Amount of energy consumed by the product during its lifetime.
Energy Consumption of Product (PD6596)
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- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Energy Consumption of Product (PD6596). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote assumptions used with respect to product utilization. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture energy consumed by an individual product over its lifetime, not energy consumed by the product during the reporting period. It can offer an estimate of efficiency gains associated with the product.
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Examples of assumptions related to product utilization, to footnote, include hours used and watts/hour used.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG Target 7.1
- SDG Target 7.3
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.4
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG Target 9.4
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.6