Introduction to the Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance

Deployment InitiativeAmit Khare, Program Manager,

CLASPMarch 21, 2013

Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)• High-Level Policy

Dialogue • Technical Cooperation• Engagement with the

Private-Sector and Other Stakeholders to drive investment in clean energy and efficiency

The Super-Efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial helps participating governments accelerate the transition to a clean energy future through effective appliance and equipment efficiency programs.

•16 Participating Governments•Australia BrazilCanada European Commission•France Germany India Japan•Korea Mexico Russia South Africa•Sweden United Arab Emirates United Kingdom•United States China (observer)

•Partners

SEAD Initiative Goals• Engage governments, private sector, and NGOs to tap the large

potential for energy and consumer savings, and environmental benefits available through improved equipment and appliance efficiency;

• Provide a framework through which government experts, and others as appropriate, can engage in peer-to-peer collaboration on equipment and appliance efficiency topics; and

• Highlight potential offered by and opportunities for action on appliance and equipment efficiency at the CEM, IPEEC, and other high-level dialogues.

SEAD Objectives and Activities

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Standards & Labeling Prizes, Incentives & Procurement

2013 Global Energy Efficiency Medal for Flat-

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The U.S. has committed $20M over 5 years for SEADActive cooperation with APEC, IEA-4E, and other international forums

SEAD Activities and BenefitsActivities Benefits Example

Peer-to-peer information sharing on standards and labels

Facilitate government adoption of cost-effective appliance efficiency policies

New standards for LED street lighting luminaire standards in India

Technical Analysis Reveal energy saving opportunities

Ceiling fans could be 100% more efficient with existing, cost-effective technology

Awards, Procurement, Incentives

Accelerate market transformation

Upcoming SSL Award

Adopting best-practice appliance efficiency policies in SEAD economies could save 2000 TWh/year of electricity by 2030, and yield cumulative net national savings of over US$1 trillion through 2030.

SEAD Procurement Working Group• Who: Canada, Mexico, India, South Africa, Sweden,

United Kingdom, United States• What: Leverage the bulk purchasing power of public

and private sector procurement to promote energy efficient appliances and equipment globally

• How: Engage in supporting policy and programs, build strategic partnerships to achieve goal

• Why: Public procurement programs can lead by example and raise consumer awareness. Public procurement is significant enough to create a market signal for demand of efficient products, and cooperation can accelerate market transformation

A core activity of A core activity of the Working Group the Working Group is street lighting, as is street lighting, as this is typically one this is typically one of the largest of the largest sources of energy sources of energy consumption under consumption under a municipality’s a municipality’s direct control.direct control.

SEAD Activities in India• India actively participates in the Awards, Procurement,

and Standards and Labeling Working Groups• Participation in the SEAD Global Efficiency Medal

Regional and Global Awards Competition• The Bureau of Energy Efficiency Leads the SEAD

Efficient Lighting Collaboration – 10 SEAD countries participate in government-to-

government technical exchanges to support energy efficient standards and labeling programs

• India will host the fourth Clean Energy Ministerial in April 2013

For More Information Visitwww.superefficient.org

Saurabh Diddisdiddi@beenet.in

Kavita RaviKavita.ravi@hq.doe.gov

Amit Khareakhare@clasponline.org