Energy Consumption of Major Household Appliances Shipped in Canada – Trends for 1990–2005

FOREWORD

Since 1996, as part of the National Energy Use Database initiative, Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan's) Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) has been receiving from members of the Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association (CAMA) their annual Canadian appliance shipment data, by model, for the six major household appliance categories – refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, electric ranges, clothes washers and electric clothes dryers. According to CAMA, the manufacturers represent more than 90 percent of the Canadian market for five of the appliance groups.¹ To keep each appliance manufacturer's data confidential, appliance manufacturers suggested that a third party receive and prepare the database in a format in which no one (other than the third party) could determine the shipment data for an individual model or manufacturer. NRCan retained the services of Electro-Federation Canada, chosen by CAMA, as the third party to receive the data.

Each model's shipments, provided by CAMA, were matched to their associated unit energy consumption (UEC) ratings found in the EnerGuide Appliance Directory database (oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/infosource/pub/appliances/2007) . The average annual shipment-weighted UEC was then calculated for each appliance category. This report details the results of the analysis of the estimated shipment-weighted average UEC, in kilowatt hours per year, of the six major household appliance categories shipped in Canada between 1990 and 2005. It also provides data on the annual distribution of shipments by UEC range for the six types of appliances during the same period.

This is the sixth report of this type published by the OEE.² You may notice differences between this report and the previous ones. The differences are due to updates, changes in the number of data contributors, new appliance categories/types and a change in the methodology (described in Appendix A, "Methodology"). Also, since 2004, participating manufacturers have provided their shipment data broken down by region/province and by channel (retail versus builder), allowing regional analysis, thereby assisting in monitoring the success of regional programs.

To further improve the quality and representation of new appliance energy efficiency data in Canada, the OEE is exploring options to improve the coverage of the Canadian market through ongoing discussions with CAMA and other appliance manufacturers.

The OEE would like to thank the participating manufacturers and CAMA for their co-operation in this project.

The data gathered through this report will deepen your knowledge of the various aspects of energy consumption with respect to appliances. The data will also enable NRCan to develop and fine-tune its ecoENERGY programs, designed to support Canadians as they seek to achieve greater energy efficiency and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

This report was prepared by Diane Lindia of the Demand Policy and Analysis Division of the OEE. Indrani Hulan supervised the project, Glen Ewaschuk provided assistance, and David McNabb provided project leadership.

If you would like to learn more about the OEE's services and programs, contact it by e-mail at euc.cec@nrcan.gc.ca.

For further information on this report, contact

Diane Lindia
Demand Policy and Analysis Division
Office of Energy Efficiency
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0E4
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¹ Information on market share for freezers is not available.
² The first report was based on 1990–1997 data; the second report, 1990–1999 data; the third report, 1990–2001 data; the fourth report, 1990–2003 data; the fifth report, 1990–2004 data.