Five categories of household appliances under new energy efficiency standards face reshuffle

According to national regulations, five types of home appliances will begin to implement new energy efficiency standards from October 1 this year. The reporter learned from the interview that the new standard will redefine the energy efficiency rating of home appliances such as flat-panel TVs and inverter air conditioners, and the home appliance market will face an energy efficiency reshuffle.

According to reports, the "Announcement on Approved Publication of 61 National Standards" issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the National Standardization Administration require that, as of October 1, this year, flat panel TVs, inverter air conditioners, and air energy heaters implement new energy efficiency standards. The energy efficiency standards for range hoods and air energy heaters were first formulated and implemented. Among them, flat TVs, frequency conversion, and other indices that classify energy efficiency grades will be significantly increased. The most obvious improvement is in washing machines. According to the old standard, the first-class energy efficiency of drum-type washing machines is specified to be less than 0.190 kWh/cycle/kg, and the water consumption is not Above 12, the wash ratio is not greater than 1.03, and in the new standard, the energy efficiency standard is reduced to entry-level five-level energy efficiency. This also means that from the 1st of October onwards, the drum washing machines below the level of energy efficiency will face all delisting, the reporter found in the city's home appliance market survey, the model of drum washing machines involving delisting accounted for about 60% of the total number. . In addition, in the new energy-saving standard for inverter air conditioners, the original grade 1 and 2 energy efficiency inverter air conditioners were respectively downgraded to Grade 2 and Grade 3, and the current three-stage inverter air conditioner products will be delisted in October. About 30%.

Reporters learned in home appliances stores and specialty stores in the city that in response to the new standards, many home appliances that are about to withdraw from the market have adopted price reduction promotions to digest stocks. A reporter from an air-conditioned store in Daxie South Road saw that some of the three-level inverter air conditioners are conducting a 70% to 20% discount. The original 6999 yuan air conditioner is now sold for less than 5,000 yuan, and the promotion quota can reach more than 2,000 yuan. In terms of washing machines, reporters saw in some stores that some brands of washing machines have also launched discount promotions with straight down prices.

In response, a number of home appliance brand dealers stated that after the implementation of the new standard, the market will usher in a new round of energy efficiency competition. By then, there will be more in accordance with the new standard requirements for the first and second-tier high-efficiency appliances, the new standard by the The five types of household appliances involved will also accelerate the upgrading of products in accordance with standards.