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.

Publication Title

Energy

ISSN

0360-5442

Divisions

fac_eng

Volume

28

Issue

7

Publisher

Energy

Additional Information

Mahlia; TMI Masjuki; HH Saidur; R Choudhury; IA NoorLeha; AR

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