Sentences with phrase «of appliance efficiency»

In the U.S., for example, estimates of the SCC have played a key role in establishing the stringency of appliance efficiency standards, fuel economy standards, and power plant regulations.

Not exact matches

That menu will determine how the kitchen is arranged to ensure ultimate production efficiency and in turn, the cooking appliance arrangement will directly determine the layout of the fire suppression system.

We do a lot of conservation already (high - efficiency appliances and low - flow faucets, let it mellow, using tub water for the garden in the summer, etc.), but I'm up for the challenge!

Wolfe, who is the Vice-Chairman of the Legislature and the chair of the Environmental Committee, also noted that the operation of high - efficiency appliances does help to reduce the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released by the US power grid annually.

The Policy Loftness and others recommend that the federal government encourage efficiency through tax incentives and stricter standards for appliances, vehicles, and buildings to meet the goals of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

The Department of Energy's appliance efficiency standards have also driven significant technological innovations across a multitude of consumer and commercial products, with tremendous benefits to the economy.

The head of business development at Enervee, a California company that calculates and scores the energy efficiency of electronic and home appliance products, Katzman said he uses the CARMA utility data to help calculate the costs of running certain devices.

The new study includes other strategies beyond current policies to help reach the 2025 goal: staunching methane leaks (121 million tons), reducing the use of refrigeration chemicals that are powerful greenhouse gases (67 million tons), and increasing efficiency standards for appliances and buildings (29 million tons each).

It has passed some of the most stringent efficiency laws or taxes in the world on appliances, vehicles, petroleum, and industries.

As of January 1, California retailers are prohibited from selling showerheads, toilets, faucets and appliances that do not pass new efficiency standards for reducing water use.

The Secretary shall define product classes broadly and, except as provided in paragraph (2), shall designate as Best - in - Class Product models no more than the most efficient 10 percent of the commercially available product models in a class that demonstrate, as a group, a distinctly greater energy efficiency than the average energy efficiency of that class of appliances, equipment, or electronics.

He views the next ten years as the transition period, in which the growth of oil consumption in the U.S. is stopped and major gains are made in renewables, plug - in hybrids, and energy efficiency in buildings and appliances.

It allowed the team to explore a much wider range of what - ifs by tweaking a large number of inputs, including the energy efficiency of electrical appliances, the depreciation time of coal - fired power plants, and shifts in consumer behavior.

A worksheet included Learning Outcomes: To state the ways different appliances convert energy into useful sources Evaluate appliances in their efficiency to perform a particular job Calculate the percentage of energy wasted.

Those feed a battery bank comprised of four six - watt L - 16 batteries — the same kind used in golf carts — which in turn are fed through a five - kilowatt inverter, turning the DC power of the batteries into the alternating current necessary to run power tools and a variety of appliances specially selected for their energy efficiency.

Part of energy efficiency also factors in the type of appliances that are used in your home.

We have mandated new standards to increase the efficiency of lighting and appliances?

This is the approach Congress properly took last year on mandatory policies that will reduce emissions from cars and trucks, and improve the efficiency of lighting and appliances.

We also mandated new objectives for the coming decade to increase the efficiency of lighting and appliances.

• Sets a goal to reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030 — more than half of the annual carbon pollution from the U.S. energy sector — through efficiency standards set over the course of the Administration for appliances and federal buildings;

Combined with the President's other actions to increase the efficiency of our cars and household appliances, the President's plan will help American families cut energy waste, lowering their gas and utility bills.

Taking the initiative to improve the efficiency of lighting, appliances, and electronics at home and work,

The scoop on energy efficiency standards Federal attempts to regulate consumer appliance efficiency started with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, which established appliance efficiency targets, but did not set efficiency standards.

All the while research on energy uses and efficiency continued and efficiency of industrial processes, home heating, water heating, appliances, lighting, etc., improved, prodded in the case of household uses by thoughtful efficiency standards.

Energy efficiency of consumer appliances.

I would ask the American people, when it comes to being more energy - conscious, to be cognizant of appliances, of fuel efficiency, the vehicles we drive, mass transit.

Where does Mr. Barnes stand on the role of laws that require more carbon efficiency, such as better CAFE and appliance efficiency standards as well as building and electrical codes that would create a generation of much more carbon efficient buildings?

What's more, Rosenfeld [Energy Commission member Arthur Rosenfeld, an international leader for more than three decades in finding ways to save energy by boosting the efficiency of household appliances] noted that a number of television makers already produce models that meet the proposed commission efficiency standards and that 87 % of current stock complies with the planned 2011 threshold.

Under the new plan, the two countries will work together to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, industrial facilities and consumer appliances.

Proposed actions include the development and finalization of EPA standards that set limits on carbon emissions for both new and existing power plants, improved energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances, and increased deployment of renewable energy.

Review of the challenges faced in measuring energy efficiency program savings and the attribution of these savings to various sources, including utility programs, building and appliance standards, and naturally occurring or market effects.

By raising the profile of this issue, the session presented specific examples where governments and industry organizations have collaborated to successfully implement energy efficiency strategies for appliances and lighting systems.

The Appliance Standards Awareness Project is dedicated to increasing awareness of and support for cost - effective appliance and equipment efficiency standards.

Like any metric of efficiency, there is a threshold that once exceeded, renders any appliance unworthy of being considered «Energy Efficient».

Appliance efficiency index: A relative comparison of trends in new - model efficiencies for major appliances and energy - using equipment.

The United States made a splash today with Energy Secretary Steven Chu «s (pictured right) announcement of an international plan to deploy clean technology globally (with a strong emphasis on developing countries)- the Climate Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative (Climate REDI) will include three clean technology programs focusing on solar and LED lighting, efficient appliances and equipment, and policy and technical support for countries planning for renewable energy.

Appliance efficiency standards: The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 established minimum efficiency standards for major home appliances, including furnaces, central and room air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, dishwashers, and heat pumps.

While a large portion of our past efficiency gains came from improvements in individual products, appliances, and equipment, and these device - level technology improvements will continue to play an important role, looking ahead we must...

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However, many efficiency gains are being offset by increases in the number of electronics and appliances in the average home.

Now Ford will share this data with its new partners so that appliances, such as a smart refrigerator for example, can enjoy the same type of efficiency that the plug - in car gets while it charges overnight.

The American Lung Association supports programs and policies to significantly reduce demand for energy by increasing the efficiency of U.S. homes and businesses, strengthening appliance standards, and reducing the energy consumption of consumer products.

Minimum efficiency standards for residential appliances and lighting have been one of the most successful policies used by states and the federal government to save energy.

He funded policy research projects that led to the Green Building National Action Plan, the revision of national residential and commercial building energy standards, the revision of national green building standards, and over 40 national mandatory appliance energy efficiency standards and labels.

Prior to joining the Paulson Institute, Kevin was the director of the China Buildings Program with the Energy Foundation for over five years, managing a grant portfolio of building energy efficiency, green buildings, appliance energy efficiency, and non-CO2 emissions abatement.

«Lighting and appliance efficiency improvements, together with renewable energy, are key to simultaneously meeting the sustainable development goal of providing access to affordable and clean energy for all and the Paris Agreement 1.5 oC limit», said Jasmin Cantzler of Climate Analytics, another consortium member.

This is attributable partly to the increasing energy efficiency of lighting and household appliances forced on manufacturers by EU directives.

In 2010, some 33,800 people in Massachusetts — 20 percent more than in 2003 — worked in the broad field of energy efficiency, including providing home energy assessments, creating energy - saving lighting and appliances, and renovating and upgrading green buildings, according to a green jobs count by the Brookings Institution.

(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standards.

(Sec. 146) Revises the energy efficiency appliance rebate program to: (1) include appliances with Smart Grid capabilities; (2) increase funding from $ 50 million to $ 100 million; and (3) extend the authorization of funding until FY2015.