Potential energy savings and environmental impact by implementing energy efficiency standard for household refrigerators in China

摘要: With the rapid economic growth and improvement in standard of living, Chinese people are employing more household appliances to make their living convenient comfortable, which refrigerators indispensable. Because operate continuously irrespective seasons regions, total electricity consumption is huge consequently causes severe energy-related environmental issues. China has been paying attention this issued a national energy efficiency standard, GB12021.2-2003, for refrigerators. This paper first describes briefly. Then it develops mathematic model evaluate potential savings impacts standard. The estimated results indicate implementing will save large energy, as well benefit greatly environment. Thus, very necessary implement China.