Publications

Sources of test materials for clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers and refrigerator/freezers.

Since Energy Ministers agreed to the Decision Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) – Household Refrigerators and Freezers in November 2017, the Standards Australia Committee EL-060 made several sets of small changes to some factors in the draft AS/NZS 4474:2018 standard. This affected the anticipated outcomes of models’ star ratings calculated using…

This decision Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) proposes changes to energy efficiency regulations applicable to household refrigerators and freezers.

This consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) proposes changes to energy efficiency regulations applicable to household refrigerators and freezers. It is part of a consultative process that will inform a decision RIS that will recommend a preferred policy option to Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Ministers. If Ministers agree…

An assessment of energy savings since 1986 - December 2010 This report provides a quantitative evaluation of the energy saved by various energy programs such as energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for household refrigerators in Australia since their progressive introduction in 1986.

The Whitegoods Efficiency Trends report documents changes in the energy efficiencies and attributes of whitegoods (domestic fridges and freezers, dishwashers, clothes dryers and clothes washers) that carry an energy rating label and were sold in Australia from 1993 to 2014 inclusive. All product types have shown improvements in energy…