PROGRAMSPhilippine Energy Labelling Program

Implemented on April 12, 2019

WHAT IS THE PHILIPPINE ENERGY LABELING PROGRAM (PELP)?

The Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) is one of the initiatives of the Department of Energy as part of the enactment of Republic Act 11285, otherwise known as the “Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) Act”, which was approved on 12 April 2019. The PELP provides for a national labeling system for energy consuming products (ECPs) based on the energy performance of products.

BASIS OF PELP

The PELP was established through Department Circular DC2020-06-0015, “Prescribing the Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers of Electrical Appliances and other Energy-Consuming Products (ECP)”. This Circular was signed on 15 June 2020, published in broadsheet newspapers namely the Business World and the Daily Tribune on 26 June 2020 and became effective on 10 July 2020.

OBJECTIVE OF PELP

The PELP aims to transform the market and encourage the shift in consumer behavior towards the use of energy efficient products and technologies by empowering them through the information displayed in the labels at points of sale.

THE NEW PHILIPPINE ENERGY LABEL

The energy label design features the star rating system for easy reference when comparing the efficiency of similar products. The star rating corresponds to the product’s energy efficiency rating, which depends on the CSPF for ACUs, Energy Efficiency Factor (EEF) for refrigerating appliances and television sets, and efficacy for lighting appliances. For a more effective implementation, the star rating applied to an energy label has already been aligned with a product’s minimum energy performance (MEP). That said, the MEP, as applicable, can also be described as the lower efficiency rating limit for a one-star rating. So, a product that has been issued an energy label has also passed DOE’s MEP requirement.

The Energy Label also contains some details of a particular product model, as well as its estimated energy consumption. For ACUs and refrigerating appliances, their energy labels also contain the type of refrigerant used and the corresponding GWP value for said refrigerant, in accordance with the Montreal protocol. It also features a QR Code which, when scanned, would provide more detailed product information by directing the user to the Particular Product’s PELP information. Information such as greenhouse gases emissions that are not included in the Energy Label can be viewed this way. Furthermore, it includes a Sample Electricity Consumption that would enable the consumer to compute the product’s estimated electricity consumption on a monthly basis. The QR link can also show the previous versions of the product which may still be in the market.

These energy labels are to be placed in the product itself at a conspicuous area, such as the front of the unit on sale. For lighting appliances, the labels will be on one side of the packaging.

WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE FOR PRODUCTS (MEPP)?

The star ratings depicted in the energy label corresponds to the energy performance of the particular product indicated in the particular product requirement of the product. Particularly, the lower limit of the one-star efficiency range corresponds to the prescribed Minimum Energy Performance for Products indicated in Department Circular DC No. 2020-06-0016, “Prescribing the Minimum Energy Performance for Products (MEPP) covered by the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors, Dealers and Retailers of Energy-Consuming Products (ECPs)”. The higher the energy performance, the greater number of stars, which indicates that the product is more efficient.

Related Laws, Issuances and Implementing Guidelines

  • Republic Act 11285 - An Act Institutionalizing Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Enhancing the Efficient Use of Energy, and Granting Incentives to Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects

  • RA 11285 Implementing Rules and Regulation

  • Department Circular No. DC 2020-06-0015 - Prescribing the Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers of Electrical Appliances and other Energy-Consuming Products (ECP)

  • PELP Implementing Guidelines:)

    • Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Air Conditioners

    • Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Refrigerating Appliances

    • Implementing Guidelines of The Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Television Sets

    • Implementing Guidelines of The Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Lighting Products

    • Implementing Guidelines of The Philippine Energy Labeling Program on Registration, Enforcement, Monitoring, Verification, and Compliance Mechanism

  • Department Circular No. DC 2020-06-0016 - Prescribing the Minimum Energy Performance for Products (MEPP) Covered by the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, Distributors, Dealers and Retailers of Energy-Consuming Products (ECP)

COVERAGE OF PELP

Under DC2020-06-0015, the PELP initially covers appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerating appliances, television sets and lighting products such as self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), linear fluorescent lamps (LFL) or double-capped fluorescent lamps (DFL), single-capped fluorescent lamps (SFL), lamp ballasts and light emitting diode (LED) lamps, particularly: