FIGURE 1.1 Energy Consumption of Type 3 Refrigerator Models Available in 2003
Figure 1.1 depicts the energy consumption of Type 3 models shipped in 2003 and shows where they stood in relation to the minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) implemented in 1995 and amended in 2001. The figure shows that all refrigerators met the MEPS and that many exceeded it. Of the Type 3 models available in 2003, 30 percent were ENERGY STARĀ® products - that is, they were at least 10 percent more efficient than those meeting the MEPS. In 2003, the shipment-weighted average annual unit energy consumption of Type 3 refrigerators was 461 kWh.