THE NEW ENERGY LABELS Are you buying an appliance, television or lights? A number of products, such as domestic appliances, televisions and bulbs, are required to have Energy Labels. These labels inform the consumers about the energy efficiency and other information of the product that they are going to buy. Hence, the consumers can choose products that use less energy and get more value for their money.
Since 1st March 2021, the new Energy Labels are visible in stores and online, on: Fridges and Freezers, including Wine Storage Fridges Dishwashers Washing machines and washer-dryers Electronic displays including Televisions and from 1st September 2021, on Light sources Other products will have their Energy Labels rescaled in the coming years.
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E NE RGY E FFICIE NCY S CA LE The old Energy Labels have an energy efficiency scale from class A+++ (green), the most energy efficient, to class G (red), the least efficient. Due to technology advancement, most of the products have an Energy Label with classes A+++, A++ or A+. This was confusing to choose amongst the most energy efficient products. Hence, new Energy Labels were created, with a fixed scale, from class A (green) to class G (red); and removing classes A+++, A++ and A+, on these 5 types of products. Products with the old Energy Labels, had their energy efficiency class shifted to a lower class with the new Energy Labels, due to the rescaling. This change does not mean that the products were downgraded in quality or they consume more, but that their scale has been adjusted.
