Estimate of Cost-Effective Potential for Minimum Efficiency Performance Standards in 13 Major World Economies Energy Savings, Environmental and Financial Impacts

Letschert, Virginie E.¹  Bojda, Nicholas¹  Ke, Jing¹  McNeil, Michael A.¹ 

[1] Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

关键词: MEPS;    cost-effective potential;    bottom up modeling;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1223012
RP-ID  :  LBNL--5723E
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1223012

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This study analyzes the financial impacts on consumers of minimum efficiency performance standards (MEPS) for appliances that could be implemented in 13 major economies around the world. We use the Bottom-Up Energy Analysis System (BUENAS), developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), to analyze various appliance efficiency target levels to estimate the net present value (NPV) of policies designed to provide maximum energy savings while not penalizing consumers financially. These policies constitute what we call the ???cost-effective potential??? (CEP) scenario. The CEP scenario is designed to answer the question: How high can we raise the efficiency bar in mandatory programs while still saving consumers money?