MEPS Profile - Televisions

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Background

This report is one of a series of 12 MEPS proposals that were released on 26 October 2004. The full list of these reports can be found in the list of 2004 Publications (NAEEEC reports 2004/06 to 2004/17 inclusive). Each of the proposals includes a government summary which outlines the regulatory proposal and a detailed technical report which provides background information on the product and proposals.

Summary: Televisions

This report was commissioned by the the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (NAEEEC) and was prepared by Energy Consult. The full report was released in October 2004.

The first part of the document outlines:

some background about the product including stock numbers and energy consumption;
steps towards international harmonisation;
the NAEEEC plan for this product including MEPS and energy labelling proposals;
the impact of MEPS.

The technical report covers:

Product descriptions for various TV types
Typical power consumption for various modes
Australian and international test methods for televisions
Australian and international policies for this product.
Energy consumption, greenhouse emissions and potential savings for MEPS and energy labelling proposal

This page last modified 23 February 2006