Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Airconditioners, Regulatory Impact Statement.

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Summary

This is a regulatory impact statement for proposed changes to minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for airconditioners falling within the scope of the joint Australian New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3823. The proposal would substantially complete NAEEEP's strategy for airconditioners, which includes energy labelling, alignment of Australia's testing arrangements with international test procedures, upgrading of registration and associated product databases, and MEPS. Energy labelling has been mandatory since 1987 and MEPS for 3 phase units has applied since October 2001.

The RIS considers a range of options including various MEPS regimes, voluntary programs, levys and other program measures. The RIS recommends that:

Energy labelling to continue in a revised format on a mandatory basis for single phase models (except for ducted systems).
MEPS levels be introduced for all single phase models from October 2004 and revised in October 2007.
More stringent MEPS levels for three phase models (to 65kW) be introduced in October 2007 (first regulated in 2001).
A high efficiency level for three phase units be set from October 2007.
Existing State and Territory regulations governing appliance energy labelling and MEPS be amended to implement the proposed standards.

This report was released in August 2003.

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