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© 2026 Energieagentur St.GallenEFFEL · Efficiency gains through electricity suppliers · Art. 46b EnG
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SFOE standard catalogue · Refrigeration Technology · Version 2.0

Adjustment of Operating Hours

The goal is to standardize the calculation of electricity savings that are triggered by adjusting the operating times of refrigeration systems to avoid unnecessary running times.

At a glance

KA-05a

Type
Operational Optimization
Version
2.0
Example A · Reduction of operating times of a refrigeration system with 70 kW by 500 hours per year
no example in the catalogue
Proofs
1 documents
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Examples and Scenarios

What the measure delivers

5.0 Rp./kWh

Scenario A

Reduction of operating times of a refrigeration system with 70 kW by 500 hours per year

35'000kWh

eligible kWh, accumulated over the measure's lifetime

Funding contributionCHF 1’750

Inputs: Elektrische Leistung: 70 kW, Reduktion der Betriebsstunden: 500 h/a

Requirements

Only measures that meet the requirements of the Energy Ordinance (SR 730.01; EnV) can be credited. The additional requirements for the technical characteristics and for the implementation of the measure are set out in Table 1.

TechnologyMains-operated refrigeration systems within the scope of Annexes 1.14 or 2.11 EnEV (SR 730.02; EnEV) with a rated cooling capacity of up to: - 80 kW in the application area of comfort air-conditioning with direct evaporator - 200 kW in the application areas of comfort air-conditioning with refrigerant carrier, IT servers and process cooling
ImplementationThe measure must be carried out by a qualified specialist / company.

Proof of compliance

Compliance with the requirements must be demonstrated by the following documents. The documents listed in Table 2 are an integral part of the proof of measure implementation.

  1. 1.Invoice documents (PDF, PNG or JPEG format)
Calculation basics: symbols, units and formulasNot needed for the review, useful for recalculating▾

Symbols, Terms and Units

SymbolDescriptionUnit
ΔEannual electricity savingskWh/a
ΔEecocumulative electricity savingskWh
Pelelectrical power consumptionkW
ΔhBreduction in operating hoursh/a
Nsstandard effective durationa

Calculation Formulas

Annual Electricity Savings

ΔE = Pel × ΔhB

The annual electricity savings result from the electrical power consumption multiplied by the reduction in operating hours.

Cumulative Electricity Savings

ΔEeco = ΔE × Ns

The cumulative electricity savings result from the annual savings multiplied by the standard effective duration.

Downloads

Documentation (PDF)Complete technical documentation including calculation basisDownload DOC
Excel Calculator (XLSX)Interactive calculation tool for savingsDownload PRO

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Other measures in Refrigeration Technology

KA-01aReplacement of Air Conditioning Units up to 12 kW in Non-Residential SpacesKA-02aReplacement of Cooling Products up to 250 kWKA-03aCleaning of Condensers and RecoolersKA-03bControl of Minimum Condensing TemperatureKA-03cReduction of Condenser Air Short-CircuitsKA-04aCleaning of Air CoolersKA-04bAdjustment of Operating TemperatureKA-04cAdjustment of Superheat

Part of the EFFEL programme

Standardised measures are one of two measure types in the EFFEL programme (efficiency improvements by electricity suppliers, Art. 46b EnG). They follow a predefined SFOE catalogue with fixed savings values.

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