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Raising Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for Refrigerators Presented by Energy Efficiency and Conservation Department 11 October 2016 Industry Briefing
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Raising Minimum Energy Performance
Standards (MEPS) for Refrigerators
Presented by Energy Efficiency and Conservation Department
11 October 2016
Industry Briefing
1. Introduction
2. Raising MEPS for Refrigerators
3. Q&A
4. Review of Test Standards for Refrigerators
Overview
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1 Introduction
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Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Singapore has pledged to reduce our Emissions
Intensity1 by 36% from 2005 levels, and stabilise
our emissions with the aim of peaking around 2030.
Note:
1. Emissions Intensity refers to GHG Emissions per dollar of GDP, measured in CO2-equivalent per $.
Improving energy efficiency across all sectors
is the key strategy to achieve our pledge.
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Energy Consumption Profile in a Typical Household
Source: NEA’s Household Consumption Survey 2012
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Kitchen Appliances
Water Heater
Refrigerator
TV & Computer
Lighting
Air-Conditioner Units
Washing Machine, Clothes
Dryer & Iron
Fan
Others
Helps consumers make informed purchasing decisions
• Refrigerators
• Air-Conditioners
• Clothes Dryers
• Lamps
• Televisions
Mandatory Energy
Labelling Scheme
(MELS)
Raise average energy efficiency of products in the market
• Refrigerators
• Air-Conditioners
• Clothes Dryers
• Lamps
Minimum Energy
Performance Standards
(MEPS)
Overview of MELS and MEPS
MELS and MEPS requirements are mandated under the
Energy Conservation Act (ECA)
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Key Requirements
Who are affected?
Importers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others who
supply refrigerators in Singapore
Register
yourself and your products if you are a supplier
What must be done?
Comply
with minimum energy efficiency standards
Display
the Energy Label on your products
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2 Raising MEPS for Refrigerators
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• MELS and MEPS apply to single-phase refrigerators with a total
adjusted volume1 of up to 900L
• Refrigerators are categorised into 3 types:
MELS and MEPS for Household Refrigerators
Note:
1. Total adjusted volume (Vadj tot) is used in energy efficiency calculations to account for the higher energy use per
unit of storage volume of freezers.
Refrigerator with freezer
Refrigerator without freezer
Refrigerator with freezer and
through-the-door ice dispenser
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1-tick (Current MEPS)
Proposed
MEPS
2-tick
3-tick
4-tick
Raising MEPS: Refrigerators with Freezer
Vadj tot ≤ 300L:
Raise MEPS by 5%
300L < Vadj tot ≤ 900L:
Raise MEPS by 13%
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Adjusted Volume,
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Raising MEPS by 13%: Refrigerators without Freezer
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Vadj tot ≤ 900L:
Raise MEPS by 13%
Adjusted Volume,
Vadj tot (L)
1-tick (Current MEPS)
Proposed
MEPS
2-tick
3-tick
4-tick
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100
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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Raising MEPS by 13%: Refrigerators with Freezer
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An
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kW
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Vadj tot ≤ 900L:
Raise MEPS by 13%
Adjusted Volume,
Vadj tot (L)
1-tick (Current MEPS)
Proposed
MEPS
2-tick
3-tick
4-tick
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Type of Refrigerators Total Adjusted
Volume (L)
Current MEPS Revised MEPS
Refrigerators without
freezer
≤ 900 Annual Energy Consumption
(AEC) ≤ (368 + 0.892 × Vadj
tot) × 0.640
AEC ≤ (368 + 0.892 ×
Vadj tot) × 0.551
Refrigerators with freezer ≤ 300 AEC ≤ (465 + 1.378 × Vadj
tot) × 0.585
AEC ≤ (465 + 1.378 ×
Vadj tot) × 0.553
> 300 and ≤ 900 AEC ≤ (465 + 1.378 ×
Vadj tot) × 0.506
Refrigerators with freezer
and through-the-door ice
dispenser
≤ 900 AEC ≤ (585 + 1.378 × Vadj
tot) × 0.560
AEC ≤ (585 + 1.378 ×
Vadj tot) × 0.485
• MEPS for refrigerators will be raised by 5% to 13%, depending on
refrigerator category
• Will affect some 1-tick models
• No change to the cut-off levels for the 2- to 4-tick efficiency bands
• Effective from 1 November 2017
Summary of Proposed MEPS Changes
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Impact of Raising MEPS for Refrigerators
• Revised MEPS will remove about 80 out of some 500
refrigerator models in the market
• Affected models accounted for 17% of refrigerator sales in
2014
• Estimated annual cost savings to consumers is equivalent to the
yearly electricity cost of some 2,000 4-room HDB households
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Timeline
Industry
Briefing
Confirmation of
Whether to Raise
MEPS for
Refrigerators
Proposed
Effective Date of
Revised MEPS
11 Oct 2016 Nov 2016 1 Nov 2017
Two weeks for
submission of
written feedback
25 Oct 2016
Deadline for
Feedback
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4 Review of Test Standards for
Refrigerators
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Review of Test Standards for Refrigerators
• NEA regularly reviews the energy performance test standards for
registrable goods under the Energy Conservation Act (ECA)
• For refrigerators, test standards currently adopted are
• IEC 62552:2007 or
• ISO 15502:2005
• New standard IEC 62552:2015 has been adopted in other jurisdictions
including Japan and Thailand
• NEA would like to find out suppliers’ experience with IEC 62552:2015
use
• Further details will be shared via email
• Current test standards (IEC 62552:2007 or ISO 15502:2005) remain
applicable until further notice
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