Projected electricity savings from implementing minimum energy efficiency standard for household refrigerators in Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Abstract
The Malaysian economy has grown rapidly in the last two decades. This growth has increased the ownership of household electrical appliances, especially refrigerator-freezers. Almost every house in Malaysia owns a refrigerator-freezer. The Malaysia Energy Center considered implementing a minimum energy efficiency standard for household refrigerator-freezers sometime in the coming year. This paper attempts to predict the amount of energy savings in the residential sector by implementing a minimum energy efficiency standard for household refrigerator-freezers. The calculations are based on the growth of refrigerator-freezer ownership data in Malaysian households. By implementing the programs in 2004, about 8722 GWh will be saved in the year 2013. Therefore, efficiency improvement of this appliance will provide a significant impact in future electricity consumption in Malaysia.
Divisions
fac_eng
Publication Title
Energy
Volume
28
Issue
7
Publisher
Energy
Additional Information
Mahlia; TMI Masjuki; HH Saidur; R Choudhury; IA NoorLeha; AR