| Change since | |
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1970 |
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1990 |
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1998 |
Coverage: Great Britain
Source: MTP, ECI
- New cold appliances continue to show improvements in efficiency since 1998, particularly on the introduction of EU-wide minimum efficiency performance standards in 1999.
- The greatest improvements among cold appliances were for refrigerators, with new models in 2002 consuming on average 36 per cent less electricity than new models in 1989.