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Energy Consumption of Major Household Appliances Shipped in Canada, Trends for 1990–2008

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Contents

Foreword

Highlights

Introduction

Contents of this report

Chapter 1 Background

1.1 Energy Efficiency Regulations
1.2 The ENERGY STAR® Initiative in Canada
1.3 Role of the members of the Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association

Chapter 2 Refrigerators

2.1 Overview
2.2 Average annual unit energy consumption by model year
2.3 Distribution of shipments by type
2.4 Distribution of shipments by volume
2.5 Distribution of shipments by unit energy consumption per volume
2.6 Distribution of shipments by channel

Chapter 3 Freezers

3.1 Overview
3.2 Average annual unit energy consumption by model year
3.3 Distribution of shipments by type
3.4 Distribution of shipments by unit energy consumption per volume
3.5 Distribution of shipments by channel

Chapter 4 Dishwashers

4.1 Overview
4.2 Average annual unit energy consumption by model year
4.3 Distribution of shipments by unit energy consumption
4.4 Distribution of shipments by channel

Chapter 5 Electric Ranges

5.1 Overview
5.2 Average annual unit energy consumption by model year
5.3 Distribution of shipments by type
5.4 Distribution of shipments by unit energy consumption
5.5 Distribution of shipments by channel

Chapter 6 Clothes Washers

6.1 Overview
6.2 Average annual unit energy consumption by model year
6.3 Distribution of shipments by type
6.4 Distribution of shipments by unit energy consumption
6.5 Distribution of shipments by channel

Chapter 7 Electric Clothes Dryers

7.1 Overview
7.2 Average annual unit energy consumption by model year
7.3 Distribution of shipments by unit energy consumption
7.4 Distribution of shipments by channel

Chapter 8 Energy Consumption and Savings of All Major Household Appliances

8.1 Energy consumption of all appliances
8.2 Electricity cost savings per household
8.3 Energy consumption and energy savings for all shipped appliances

Chapter 9 Conclusions

Appendix A Methodology

A.1 Data preparation
A.2 Analysis

Appendix B Glossary

Appendix C Detailed Tables

List of Tables

Table 1
MEPS and ENERGY STAR® specifications for major household appliances

Table 2
Average annual UEC of ENERGY STAR qualified major household appliances, 2000–2008

Table 3
Distribution of refrigerators by type, 2008

Table 4
Distribution of refrigerators by channel and region/province, 2008

Table 5
Distribution of freezers by type, 2008

Table 6
Distribution of freezers by channel and region/province, 2008

Table 7
Distribution of dishwashers by channel and region/province, 2008

Table 8
Distribution of electric ranges by channel and region/province, 2008

Table 9
Distribution of clothes washers by type and region/province, 2008

Table 10
Distribution of clothes washers by channel and region/province, 2008

Table 11
Distribution of electric clothes dryers by channel and region/province, 2008

Table C.1
ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances as a percentage of total shipments in Canada,
1999–2008

Table C.2
ENERGY STAR qualified appliances as a percentage of total shipments by region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.3
Distribution of refrigerators by type, 1990–2008

Table C.4
Distribution of refrigerators by volume, 1990–2008

Table C.5
Distribution of refrigerators by average annual UEC per cubic foot, 1990–2008

Table C.6
Average annual UEC of refrigerators by type, 1990–2008

Table C.7
Distribution of refrigerators by type and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.8
Distribution of refrigerators by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.9
Distribution of refrigerators by volume and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.10
Distribution of refrigerators for retail shipments by volume and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.11
Distribution of refrigerators for builder shipments by volume and region/province,
2004–2008

Table C.12
Distribution of refrigerators by average annual UEC per cubic foot and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.13
Average annual UEC of refrigerators by volume, 1990–2008

Table C.14
Average annual UEC per cubic foot of refrigerators by volume, 1990–2008

Table C.15
Average annual UEC of refrigerators by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.16
Distribution of refrigerators consuming fewer than 30 kWh/cu. ft. per year, by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.17
Distribution of freezers by type, 1991–2008

Table C.18
Distribution of freezers by average annual UEC per cubic foot, 1991–2008

Table C.19
Distribution of freezers by type and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.20
Distribution of freezers by average annual UEC per cubic foot by region/province,
2004–2008

Table C.21
Distribution of freezers by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.22
Average annual UEC of freezers by type, 1991–2008

Table C.23
Distribution of dishwashers by average annual UEC, 1990–2008

Table C.24
Distribution of dishwashers by average annual UEC and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.25
Distribution of dishwashers by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.26
Average annual UEC of dishwashers, 1990–2008

Table C.27
Average annual UEC of dishwashers by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.28
Distribution of electric ranges by type, 1990–2008

Table C.29
Distribution of electric ranges by average annual UEC, 1990–2008

Table C.30
Distribution of electric ranges by type and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.31
Distribution of electric ranges by average annual UEC and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.32
Distribution of electric ranges by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.33
Average annual UEC of electric ranges by type, 1990–2008

Table C.34
Average annual UEC of electric ranges by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.35
Distribution of clothes washers by type, 2001–2008

Table C.36
Distribution of clothes washers by average annual UEC, 1990–2008

Table C.37
Distribution of clothes washers by type and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.38
Distribution of clothes washers by average annual UEC by region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.39
Distribution of clothes washers by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.40
Average annual UEC of clothes washers by type, 1990–2008

Table C.41
Average annual UEC of clothes washers by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.42
Distribution of electric clothes dryers by average annual UEC, 1990–2008

Table C.43
Distribution of electric clothes dryers by average annual UEC and region/province,
2004–2008

Table C.44
Distribution of electric clothes dryers by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.45
Average annual UEC of electric clothes dryers, 1990–2008

Table C.46
Average annual UEC of electric clothes dryers by channel and region/province, 2004–2008

Table C.47
Energy consumption of all shipped appliances, with and without improvements in energy efficiency, 1992–2008

Table C.48
Energy savings by shipped appliance, 1992–2008

List of Figures

Figure 1
Distribution of shipments of ENERGY STAR qualified major household appliances, 1999–2008

Figure 2
Distribution of shipments of ENERGY STAR qualified major household appliances by region/province, 2008

Figure 3
Average annual UEC of refrigerators, 1990–2008

Figure 4
Distribution of refrigerators by type, 1990–2008

Figure 5
Average annual UEC of refrigerators by type, 1990–2008

Figure 6
Distribution of refrigerators by volume, 1990–2008

Figure 7
Average annual UEC of refrigerators by volume, 1990 and 2008

Figure 8
Distribution of refrigerators by average annual UEC per cubic foot, 1990–2008

Figure 9
Average annual UEC per cubic foot of refrigerators by volume, 1990 and 2008

Figure 10
Distribution of refrigerators by volume and channel, 2008

Figure 11
Average annual UEC of refrigerators by channel and region/province, 2008

Figure 12
Average annual UEC of freezers, 1991–2008

Figure 13
Distribution of freezers by type, 1991–2008

Figure 14
Average annual UEC of freezers by type, 1991–2008

Figure 15
Distribution of freezers by average annual UEC per cubic foot, 1991–2008

Figure 16
Average annual UEC of freezers by channel and region/province, 2008

Figure 17
Average annual UEC of dishwashers, 1990–2008

Figure 18
Distribution of dishwashers by average annual UEC, 1990–2008

Figure 19
Average annual UEC of dishwashers by channel and region/province, 2008

Figure 20
Average annual UEC of dishwashers by channel, 2004–2008

Figure 21
Average annual UEC of electric ranges, 1990–2008

Figure 22
Distribution of electric ranges by type, 1990 and 2008

Figure 23
Average annual UEC of electric ranges by type, 1990 and 2008

Figure 24
Distribution of electric ranges by average annual UEC, 1990–2008

Figure 25
Average annual UEC of electric ranges by channel and region/province, 2008

Figure 26
Average annual UEC of electric ranges by channel, 2004–2008

Figure 27
Average annual UEC of clothes washers, 1990–2008

Figure 28
Distribution of clothes washers by type, 2001 and 2008

Figure 29
Average annual UEC of clothes washers by type, 2000–2008

Figure 30
Distribution of clothes washers by average annual UEC, 1990–2008

Figure 31
Average annual UEC of clothes washers by channel and region/province, 2008

Figure 32
Average annual UEC of electric clothes dryers, 1992–2008

Figure 33
Distribution of electric clothes dryers by average annual UEC, 1992–2008

Figure 34
Distribution of electric clothes dryers by average annual UEC and region/province, 2008

Figure 35
Average annual UEC of electric clothes dryers by channel and region/province, 2008

Figure 36
Average annual UEC of appliances, 1990 and 2008

Figure 37
Average annual unit electricity costs for appliances purchased in 1990 and 2008

Figure 38
Energy consumption of all shipped appliances, with and without improvements in energy efficiency, 1992–2008

Figure 39
Energy savings by shipped appliance, 1992–2008

Figure 40
Retirement function for aging appliances

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