Amount of energy consumed by the product during its lifetime.
Energy Consumption of Product (PD6596)
- 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
Metric History
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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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January 2020 - IRIS+ v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS+ v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS+ v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
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March 2014 - IRIS+ v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Energy Consumption of Product (PD6596) replaced Energy Used by Product (PD6596). Minor revision to metric name and definition language for clarity.
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November 2011 - IRIS+ v2.2 Released
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS+ v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS+ v2.0 Released
New metric. Energy Used By Product (PD6596) was developed via the Environment, Energy & Water Working Group.