Press Release: Commission adopts four ecodesign regulations that will save the equivalent power consumption of Austria and Sweden

On 22 July, 2009, the European Commission adopted four ecodesign regulations to improve the energy efficiency of industrial motors, circulators, televisions, refrigerators and freezers. The regulations laid down energy efficiency requirements which will save about 190 TWh per year by 2020, which is comparable to the combined annual electricity consumption of Sweden and Austria.

European Commission: MEMO/09/349: Package of four ecodesign regulations to improve the energy performance of motors, circulators, televisions, refrigerators and freezers http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/349&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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