Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) are governmental specifications that limit the energy consumption of devices while ensuring performance and user satisfaction. Implementing MEPS involves establishing legal frameworks, evaluating current appliance efficiency, and engaging stakeholders, among other steps. National and regional MEPS programs include components like appliance energy consumption assessment and labeling processes to enhance energy efficiency.

1. Introducing Minimum
Energy Performance
Standards
Eng Khadar A. Farah,
MTECH. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

2. INTRODUCTION
 A minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) is a specification, containing a number of
performance requirements for an energy-using device, that effectively limits the maximum
amount of energy that may be consumed by a product in performing a specified task.
 An MEPS is usually made mandatory by a government's energy efficiency body. It may include
requirements not directly related to energy; this is to ensure that general performance and
user satisfaction are not adversely affected by increasing energy efficiency. It generally
requires use of a particular test procedure that specifies how performance is measured.
 In North America when addressing energy efficiency, a MEPS is sometimes referred to simply
as a "standard", as in "Co-operation on Labeling and Standards Programs". In Latin America
when addressing energy efficiency, MEPS are sometimes referred to as Normas (translated as
"norms").

3. Key steps to implement MEPS
 Establish legal and regulatory framework
 Enhance the capacities of the energy efficiency entities
 Assess the current situation of appliances e.g., EE level, expected savings,…
 Adopt the suitable minimum energy performance standards
 Create database with the relevant indicators
 Reform energy subsidies
 Engage stakeholders e.g., concerned public authorities, industries,
consumers, etc
 Raise awareness and encourage the use of high-efficiency appliances
 Monitor, verify and enforce standards

4. National MEPS Programs
 • Appliances Energy consumption • Appliances Market–Appliances Supply
Chain (Appliances Origins, Distribution, Sales, ..)–Appliances EE level–
Awareness level • MEPS and Labels Programs Components –Polices and
Regulations –Testing and labeling process –Compliances –Implementation Plan–
Monitoring and Evaluation

5. Regional Certification
 • Best Practices on the Regional Certifications and MEPS and Labels
Harmonizing • Current procedures on Testing and Labeling in the target
countries • Possible strategies for regional harmonization and alignment for
MEPS IN the target countries

6. Reginal Manual for MEPS Implementation
and enforcement
 • Assessment of the status of MEPS and Labels in the counties • Possible
Strategies for MEPS and Labels Implementation and enforcement • Procedures
for EE Testing for Appliances • Labeling Program Design • Market surveillance
• Monitoring and Evaluation