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The Department of Energy's nationwide appliance efficiency programme
is monitored through energy labels on electricity appliances
and minimum energy performance standards.
The development objectives of this programme coincide with the
goals of the national Energy Efficiency
Strategy.
These are to:
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Improve
the health of the nation by reducing the emission of toxic
substances; |
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Create
jobs by spin-off effects of energy efficiency implementation; |
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Alleviate
poverty by reducing the energy bills of end-users; |
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Improve
industrial competitiveness by exporting high-quality products; |
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Enhance
energy security by reducing the necessary volume of imported
energy and increasing the resilience against external
supply distribution; and |
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Reduce
the necessity for additional power generation capacity
by reducing peak-load growth. |
The
environmental goal is to reduce greenhouse gases from energy
consumption through the introduction of high-efficiency (optimal
electricity consumption) appliances.
The social goal is to introduce
energy-efficient appliances into the market. An added benefit
is that poorer consumers have the option of purchasing appliances
that are cheaper to run.
The economic goal is to support the
development of a household appliance industry that produces
products that compete at an international level.
We also aim
to mitigate the effects of peak demand on power capacity through
an ongoing process of pushing electrical appliances with lower
electricity consumption into the market. |
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