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Consumers in Shanghai now have one extra method to choose better energy efficient home appliances, in addition to the National Energy Efficiency labeling, as the city has started to pioneer what it is called "energy saving leaders in home appliances."

This labeling system, according to Dr. He Shu of SQI, is a comprehensive evaluation based on a certain product's annual sales, price, national-recognized energy efficiency labeling and the cost of maintenance. [Photo by Chen Boyuan / China.org.cn]

The "extra method" is a sticker, a picture of the renowned famous Olympic hurdle runner Liu Xiang competing in a race, and will be easily fairly recognizable for to average consumers, said Lu Linhua, vice director of Shanghai Institute of Quality Inspection and Technical Research (SQI), on Tuesday at the launch of the "2014 Shanghai Energy Saving Leaders in Home Appliances."

Since the project was launched in June of 2013, the Energy Foundation, the SQI, along with other industry societies in Shanghai set out to launch a feasibility study of the "Energy Saving Leaders" project.

Air conditioners, refrigerators and plat-panel TVs were among the first batch of home appliances to be included in the evaluation. Siemens, Skyworth, Gree, Haier, Mitsubishi, Panasonic and Midea were taking the lead in presenting their latest energy saving products, according to the above-mentioned agencies.

"It is not contradictory with the compulsory National Energy Efficiency Labeling, but a supplement that aims to subdivide the already energy efficient ones in the national system," said Dr. He.

She explained that the National Energy Efficiency Labeling, which has five grades with the Grade 1 being the most energy efficient and the Grade 5 being the worst, is "compulsory on every single product in the appliance market," but the newly pioneered system in Shanghai only applies to products in Grade 1 and Grade 2.

"We aim to help consumers choose the best of the best," she said, summarizing how the "energy saving leaders" system would not make the existing evaluation system redundant.

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