Danish Electricity Saving Trust

Good practices

to stimulate consumer demand for

energy efficient appliancesfrom selected EU Member States

special electricity savings chargeDKK 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

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

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 PLANHousehold 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:

Legal 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: http://www.savingtrust.dk/about-the-trust

CEECAP: http://www.ceecap.org/

TOPTEN: http://www.topten.info/

RENOVE Plan: http://www.idae.es/index.php/mod.pags/mem.detalle/idpag.58/relcategoria.1161/relmenu.68/lang.uk

ELAR: www.managenergy.net/download/nr54.pdf

GreenLabelsPurchase: http://www.greenlabelspurchase.net/

Calculators: http://www.pathnet.org/sp.asp?id=19983

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=refrig.calculator

Thank you for your attention

Contact

Tamas Kallay

tkallay@rec.org