Buy energy-saving appliances need to pay attention to see the energy efficiency rating

Starting today, the new ladder price will be implemented. For people who enter the peak period of summer electricity consumption, energy-saving appliances become a power-saving, environmentally friendly, and affordable option. Reporters visited the major home appliance stores in the city yesterday and discovered that more than 90% of the products have standardized energy efficiency labels, and those with low-end energy consumption below Grade 3 are almost delisted. Level 1 energy consumption and level 2 energy consumption products are most popular in the market.

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The energy efficiency rating is divided into 5 levels. The most energy-consumed 5 levels The most power-consuming reporter discovered yesterday at home appliance stores such as GOME Yanshikou Store and Suning Appliance Chunxi Store. Refrigerators, air conditioners, fans, washing machines, automatic rice cookers, household cookers, etc. The labeling of energy efficiency labels for home appliances such as flat-screen TVs and microwave ovens is in good condition, but there are also prototypes for individual brands that do not mark energy-efficiency labels as required, and a few products are not standardized for energy efficiency labeling.

It is reported that the energy efficiency rating is a grading method that represents the difference in the energy efficiency of household appliances. The bottom color of the energy efficiency label is blue, which is represented by dark green, light green, yellow, orange, and red from level 1 to level 5, and level 1 is energy saving. Best, 5 is the most power consumption. Level 1 indicates that the product's energy saving has reached the international advanced level and the lowest energy consumption; Level 2 indicates that the product is more energy-efficient; Level 3 indicates that the energy efficiency of the product is the average level of the Chinese market; Level 4 indicates that the energy efficiency of the product is lower than the market average; 5 is the product market access index. Products below this level are not allowed to be produced and sold.

According to relevant experts from the Bureau of Quality Supervision of the Municipal People's Republic of China, products that need to be marked with energy efficiency in China include not only household refrigerators, room air conditioners, electric washing machines, rice cookers, electric fans and other home appliances, but also lighting equipment, office supplies, and industrial equipment. With products, etc., there are 26 categories.

Calculate an account:

1.5P ​​Air Conditioning Level 1 Saving 50% in electricity per year than Level 5 For a long time, consumers pay most attention to the price when buying air conditioners, but they usually pay attention to the purchase cost and neglect the operating expenses. “Using air conditioners as an example, the cost of an air conditioner actually consists of two parts: purchase cost and electricity tariff. With the gradual increase in electricity prices, the economic benefits obtained from purchasing energy-saving air conditioners will be the largest.” Calculate an account: the average service life of air conditioning is 10-15 years, and a 1.5P class 1 energy-efficient air conditioner saves about 300 yuan more than the 5th grade (800 hours of annual cooling time and 0.5 yuan of 1 kWh). . After comparing the reporters in the market, it was found that the purchase of a Class 1 energy-efficient air conditioner required only about 700 yuan more than that of Class 5 products, which means that after 3 years, the energy-saving cost of Class 1 energy-efficient air-conditioning began to appear, and the air-conditioning service life was 10 years. To calculate, at least 3,000 yuan in electricity can be saved.

Not long ago, the country introduced energy-saving subsidies for home appliances including flat-panel TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and water heaters. The new regulation states that the constant-speed and inverter air conditioners with energy efficiency grades of 2 or above can be subsidized up to RMB 400. "Although energy-saving appliances have a slightly higher price due to the core technology, the cost of use has been significantly reduced. Therefore, the level 1 energy consumption and the level 2 energy consumption products are selling the best." The head of Gome Store Yanshikou said that the current store replenishment also More than Class 3 household appliances with low energy consumption, "I believe that with the implementation of national energy conservation policies, some high energy-consuming appliances and no-name appliances will gradually be eliminated in the market."

When purchasing, it is necessary to pay attention to the energy consumption of the virtual standard. A new round of subsidy policies for energy-saving appliances has been implemented for nearly a month. However, many consumers do not understand energy efficiency subsidies and it is not clear what the different levels of energy efficiency represent. The public, Miss Yuan, said, “The most important thing is the price and the function of the product. Even if the sales staff introduced the energy efficiency, it is not very understandable.”

Insiders pointed out that many brands have virtual power consumption, consumers need to be careful when buying. There are several ways of imagining: First, the virtual price, such as the original 4300 yuan, 4600 yuan to change the standard, said to consumers 300 yuan; Second, the virtual standard volume, such as the capacity of 5 liters of washing machines, but marked as 6 liters The third is the virtual energy efficiency. It was originally a Level 2 energy efficiency, but it was marked as Level 1 energy efficiency. Fourth, it was a product that had not entered the energy conservation subsidy list, but it was labeled with an energy saving subsidy. The reporter yesterday in the Taobao platform, search for "energy efficiency labeling" found that dozens of businesses selling such products, mainly for refrigerators, air conditioners and other high-power appliances, the price of each energy efficiency label in the range of 1 yuan to 3 yuan, identified as Adhesive materials, as long as the customized manufacturer information, energy efficiency rating and other content can be attached to the goods.

In response, the reporter was informed that in order to regulate the market, the Municipal Bureau of Quality Supervision will carry out a special law enforcement inspection of energy efficiency labels.

Tips Energy efficiency rating is divided into 5 levels. Level 1 is the most energy-saving level and the most power-consuming level is 5. Levels from level 1 to level 5 are indicated by dark green, light green, yellow, orange, and red, respectively. Taking 1.5P air-conditioning as an example, Level 1 products cost about 700 yuan more than Level 5, but at least 10 years of service life can save 3,000 yuan in electricity.