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Energy Consumption of Major Household Appliances Shipped in Canada – Trends for
1990–2006

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Contents

Foreword

Highlights

Introduction

How Appliances Work

Energy Efficiency Regulations and Minimum Energy Performance Standards

The ENERGY STAR® Initiative

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

List of 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

List of Figures

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

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