THE
GOVERNMENT is developing a standard on measuring the energy efficiency of
widely used appliances as it is set to build testing facilities to certify if
those appliances are really power savers, an Energy official said.
The Energy, Trade and Science and Technology
departments are discussing a uniform testing for widely used appliances which
will confirm the claims of manufacturers on the energy efficiency of their
products, Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras said.
“We have finalized the standard on how energy
efficiency is going to be measured in buildings and we’re doing the same with
appliances... so that you can compare one brand or one appliance versus
another,” Mr. Almendras told reporters on the sidelines of the opening of Petro
Business Pavilion of Franchise Asia Philippines 2012 Expo at the SMX Convention
Center last Friday.
“We need to test it to find out if one
appliance will only consume this much power,” he added.
The standard for measuring the energy
efficiency of appliances will be based on the discussion of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to come up with a common energy-efficiency
convention, Mr. Almendras said.
“We are a signatory to that, so we are
developing along those lines in accordance with the ASEAN initiative,” said.
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY BILL
Meanwhile, the Energy Efficiency Bill, which
is still pending in Congress since September 2010 according to the Senate Web
site, will require all appliances to be tagged, Mr. Almendras said.
Power-saving appliances will have labels of
high Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) which will guide consumers in buying the
appropriate models for their energy requirements.
The Energy Efficiency Bill also aims to
provide incentives to those with energy-efficiency and conservation projects.
For the testing facilities, the Energy
secretary said they will be coordinating with the Trade department to put up
these testing centers.
“We already have the resources -- the
equipment and the sites -- and we are waiting for our budget to be approved,”
Mr. Almendras said.
“We’ll start with the most widely used
appliances for the testing laboratory. We’re looking at testing
air-conditioners, refrigerators, televisions, etc.,” he added.
Starting next month, Mr. Almendras said there
will be a program to identify energy efficiencies in television sets being sold
in the country.
“We’re working with a few groups that is
going to set that up and we’re going to test a few dozen brands of TV,” Mr.
Almendras explained.
Last week, manufacturer Concepcion-Carrier
Air Conditioning (CCAC) said it has asked the government to issue a formal
testing protocol to verify if air-conditioners are indeed the power savers
their manufacturers claim them to be.
Danessa O. Rivera
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