How Appliances Work
Energy Efficiency Regulations and Minimum Energy Performance Standards
The Role of Members of the Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association
Chapter 1 / Refrigerators
1.1 2006 Market Snapshot
1.2 Distribution of Shipments
1.2.1 Distribution by Type
1.2.2 Distribution by Type, by Region/Province
1.2.3 Distribution by Channel, by Region/Province
1.2.4 Distribution by Volume
1.2.5 Distribution by Volume, by Region/Province
1.2.6 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption per Cubic Foot
1.2.7 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption per Cubic Foot, by Region/Province
1.3 Energy Consumption
1.3.1 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Model Year
1.3.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Volume
1.3.3 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Channel, by Region/Province
1.4 Energy Savings
1.5 Refrigerators Summary
Chapter 2 / Freezers
2.1 2006 Market Snapshot
2.2 Distribution of Shipments
2.2.1 Distribution by Type
2.2.2 Distribution by Type, by Region/Province
2.2.3 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption per Cubic Foot
2.2.4 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption per Cubic Foot, by Region/Province
2.2.5 Distribution by Channel, by Region/Province
2.3 Energy Consumption
2.3.1 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Model Year
2.4 Energy Savings
2.5 Freezers Summary
Chapter 3 / Dishwashers
3.1 2006 Market Snapshot
3.2 Distribution of Shipments
3.2.1 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
3.2.2 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption, by Region/Province
3.2.3 Distribution by Channel, by Region/Province
3.3 Energy Consumption
3.3.1 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Model Year
3.3.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Channel, by Region/Province
3.4 Energy Savings
3.5 Dishwashers Summary
Chapter 4 / Electric Ranges
4.1 2006 Market Snapshot
4.2 Distribution of Shipments
4.2.1 Distribution by Type
4.2.2 Distribution by Type, by Region/Province
4.2.3 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
4.2.4 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption, by Region/Province
4.2.5 Distribution by Channel, by Region/Province
4.3 Energy Consumption
4.3.1 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Model Year
4.3.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Channel, by Region/Province
4.4 Energy Savings
4.5 Electric Ranges Summary
Chapter 5 / Clothes Washers
5.1 2006 Market Snapshot
5.2 Distribution of Shipments
5.2.1 Distribution by Type
5.2.2 Distribution by Type, by Region/Province
5.2.3 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
5.2.4 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption, by Region/Province
5.2.5 Distribution by Channel, by Region/Province
5.3 Energy Consumption
5.3.1 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Model Year
5.3.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Channel, by Region/Province
5.4 Energy Savings
5.5 Clothes Washers Summary
Chapter 6 / Electric Clothes Dryers
6.1 2006 Market Snapshot
6.2 Distribution of Shipments
6.2.1 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
6.2.2 Distribution by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption, by Region/Province
6.2.3 Distribution by Channel, by Region/Province
6.3 Energy Consumption
6.3.1 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Model Year
6.3.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption by Channel, by Region/Province
6.4 Energy Savings
6.5 Electric Clothes Dryers Summary
Chapter 7 / Summary of Major Household Appliances
7.1 Total Energy Savings
7.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of All Major Household Appliances
Appendix A / Methodology
Appendix B / Definitions
Appendix C / Questions and Answers About Changes to ENERGY STAR®
Appendix D / Detailed Tables
Table 1.1 Refrigerator Market, 2006
Table 1.2 Distribution of Refrigerators by Type
Table 1.3 Distribution of Refrigerators by Volume
Table 1.4 Distribution of Refrigerators by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
per Cubic Foot
Table 2.1 Distribution of Freezers by Type
Table 2.2 Distribution of Freezers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
per Cubic Foot
Table 3.1 Distribution of Dishwashers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
Table 4.1 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Type
Table 4.2 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
Table 5.1 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Type
Table 5.2 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
Table 6.1 Distribution of Electric Clothes Dryers by Average Annual Unit
Energy Consumption
Table 7.1 Dates of the Minimum Energy Performance Standards and ENERGY STAR
Initiative
Table 7.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of All Major Household Appliances,
Selected Years
Table D.A.1 ENERGY STAR® Qualified Appliances as a Percentage of Total Shipments
in Canada, 1999–2006
Table D.A.2 ENERGY STAR Qualified Appliances as a Percentage of Total Shipments
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.1 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Refrigerators by Model Year
Table D.2 Distribution of Refrigerators by Type, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.3 Distribution of Refrigerators by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.4 Distribution of Refrigerators by Volume, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.5 Distribution of Refrigerators for Retail Shipments by Volume,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.6 Distribution of Refrigerators for Builder Shipments by Volume,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.7 Distribution of Refrigerators by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
per Cubic Foot, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.8 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Refrigerators by Volume
Table D.9 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption per Cubic Foot of Refrigerators
by Volume
Table D.10 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Refrigerators by Channel,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.11 Distribution of Refrigerators Consuming Less Than 30 kWh/cu. ft.
per Year, 2004–2006
Table D.12 Annual Energy Savings for Refrigerators, 1992–2006
Table D.13 Distribution of Freezers by Type, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.14 Distribution of Freezers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
per Cubic Foot, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.15 Distribution of Freezers by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.16 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Freezers by Model Year
Table D.17 Annual Energy Savings for Freezers, 1992–2006
Table D.18 Distribution of Dishwashers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.19 Distribution of Dishwashers by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.20 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Dishwashers by Model Year
Table D.21 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Dishwashers by Channel,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.22 Annual Energy Savings for Dishwashers, 1992–2006
Table D.23 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Type, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.24 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.25 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.26 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Electric Ranges by Model Year
Table D.27 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Electric Ranges by Channel,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.28 Annual Energy Savings for Electric Ranges, 1992–2006
Table D.29 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Type, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.30 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.31 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.32 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Clothes Washers by Model Year
Table D.33 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Clothes Washers by Channel,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.34 Annual Energy Savings for Clothes Washers, 1992–2006
Table D.35 Distribution of Electric Clothes Dryers by Average Annual Unit Energy
Consumption, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.36 Distribution of Electric Clothes Dryers by Channel, by Region/Province,
2004–2006
Table D.37 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Electric Clothes Dryers
by Model Year
Table D.38 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Electric Clothes Dryers by
Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Table D.39 Annual Energy Savings for Electric Clothes Dryers, 1992–2006
Table D.40 Annual Energy Savings for All Major Household Appliances, 1992–2006
Figure 1 Cumulative Energy Savings for All Major Household Appliances, 1992–2006
Figure 2 ENERGY STAR Qualified Appliances as a Percentage of Total Shipments
in Canada, 1999–2006
Figure 3 ENERGY STAR Qualified Appliances as a Percentage of Total Shipments,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 1.1 Distribution of Standard-Size Refrigerators by Type, 1990 and 2006
Figure 1.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Refrigerators by Type,
by Model Year
Figure 1.3 Distribution of Refrigerators by Type, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 1.4 Distribution of Refrigerators by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 1.5 Distribution of Refrigerators by Volume, 1990 and 2006
Figure 1.6 Distribution of Refrigerators by Volume, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 1.7 Distribution of Refrigerators by Volume, by Channel, 2004–2006
Figure 1.8 Distribution of Refrigerators by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
per Cubic Foot, 1990 and 2006
Figure 1.9 Distribution of Refrigerators by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
per Cubic Foot, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 1.10 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Refrigerators by Model Year
Figure 1.11 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Refrigerators by Volume
Figure 1.12 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption per Cubic Foot of Refrigerators
by Volume
Figure 1.13 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Refrigerators by Channel,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 1.14 Distribution of Refrigerators Consuming Less Than 30 kWh/cu. ft.
per Year, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 1.15 Annual Energy Savings for Refrigerators, 1992–2006
Figure 1.16 Cumulative Energy Savings for Refrigerators, 1992–2006
Figure 2.1 Distribution of Freezers by Type, 1990 and 2006
Figure 2.2 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Freezers by Type,
by Model Year
Figure 2.3 Distribution of Freezers by Type, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 2.4 Distribution of Freezers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
per Cubic Foot, 1990 and 2006
Figure 2.5 Distribution of Freezers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption
per Cubic Foot, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 2.6 Distribution of Freezers by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 2.7 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Freezers by Model Year
Figure 2.8 Annual Energy Savings for Freezers, 1992–2006
Figure 2.9 Cumulative Energy Savings for Freezers, 1992–2006
Figure 3.1 Distribution of Dishwashers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
1990 and 2006
Figure 3.2 Distribution of Dishwashers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 3.3 Distribution of Dishwashers by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 3.4 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Dishwashers by Model Year
Figure 3.5 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Dishwashers by Channel,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 3.6 Annual Energy Savings for Dishwashers, 1992–2006
Figure 3.7 Cumulative Energy Savings for Dishwashers, 1992–2006
Figure 4.1 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Type, 1990 and 2006
Figure 4.2 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Type, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 4.3 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
1990 and 2006
Figure 4.4 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 4.5 Distribution of Electric Ranges by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 4.6 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Electric Ranges by Model Year
Figure 4.7 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Electric Ranges by Channel,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 4.8 Annual Energy Savings for Electric Ranges, 1992–2006
Figure 4.9 Cumulative Energy Savings for Electric Ranges, 1992–2006
Figure 5.1 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Type, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 5.2 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
1990 and 2006
Figure 5.3 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 5.4 Distribution of Clothes Washers by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 5.5 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Clothes Washers by Model Year
Figure 5.6 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Clothes Washers by Channel,
by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 5.7 Annual Energy Savings for Clothes Washers, 1992–2006
Figure 5.8 Cumulative Energy Savings for Clothes Washers, 1992–2006
Figure 6.1 Distribution of Electric Clothes Dryers by Average Annual Unit Energy
Consumption, 1990 and 2006
Figure 6.2 Distribution of Electric Clothes Dryers by Average Annual Unit Energy
Consumption, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 6.3 Distribution of Electric Clothes Dryers by Channel, by Region/Province,
2004–2006
Figure 6.4 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Electric Clothes Dryers
by Model Year
Figure 6.5 Average Annual Unit Energy Consumption of Electric Clothes Dryers
by Channel, by Region/Province, 2004–2006
Figure 6.6 Annual Energy Savings for Electric Clothes Dryers, 1992–2006
Figure 6.7 Cumulative Energy Savings for Electric Clothes Dryers, 1992–2006
Figure 7.1 Annual Energy Savings for All Major Household Appliances, 1992–2006
Figure 7.2 Cumulative Energy Savings for All Major Household Appliances, 1992–2006
Figure A.1 Retirement Function for Aging Appliances
Figure A.2 Cumulative Energy Savings for All Major Household Appliances With and
Without Retirement Factor, 1992–2006