In this article, in addition to the description of the current status of various policies and the results of their implementation, the differences between Taiwan's Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) requirements and those of the U.S. and Japan are also analyzed and presented, and they can be used as an important source for reviewing and improving Taiwan's future product benchmarks and their corresponding implementation schedules.

At present, Taiwan has announced the MEPS requirements for 25 product categories. Refer to table 2 below for the detailed list of products, with automobiles and motorcycles excluded. 21 of the 25 product categories (window-type air conditioners and box air conditioners, refrigerators/freezers, self-ballasted fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, single-phase induction motors, three-phase induction motors, fluorescent lamps, fluorescent light ballasts, dehumidifiers, LED lamps, Electric Storage Tank Water Heaters, Electric Hot Water Pots, Warm-Hot Drinking Water Dispensers, Chilled-Warm-Hot Drinking Water Dispensers, Chilled-Warm-Hot Water Fountain Machines, Warm-Hot Water Fountain Machines, Water Dispenser supplied by packaged drinking water, Gas Stoves, Instantaneous Gas Water Heaters, Electric Rice Cookers, Air compressors) have been incorporated into the list of items for inspection by the BSMI. However, although low-voltage single-phase induction motors and low-voltage three-phase squirrel-cage induction motors are included in the list of items for inspection, due to the lack of performance testing laboratories for certain motor products and the fact that the majority of these products are subordinate to other imported equipment and systems, control at the border is difficult to enforce. Therefore, currently energy efficiency is not enforced at customs and when BSMI conducts the certification of products within specific series or families of product lines, safety is the main consideration and MEPS control remains excluded from the certification process. In addition, the following three categories of products are not yet included in the list of items for inspection and control: incandescent light bulbs, air conditioning system chillers, and boilers.

In order to further emphasize the importance of the efficiency of energy equipment and appliances and to fully implement the recommendations of the National Energy Conference, the Bureau of Energy, MOEA official launched the Energy Label certification mechanism in 2001. It establishes a verification labeling system for domestic energy-saving products, provides guidance to the industry in the manufacturing of products with high energy efficiency, and encourages consumers to purchase energy-saving products. The product categories covered under this system range from products that consume large amounts of energy to home appliances with high market penetration, and they have gradually expanded to transportation, gas-burning devices, office equipment and industrial products. As of March 2019, a total of 51 product categories were eligible for certification through applications by manufacturers. Refer to Table 3 for the product categories available for certification each year since the program was launched. Refer to Table 4 for the product categories with enhanced energy efficiency standards and the corresponding percentages, as specified by the Energy Label, in response to recent technological advances.

As of March 18, 2019, there were 301 manufacturers with 6,649 products effectively certified with the Energy Label. The number of labels employed has broken the 241 million mark. The results of the Energy Labeling program over the past few years are shown in Table 5 below.