Household appliances change classification starting from March 1st, with a new assignment on energy categories with different criteria, more suited to environmental sustainability.
Goodbye to the old energy classes of household appliances: what changes from 1 March
As established by the new rules issued by the European Commission, starting from this year the entire classification system will be updated energy of refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers, taking into account the efficiency of the products on the market, achieved thanks to years of technological advances in continuous improvement.
The energy categories introduced in 1994 serve a identify the energy efficiency level of household appliances. According to a recent Eurobarometer study, 79% of consumers take into account the labels indicating the category they belong to, at the time of purchase.
The energy efficiency scale has progressed over the years to define the classes A +, A ++ and A +++, but today it is no longer sufficient to represent the different categories.
The EU has decided to change this classification, fundamental in identifying the performance of household appliances, updated to the new standards of technological innovation.
Goodbye to the old energy classes of household appliances: the new system
The European Union has therefore codified a new system for cataloging household appliances on a sequence that goes in order of consumption from G to A, also considering that the old classes G or E have now completely disappeared from the market.
But in anticipation of further technological advances in terms of energy efficiency by companies, the Commission has assigned labels up to category B, which has very few products, with no equipment included in class A.
The Cna (the national confederation of craftsmanship) of western Veneto explains, for example, that according to the new rules, a household appliance that currently falls into Class A +++, from 1 March 2021 will be considered category C, without however changing its characteristics. energetic.
According to forecasts, it will take two weeks to replace the old labelsin addition, a QR code will be affixed to the new ones, which will provide consumers with additional information about the product itself.
The goal of the new labeling is to ensure greater transparency on the highest efficiency standards, greater attention to sustainability and easier understanding of the class to which your appliance belongs.
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