Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 14899 NEA has implemented several measures to improve the energy efficiency of household appliances. NEA administers the Mandatory Energy Labelling Scheme (MELS), which provides consumers with more information on the energy cost and consumption of major home appliances such as air conditioners and refrigerators. NEA also mandates Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) to stop inefficient In July 2015, NEA extended the MELS and MEPS to the following types of lamps commonly used in households: Under the energy rating system, lamps are rated one to three ticks in efficiency. Incandescent lamps will have to be rated at least one tick, while CFLi and LED lamps will have to be rated at least two ticks to meet the new requirements. The introduction of MEPS for lamps will eliminate the least efficient products in the Empowering households to make better energy choices home appliances from being sold on the local market so that consumers do not get trapped into paying for the high energy consumption and high energy costs of running such appliances. The MEPS are regularly reviewed and updated in tandem with technology advancements. Both MELS and MEPS encourage consumers to choose more efficient products that have lower lifecycle costs and carbon emissions. market so that consumers will not be locked into the high energy and lifecycle costs of inefficient lamps, while MELS will help consumers gain even more as the energy efficiency rating on the energy labels will help guide them in selecting more efficient lamps. Incandescent lamps (namely tungsten filament and tungsten halogen) Compact fluorescent lamps with integrated ballasts (CFLi) Non-directional light emitting diode (LED) lamps 98 Analysis of survey data Survey on sales of electrical appliances Each year NEA’s Research and Statistics Department conducts surveys and provides statistical analysis of survey data to help NEA in its review and formulation of policies and programmes. These surveys cover a wide spectrum of issues from environmental protection to public health and hawker centres. One key survey was the survey on sales of electrical appliances (see below). The department also collates environmental statistics to profile Singapore’s state of the environment. These statistics are then communicated to the public through various platforms, including the Singapore Department of Statistics’ Yearbook of Statistics and Singapore in Figures. Collects data of household appliances sold from all suppliers of registrable goods in Singapore It allows NEA to determine the energy efficiency profile of household appliances sold on the market. This helps NEA in its regular review of the MELS and MEPS What Why NEA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016 NEA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016