Energy Efficiency: The Implementation of Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) Application on Home Appliances for Residential

Abstract

Abstract. Generally, Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) has been widespread across the country especially developed country. However, most consumers do not even know about the MEPS. Without sufficient knowledge, much energy have been wasted before this. The aim of this study is to review the implementation of MEPS of Asia country and to compare electricity consumption of home appliances with star rating and without star rating. In order to fulfil the objectives of the study, the equipment must be chosen correctly and must be learned properly. The home appliances that will be used also need to be chosen so that the comparison between the appliances will be matched correctly. To understand the results, the analysis was done using graphs and table. The purpose of using graph and table is to understand the comparison between appliances more clearly. The results show that home appliances with MEPS is more efficient on energy saving rather than without MEPS. This is the evidence as a method to educate a consumer on energy saving.

Impact Assessment on Kenyan Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Energy Labels for Cold Chain Appliances

“…Ayala and Sola suggested that the EU energy efficiency (EE) label for appliances was a key instrument for driving consumers towards more energy efficient purchase [10]. While addressing the implementation of MEPS application on home appliances for residential, Rahman and associates [11] acknowledged that home appliances with MEPS in context are more efficient on energy saving compared to those without MEPS and energy labelling, while Schencking and Stamminger [12] sum up that "energy labels provides relevant information to the consumers to help them make an environmentally beneficial choice when purchasing a new appliances.…”

“…Making productive use of mini-grids through energy efficient, high quality off-grid household appliance and productive use increase energy demand and balances load. The growth of mini-grids sector highly depends on offgrid appliance market growth which the network is complex and continues to change [11].…”