Mainstreaming Super-Efficient Appliances in India

AEEE in partnership with the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), carried out this study to examine the most energy-efficient product models in the market, for analysing appliance energy performance vis-à-vis the technologies used in the appliance, for seeking inputs from manufacturers and recommending pathways to mainstream the most energy-efficient technologies in India for ceiling fans, refrigerators and Televisions. The study examined the energy performance of the selected models and technologies that differentiate the most energy-efficient models from the rest. Inputs from manufacturers on barriers they face in mainstreaming super-efficient technologies as well as their recommendations to transform the market for energy-efficient appliances were presented in this report. The concluding section suggested pathways to mainstream super-efficient appliances.