Consumer Understanding of Space Cooling Appliances’ Energy Efficiency

The two-part webinar series on ‘Accelerating the uptake of energy efficient space cooling appliances in India’ aims to discuss the trends, limiting factors and recommendations on appliances’ efficiency. The discussion revolved around ongoing research and development on accelerating the uptake of energy efficient space cooling appliances from three broad perspectives: consumers, industry and policy.

The commercialization of efficient space cooling technologies requires a demand-pull from the consumers. BEE’s flagship S&L program aims to inform the consumer about the energy savings and thereby cost-saving potential of appliances. However, the higher cost of the star rated appliances is one of the key factors deterring the increase in its penetration. In light of this, an assessment and understanding of consumer patterns, attitudes and tendencies become an important measure.

Part-1 recording

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