This paper projects European households’ stock of dishwashers and explores possible measures to accelerate adoption of more energy-efficient products. Europe is experiencing an increase in the sales of household dishwashers and this trend is expected to become more relevant in the coming years. The consequent rise in energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced if consumers are motivated by environmental awareness and options on the market to buy more choice of energy-efficient household dishwashers. In 2010, Europe introduced Ecodesign and Energy Label requirements aiming at regulating this sector and now the time has come for their revision. Additionally, the newly released Energy Label Framework Regulation ((EU) 2017/1369) mandates a rescaling of the current level to return to an A to G scale. The stock of dishwashers is projected using the data for EU-28 and estimated savings in households’ electricity and water consumption, GHG emissions and consumer expenditure have been calculated for four different scenarios. Using a stock model, this study shows the effectiveness of revising both the Ecodesign and Energy Label Regulations for dishwashers and proposes several options within the newly released Energy Label Framework Regulation ((EU) 2017/1369).At the EU-28 level, estimated savings in households’ electricity consumption of 2.0 TWh/year (corresponding to a reduction of 0.67 Mt CO_2eq) and 15 million m³ of water per year in 2030 could be expected if the Ecodesign and Energy Label Regulations for household dishwashers are revised and implemented accordingly. Additionally, we presented several scenarios that measures could bring benefits to the consumers (EUR₂₀₁₅ 0.72 billion in 2030).

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使用库存模型分析修订《家用洗碗机的生态设计和能源标签法规》的影响

本文预测了欧洲家庭的洗碗机库存，并探讨了可能采取的措施，以加快采用更节能的产品。欧洲的家用洗碗机的销售正在增加，这种趋势在未来几年中将变得越来越重要。如果消费者受环保意识和市场上的选择来购买更多节能家用洗碗机的选择所激励，那么可以减少由此带来的能耗和温室气体排放量的上升。2010年，欧洲引入了旨在规范该行业的生态设计和能源标签要求，现在该修订它们了。此外，新发布的《能源标签框架法规》（（EU）2017/1369）要求重新调整当前水平，以恢复到A到G规模。使用EU-28的数据来预测洗碗机的存量，并针对四种不同的情况计算出家庭的水电消耗，GHG排放量和消费者支出的估计节省量。本研究使用库存模型显示了修订洗碗机的生态设计和能源标签法规的有效性，并在新发布的《能源标签框架法规》（（EU）2017/1369）中提出了几种选择。在EU-28级别，估计每年可节省2.0 TWh的家庭用电量（相当于减少0.67 Mt的CO_2当量）和1500万米³，如果用于家用洗碗机的生态设计和能效标签条例相应的修改和实施，到2030年，每年的水可以预期的。此外，我们还介绍了几种可以为消费者带来利益的方案（_2015年，2030_年， 7.2亿欧元）。