NATA laboratories are used exclusively for standards development and compliance programmes in Australia. NATA accreditation does not imply that the laboratory is accredited for the full range of possible tests covered by the standard, and some of these laboratories have imminent NATA accreditation for testing additional categories of equipment.
A list of laboratories and their accreditation status for each of the main product types is provided on http:// www.energyrating.gov.au/ supplementary.html NATA accreditation provides formal recognition of laboratory competence and independence in terms of personnel, their qualification and experience, equipment calibration, soundness of testing procedures and suitability of testing facilities. Accreditation is important as the checktest programme relies on a high degree of laboratory integrity to be credible to industry and consumers and, where necessary, for court actions.

Purchase of test reports

In 2005, the Equipment Energy Efficiency programme purchased thirteen test reports from the Australian Consumers Associations NATA accredited test research laboratory. The purchase of NATA test reports for failed units is a cost effective way to increase the number of appliances covered by the programme.

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Infringement notices
In 2005, State regulators have been either piloting infringement notice powers in their jurisdictions, or have already issued notices to electrical store retailers. Retailers can receive more than one infringement notice.

Victoria

South Australia
South Australian legislation has now been changed to permit infringement notices for minor breaches of the Electrical Products Act. The infringement notice fee is $315, for each breach.

Queensland

Compliance monitoring and internet sales
In addition to retail store compliance, regulators have followed-up supply of unregistered and unlabelled equipment on internet auction sites such as eBay and obtained registration of these products. Notices to comply are sent to advertisers. The Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee is working with eBay to ensure that advertisers can only offer new proclaimed products that are registered for energy labelling or MEPS in Australia.

The South Australian Office of the Technical Regulator seeks to coordinate development and implementation of policies and regulatory responsibilities for the safe, efficient and responsible provision and use of energy for the benefit of the South Australian community.

Tasmania

The Department of Planning and Infrastructure was created in July 2005 from the former Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. The environment component has now transferred to the newly formed Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts. The Department enables state Government to provide opportunities to better coordinate planning and development of the Territorys economic infrastructure, while balancing this with the need to protect and conserve the natural environment and heritage values and to achieve efficiencies in delivering services to Government.

New Zealand

The Tasmanian Governments interest is managed by the Office of Energy Planning and Conservation (OEPC) within the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. OEPC provides policy advice on energy related matters including energy efficiency.
Australian Capital Territory
The ACT Office of Sustainability, within the Chief Ministers Department, was established in January 2003 to develop, facilitate and coordinate the implementation of policies and procedures related to sustainability, energy and greenhouse policy including energy efficiency issues. The ACT Planning and Land Authority is the ACT Technical Regulator responsible for electrical safety and equipment efficiency.
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) is the principal body responsible for the delivering New Zealands National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy. EECAs function is to encourage, promote and support energy efficiency, energy conservation and the use of renewable energy sources. The Ministry of Environment (MfE) is the lead New Zealand Department advising the Minister of Energy on the development of government policy and advice on energy efficiency, conservation and the use of renewable sources of energy. It works with EECA and also monitors its performance under the Public Finance Act.

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APPENDIX 3 TERMS OF REFERENCE EQUIPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE
The charter of EEEC encompasses the following functions: > to provide assistance to
> to monitor programme
all States and Territories, as required, in the development and regulatory implementation of technical, legal, and administrative aspects of national appliance and equipment energy efficiency initiatives; to coordinate the national development and implementation of energy efficiency programmes of a non-regulatory nature and enhance existing regulator programmes. These may include voluntary labelling initiatives, market transformation projects, and similar voluntary actions; to coordinate national marketing and communication projects to support new, and enhance existing, energy efficiency programmes; to review existing appliance energy consumption and improve standards and test procedures;
performance and achievements; > to provide a forum to exchange information on enforcement/compliance issues and community information and marketing initiatives; > to administer an effective, coordinated testing regime of the energy efficiency claims of suppliers; > to coordinate broad consultative processes with industry and other interested parties in the development and implementation of energy labelling and associated programmes. This charter recognises the maturity of the programme and the need for a holistic approach to government policies for greenhouse gas abatement in the appliance and equipment field. The focus of the programme continues to be the delivery of nationally consistent regulation. The implementation of most voluntary programmes remains an individual jurisdictional responsibility although voluntary programmes that assist the regulatory programme to maximise benefits are being added to EEECs work plans.

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APPENDIX 4 NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY (NFEE) Stage One Implementation Plan December 2004 Equipment Energy Efficiency Package

OBJECTIVES

The Equipment Energy Efficiency package aims to drive improvements to the energy efficiency of major energy using appliances and equipment. It will achieve this by increasing the number of products covered by the existing Equipment Energy Efficiency programme, increasing the stringency of existing minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) requirements through a process of regular review, and increasing the intensity of the programme in key areas so that a range of programme tools are used to maximise the energy saving outcomes. Specifically, under this package, the Ministerial Council on Energy has agreed that the existing Equipment Energy Efficiency programme will be:
> broadened in scope to
An expanded and accelerated Equipment Energy Efficiency programme could deliver even larger savings and yet remain highly cost-effective:

In its early stages, the Equipment Energy Efficiency programme concentrated on mandatory energy labelling for major domestic electrical appliances. Since 1999, there has been an increased focus on MEPS: by the end of 2004, three domestic, four commercial and two industrial product types will be subject to mandatory MEPS, with a further 12 proposals announced in October/ November 2004. It is estimated that mandatory MEPS and labelling measures in place as part of the existing Equipment Energy Efficiency programme cover products responsible for about 41% of residential energy use, 37% of commercial energy use and 21% of manufacturing energy use.
energy consuming product, subject to a positive cost-benefit study and community consultation; Australia to match worlds best regulatory practice, but with a suitable time-lag to allow local industry to adapt; and a requirement under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA) for Australia to coordinate its programme with New Zealand.

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KEY ELEMENTS
The expanded Equipment Energy Efficiency programme to be implemented under this package involves the continuation and expansion of the successful elements of the existing programme as well as the addition of new elements as shown at Table 8. The Equipment Energy Efficiency programmes guiding principles will also be updated to facilitate the introduction of more stringent MEPS levels and make the programme responsive to other key policy drivers:
> Mandate to regulate any

> lead the world with

energy consuming product, subject to a positive cost-benefit study, and stakeholder and community consultation. The benefits of reduced peak demand and reduced water consumption will also be taken into consideration in the regulatory impact statement where appropriate. > A more pragmatic approach to establishing MEPS levels by selecting the most appropriate option (in decreasing order of preference) from:
regulatory standards where there is no significant manufacturing base and is supported by industry; > match worlds best regulatory practice where there is a significant domestic manufacturing base; to > use market regressions to remove a percentage of the least efficient products where there is no basis for international comparison or as part of a two-step process where a product type has not been previously regulated. > Monitor and report on technical and regulatory developments relating to DSM and demand response to identify options to facilitate further reductions in peak demand through appliance and equipment standards.
> Regular review of existing
MEPS levels, with stability periods of less than four to five years, where this is acceptable to industry stakeholders. > Coordination, and ideally harmonisation of the Equipment Energy Efficiency programmes forward work plan with New Zealand through a policy framework approved by the Ministerial Council on Energy.

Model SRA17 SRA17C/SRA17E WMZL7STA / GCZL7ST XLLDCI9RCA / GCLDCI9RC XLLDCI9RCB/ GCLDCI9RC WMZLDCI9RC / GCZLDCI9RC WMZL9STA / GCZL9ST EDS30H / EWS30H XLL9RCA / GCL9RC XLL9STA / GCL9ST WMZLDCI12RC / GCZLDCI12RC KLDCI12RCA / GCLDCI12RC XLLDCI12RCA / GCLDCI12RC XLLDCI12RCB/ GCLDCI12RC XLL12RCA / GCL12RC XLL12STA / GCL12ST KL12RCA / GCL12RC EDS40H / EWS40H KL16RCA / GCL16RC KL18RCA / GCL18RC KLDCI18RCA / GCLDCI18RC WMZLDCI17RC / GCZLDCI17RC XLL18STA / GCL18ST SXLDCI18RCA / GCLDCI18RC XLLDCI18RC / GCLDCI18RC XLL18RCA / GCL18RCA XLL18STA / GCL18STA EDS60H / EWS60H SXL18RC / GCL18RCA KL18RCA / GCL18RCA FTKS25D / RKS25D FTXG25C / RXG25C FTXS25B / RXS25B
Type Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle
Cool kW 16.23 16.80 2.05 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.64 2.70 2.80 2.80 3.5 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.65 3.65 3.80 3.85 4.60 5.50 5.00 5.00 5.35 5.0 5.0 5.35 5.35 5.40 5.5 5.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
Cool Stars 4.5 4.5 4.4.5 4.4.5 4.4 4.6 6

Heat kW 17.28 17.89

Heat Stars 5 5

3.50 3.50 2.80

3.40 2.95

3.60 4.60 4.50 4.50 4.00

5.5 5.5 4.5
3.90 4.80 4.70 5.90 6.40 5.30

5.8 6.0 5.55

4 4.5 4

6.50 5.75 5.75

3.40 3.40

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Brand DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN DAIKIN ELECTROLUXKELVINATOR ELECTROLUXKELVINATOR ELECTROLUXKELVINATOR FUJITSU FUJITSU FUJITSU FUJITSU FUJITSU
Model FTXS25D / RXS25D FTKD25D / RKD25D FTXD25D / RXD25D FTXD60B / RXD60B FVXS35B / RXS35B FTXG35C / RXG35C FTXS35B / RXS35B FVXS35B / RXS35B FTXD35D / RXD35D FTKD35D / RKD35D FTXS35D / RXS35D FTKS35D / RKS35D FLK50A / RKD50B FLX50A / RXD50B FTKS50B / RKS50B FTKS50B / RKS50B FTXS50B / RXS50B ATXD50C FTKD50B / RKD50B FTXD50B / RXD50B FTXD50B / RXD50B FT50C***/ R50C*** ATXD60C FTKD60B / RKD60B FTXD60B / RXD60B ESE09CRA ESE12CRA ESU12HRCA AST9LSBCW AST12LSBCW AST14USACW/AOT14USAC ABT18LBAJ AUT30LUAS
Type Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle

Cool kW 2.50 2.50 2.50 6.20 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50 4.70 4.70 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.20 5.20 5.2 5.2 5.30 6.20 6.20 6.20 2.80 3.20 3.30 2.60 3.50 4.30 5.20 8.50
Cool Stars 6 5.5 5.4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4.4.5 4

Heat kW 3.40

Heat Stars 5.5
3.40 7.20 4.50 4.20 4.20 4.50 4.20

4.5 4.5.5 4.4

5.80 6.50

6.50 6.50

3.80 3.60 4.80 4.80 6.20 10.00

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Brand FUJITSU FUJITSU HAIER LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG MIDEA MIDEA MIDEA MIDEA MIDEA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Model ART45LUAK ART45LUAK Indoor: AS182AVERA; Outdoor: AU182AFERA LSR092V-4H LSZ092VM-4 LSZ092VM-5 LSZ092M-4 LSZ092M-5 S12AHN LWM155RH-5 LWM155RC-5 LWM185RH-5 LWM185RC-5 S18AHN MSC-09HRDN1 MSC-09HRN1 MSE-09CR MSC-12HRN1 MSC-12HRDN1 MSZ-FA25VA / MUZ-FA25VA MSZ-FA35VA / MUZ-FA35VA SRK25ZDA-S
Type Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Cooling Only Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle
Cool kW 12.50 12.50 5.1 2.64 2.64 2.64 2.80 2.80 3.52 4.20 4.30 4.50 4.70 5.28 2.60 2.65 2.74 3.30 3.35 2.50 3.50 2.50
Cool Stars 4 5.4 4.5 5.5 4.5 4.6
Heat kW 14.00 14.00 6.0 3.30 3.17 3.17 2.90 2.90 4.04 4.00
Heat Stars 5.5 5.5 4.4.5 4

6.07 2.60 2.90

3.50 4.00 3.20 4.0 3.40

4.5 4.6 5

SRK25ZDXA-S

Reverse Cycle

SRK28HCA-S

SRK35ZDXA-S

SRK35ZDA-S

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Brand MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES PANASONIC PANASONIC SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG

Model SRK40HCA-S

Type Reverse Cycle

Cool kW 3.60

Cool Stars 4.5

Heat kW 4.00

Heat Stars 4

FDENVA151HEN

FDTVA151HEN

FDTCVA151HEN

FDTVA201HEN

FDENVA201HEN

FDTCVA201HEN

FDURVA201HEN

SRK56HEA-S

FDTVA251HEN

FDURVA251HEN

SRK63ZEA-S

SRK71ZEA-S

FDENA401HEN

AS09BPAN/AS09BPAX SH09BPH SH12BPH AS12BPAN/AS12BPAX
Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle Reverse Cycle
4.15 5.80 2.50 2.80 3.50 3.50

4.6 4.5

5.17 6.80 3.50 3.30 4.00 4.00