Top10

Top10 provides consumers with at-a-glance, best-in-class listings for a variety of energy-using products, including fridges, washing machines, TVs, lighting and small household appliances. Top10 is a global initiative consisting of a family of national websites that allow consumers to view and compare the most efficient energy-using products availa... ble on their country. By showcasing the best performing models, Top10 provides a platform for manufacturers to demonstrate market leadership in using the most energy-saving technology across their product ranges. Top10 also monitors market transformation for each product by compiling data on the models available in each energy label class and makes this information available to consumers. Why is market transformation important? In the context of energy efficiency of energy-using products, market transformation refers to wholesale technological change to reduce the energy demand of such products. Across the 27 EU member states, household electricity consumption represents 29% of total electricity consumption. In the UK, the amount of electricity we use to heat and light our homes and to power our domestic appliances has more than doubled since the 1970s. This not only costs us a lot more money, but also generates more than a quarter of all the UK's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Gradual technological change is making appliances more energy efficient but the pace of change is not enough to keep up with our ever-increasing demand for electricity. Moreover, for many product categories, the best energy-saving technology can be limited to a small number of models. Often only high-end models benefit from the best available energy-saving innovations. For example, in late 2012, only 11 refrigerator models were on sale in the UK that qualified for the most efficient A+++ rating, compared with 1,291 models in the third A+ label class.Read More