The document discusses energy efficiency labels in the EU. It provides background on Energy Star labels and describes the development of EU regulations establishing energy efficiency labels for various products. It also examines the impact of these labels and regulations on markets and consumer behavior, showing they have helped drive uptake of more efficient products and models with lower-efficiency ones phased out. Upcoming changes are planned to rescale the labels and make efficiency classes more distinguishable online.

1. Energy Efficiency and Energy Star
labels in the EU
17May2016
Sustainable EU Energy & Climate Policy series
Energy Efficiency
Fiona Brocklehurst
Ballarat Consulting

2. Outline
• Introduction to Energy Labels
• Energy Star
• Coverage
• Effect of regulations
• Energy Efficiency label:
• Development of regulation
• Product coverage
• Market response
• Changes underway

3. Action of labels on market
CourtesyAndrasToth,DGEnergy

4. Different types of labels
Endorsement Comparative

5. Ecolabels within the EU

6. ENERGY STAR

7. ENERGY STAR
International Partners

8. EU ENERGY STAR
v6.0 May 2014
reg 2014/202
V2.0 May 2014
reg 2014/202
V6.1 Sept 2015
reg 2015/1402
V2.0 May 2014
reg 2014/202V1.0 May 2014
reg 2014/202

9. EU ENERGY STAR process
EU ENERGY STAR Board

10. EU ENERGY STAR database

11. ENERGY STAR impact
Reg no EC 106/2008 and Directive 2012/27/EU

12. EU ENERGY STAR impact
fromsurveysundertakenbyIDCandAEAforDGEnergy

13. Different types of labels
Endorsement Comparative

14. Different types of comparative labels
Categorical Not

15. Different types of categorical labels

16. Worldwide adoption of energy
labels (> 80 as at 2013)

17. EU amongst the firsttakenfrom“ImpactoftheEU’sEcodesignandEnergy/TyreLabellinglegislationonthridjuristictions”,Waideetal,2014

18. Historyof EU productpolicydevelopment
courtesyofRuben Kubiak

19. Energy Labelling 2010 ‘recast’

20. Criteria
• Significant volume of sales and trade, indicatively 200,000
units p.a.
• Significant environmental impact
• Significant potential for improvement in terms of its
environmental impact without entailing excessive costs
• Range of product performance
• Not professional purchasers (generally consumer products)

21. Eco-design process
(courtesyofBIObyDeloitteetal -3rd workingplanstudyreport)
NBtotalprocess‘typically’takes51-52months

22. Product coverage
(originalframeworkdirective)
1995
1995
1995
1996
1998
1999
2002
2002
2012

23. Additional products
(sincerecast)
2011
2014
2017
2016
2016
2015
2018
2015
2015

24. List of regulations adopted
(listatDGEnergywebpageupdatedregularly,withlinkstolegislation)
Product Group
Regulation
reference
Date of first effect
of regulation
Household combined washer-driers 96/60/EC August 1997
Tyres 1222/2009 November 2012
Household dishwashers 1059/2010 December 2011
Household refrigerating appliances 1060/2010 November 2011
Household washing machines 1061/2010 December 2011
Televisions 1062/2010 November 2011
Air conditioners 626/2011 January 2013
Household tumble driers 392/2012 May 2012
Electrical lamps and luminaires 874/2012 September 2013
Vacuum cleaners 665/2013 September 2014
Space heaters and boilers 811/2013 September 2015
Water heaters & storage tanks 812/2013 September 2015
Domestic ovens, hobs and range hoods 65/2014 January 2015
Residential ventilation units 1254/2014 January 2016
Professional refrigerated storage cabinets 2015/1094 July 2016
Local space heaters 2015/1186 January 2018
Solid fuel boilers 2015/1187 April 2017

25. Reviews of existing Energy Label
product regulations
• Revised regulation put to Consultation Forum
• TVs (with displays)
• Review preparatory studies underway/completed:
• Domestic washing machines and washer driers
(http://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Washing_machines_and_washer
_dryers/)
• Domestic dishwashers
(http://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Dishwashers/index.html)
• Domestic refrigerators and freezers
(http://www.ecodesign-fridges.eu/)
• Lighting
(http://ecodesign-lightsources.eu/),

26. Key features of label

27. Metric – Energy Efficiency Index (EEI)
Performanceexpressedasratioofthisproductoverreference
productso:
The higher the
EEI the less
efficient
The lower the
EEI the more
efficient

28. Key features of label

29. Key features of label

30. Key features of label

31. Key features of label

32. TV Label

33. What effect has the label had

34. Response of consumers

35. Response of consumers

36. Response of consumers
1000Germancustomer,publishedMarch2015

37. Labelling Enabling
Labels
Procurement
Grants
Subsidies/
Trade ins
Policy
evaluation
Market data
Incentivise
innovation
Tax incentives
Low cost
loans

38. Changesinmarket–Domesticrefrigeratingappliances
CourtesydataGfKanalysisTopTen
“EnergyefficiencyofWhiteGoodsinEurope2004-2014”Jun2015

39. Issue
(graphics fromNGOresponseOct2015)

40. Changes to label framework
EC proposal July 2015
• A-G energy label – rescaling all existing –
rescaling regularly
• Removing ‘empty’ classes from the label
• Online product registration database

41. Too much information?

42. Too much information?

43. Process for label framework revision
(fromEuropeanParliamentbriefing)
ITRE Committee draft report
published Jan 2016

45. Sources of information
DG Energy:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-
efficient-products
DG Growth:
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/european-
standards/harmonised-standards/ecodesign/index_en.htm
EU ENERGY STAR:
http://www.eu-energystar.org/
Bureau Energy Star:
http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupD
etail.groupDetail&groupID=1033
Proposals for Energy Efficiency Label Framework revision:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/news/new-electricity-market-
consumers

46. Your questions?
Thank you!
Contact:
fiona@ballaratconsulting.co.uk