August 26, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its final home refrigerator and freezer energy efficiency standards (PDF), 2014 will increase the efficiency of the refrigerator about 25% of the Energy Department and the manufacturers, consumer groups and environmental organizations to achieve this new standard, in the refrigerator for the entire life cycle of a typical consumer is expected to save more than $ 200 in electricity costs. With the new energy efficiency standards in the U.S. launch of the country and implementation until 2043 is expected to save consumers more than $ 21 billion in energy costs.

New release of energy efficiency standards finalized by the U.S. Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), more than 25 refrigerator manufacturers, the United States some of the nation's leading consumer groups and environmental groups proposed consensus standards will be the new standard in the Federal Register (FR ) published three years after the entry into force, that is, around September 2014 to implement the new standards for maximum annual energy consumption limits as follows:

Maximum annual energy consumption limits the type of product (kWh/y) 1. Manual defrost freezer and refrigerator freezers 7.99AV +225.0 0.282av +225.0 1A. All manual defrost freezer 6.79AV +193.6 0.240av +193.6 2 part of the automatic defrost refrigerator freezer 7.99AV +225.0 0.282av +225.0 3. automatic defrost, top freezer and not for the automatic ice maker refrigerator with freezer 8.04AV +233.7 0.284av +233.7 3-BI Automatic defrost, upper part of the freezer and do not have built-in automatic ice maker refrigerator freezers 9.15AV +264.9 0.323av +264.9 3I. automatic defrost, with the upper part of the freezer and ice maker but do not have automatic door ice feature (through-the-door ice service) of the refrigerator freezer 8.07AV +317.7 0.285av +317.7 3I-BI. automatic defrost, with the upper part of the freezer and ice maker but do not have automatic door ice feature built-in refrigerator freezer 9.15AV +348.9 0.323av +348.9 3A. all automatic defrost refrigerators 7.07AV +201.6 0.250av +201.6 3A-BI. all the built-in auto-defrost refrigerator 8.02AV +228.5 0.283av + 228.5 4 automatic defrost, side and not for the freezer with automatic ice maker refrigerator freezer 8.51AV +297.8 0.301av +297.8 4-BI. Automatic defrost, side of freezer and do not have built-in automatic ice maker refrigerator freezers 10.22AV +357.4 0.361av +357.4 4I. Automatic defrost, side with the freezer and automatic system ice machine, but do not have to open the door of the refrigerator freezer ice feature 8.51AV +381.8 0.301av +381.8 4I-BI. automatic defrost, side and for the freezer with automatic ice maker but do not have the features built-in open ice refrigerator freezer 10.22AV +441.4 0.361av +441.4 5. automatic defrost, bottom freezer and do not have automatic ice maker refrigerator freezer 8.85AV +317.0 0.312av +317.0 5-BI. automatic defrost, bottom freezer and do not have built-in automatic ice maker refrigerator freezers 9.40AV +336.9 0.332av +336.9 5I. automatic defrost, bottom freezer and ice maker with automatic ice-making function but does not have to open the door of refrigerator freezer 8.85AV +401.0 0.312av +401.0 5I-BI. automatic defrost, with bottom freezer and ice maker but do not have automatic door ice feature built-in refrigerator freezer 9.40AV +420.9 0.332av +420.9 5A. Automatic defrost, with bottom freezers and ice-making function of the refrigerator door freezers 9.25AV +475.4 0.327av475.4 5A-BI. automatic defrost, with bottom freezer door ice and features built-in refrigerator freezer 9.83 AV +499.99.9 0.347av +49 6. automatic defrost, with top to open the door for the freezer and the refrigerator freezer ice feature 8.40AV +385.4 0.297av +385.4 7. automatic defrost, side with the freezer and door ice feature refrigerator freezer 8.54AV +432.8 0.302av +432.8 7-BI. automatic defrost, side door for the freezer with ice and features built-in refrigerator freezer 10.25AV +502.6 0.362av +502.6 8 The manual defrost upright freezers 5.57AV +193.7 0.197av +193.7 9. automatic defrost and do not have automatic ice-making machine of vertical freezers 8.62AV +228.3 0.305av +228.3 9I. with automatic defrost and automatic Ice Machine Upright freezers 8.62AV +312.3 0.305av +312.3 9-BI. automatic defrost and do not have built-in automatic ice-making machine upright freezers 9.24AV +244.6 0.326av +244.6 9I-BI. Automatic defrost and automatic ice maker with built-in vertical freezer 9.86AV +344.9 0.348av +344.9 10.Horizontal freezers and freezers except compact freezers outside all 7.29AV +107.8 0.257av +107.8 10 A. The horizontal automatic defrost freezers 10.24AV +148.1 0.362av +148.1 11. Compact freezers and manual defrost compact refrigerator freezer 9.03AV +252.3 0.319av +252.3 11A. compact freezers and manual defrost compact refrigerator freezer 7.84AV +219.1 0.277av +219.1 12. part of the auto defrost compact refrigerator freezers 5.91AV +335.8 0.209av +335.8 13. automatic defrost, top freezer compact for the refrigerator freezer 11.80AV +339.2 0.417av +339.2 13I. automatic defrost, with the upper part of the freezer and automatic ice maker compact refrigerator freezer 11.80AV +423.2 0.417av +423.2 13A. All automatic defrost compact refrigerator 9.17AV +259.3 0.324av +259.3 14. automatic defrost, side of freezer compact refrigerator freezer 6.82AV +456.9 0.241av +456.9 14I. automatic defrost, side of freezer with automatic ice maker and compact refrigerator freezer 6.82AV +540.9 0.241av +540.9 15. automatic defrost, bottom freezer compact refrigerator freezer 11.80AV +339.2 0.417av +339.2 15I. automatic defrost, bottom freezer with automatic ice maker and compact refrigerator freezer 11.80AV +423.2 0.417av +423.2 16. manual defrost upright type compact freezers 8.65AV +225.7 0.306av +225.7 17. automatic defrost upright compact freezers 10.17AV +351.9 0.359av +351.9 18. Horizontal compact freezers 9.25AV +136.8 0.327av +136.8 AV adjusted for the total capacity, units of cubic feet; av total capacity, in liters.

It is noteworthy that the final rule published in the energy efficiency indicators and September 27, 2010 NOPR released energy efficiency standards have a greater adjustment.

"These standards reflect the manufacturers, consumer groups and environmental organizations consensus agreement on the establishment of more than three decades of knowledge and for American families to save hundreds of billions of dollars in federal energy efficiency standards for refrigerators based on." United States Energy Minister Zhu said, "The most significant is that even if the U.S. is increasing the size of the family refrigerator, more features, but the cost of buying down the refrigerator, andSave every month for our electricity."

American Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) President Joseph M. McGuire said: "The Department of Energy today's action, the U.S. energy law requirements, is based on the interests of all parties to reach consensus on energy conservation, consumer choice, and manufacturers affect the balance and we appreciate the work of the U.S. Department of Energy, and continues to urge the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection (EPA) to carefully balance the mandatory energy efficiency standards and voluntary energy conservation programs such as Energy Star in the implementation process. "

"The final rule, the home appliance manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates reached between the refrigerator and freezer for new energy efficiency standards by consensus agreement," U.S. Energy Efficiency in n Nadel said, "This agreement for the consumer to save energy, to maximize cost effectiveness; while maintaining the impact of the factory management level and we commend the Department of Energy issued the rules, and reach a consensus. "

New energy efficiency standards in the original refrigerator energy efficiency standards based on the old standard has been successful in reducing the refrigerator's energy use, while promoting design innovation and new features appear. Since the 1970s the first since the refrigerator standards domestic refrigerator energy use has been reduced by more than two-thirds, but at the same time, costs are down, increasing the capacity refrigerators, and more than ever to provide more and more features.

According to DOE analysis, the standard annual savings of electricity can power 3.4 million homes, equivalent to the number of Virginia families. The standard will also be reduced in 30 years, more than 340 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

This criteria is U.S. Department of Energy by increasing civil and commercial equipment and products, energy efficiency, designed to help American families save energy costs with part of the effort.The urging of the Obama administration, the Department of Energy has completed over 30 residential and commercial products of the new energy efficiency standards and revision, these new standards by 2030 is estimated to save consumers $ 300 billion cost.

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