%0 Report %K energy efficiency %K Air Conditioners %K Ecuador %A Diego Chatellier-Lorentzen %A Alberto Diaz-Gonzalez %A Michael A McNeil %A Stephane de la Rue du Can %C Berkeley, CA %D 2024 %G eng %I Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory %T New Minimum Energy Performance Standard for Air Conditioners in Ecuador %U https://escholarship.org/uc/item/70s7n6zw %2 LBNL-2001592 %8 02/2024 %X

This report provides technical assessment of a Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) Air Conditioner (AC) revision in Ecuador, and serves as the basis for stakeholder engagement as part of the regulatory development process to update the AC MEPS in Ecuador. This report can be used as guidance by policymakers in designing a well-founded, impactful MEPS program that is consistent with regional and international best practices and to highlight the energy, environmental, and economic benefits of the MEPS on users and the nation as a whole.