Measuring Market Transformation: Quantitative Analysis of Appliance Energy Efficiency Labeling Program Impacts in the European Union, Australia and India

摘要

Many economies and countries have or are implementing energy efficiency labels forrnappliances as a tool to identify and promote energy efficient products. The European Union andrnAustralia are among those with the longest history of mandatory energy labeling programs.rnIndia, one of the largest rising economies and appliance consumption markets, has imposedrnmandatory efficiency labels for selected appliances since 2010. In this study, we focus onrninterpreting and comparing the labeling programs in these economies in order to evaluate thernimpacts of these programs. Applying a market-adoption model developed in earlier work of thernauthors, this study uses disaggregated appliance market share data together with statisticalrnanalysis to present a quantitative evaluation of the effectiveness of the mandatory efficiencyrnlabeling programs for a number of white goods, including refrigerators, dishwashers, washingrnmachines and clothes dryers. Through cross-economy and cross-appliance comparisons, thisrnstudy seeks to gain insight into the dependence of market efficiency transformation andrnimprovement on appliances technology, as well as on label policy design. This paper ultimatelyrnhopes to contribute to the international knowledge base of best practices and lessons learnedrnfrom labeling program design, as well as providing a guide for policymakers seeking tornunderstand the impacts of various appliance energy efficiency policies.