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Energy labelling
Nuevo Etiquetado Energético de Electrodomésticos
Energy efficiency labelling is Europe-wide in scope and represents a practical way of providing information to help people thinking of buying electrically powered appliances. It allows consumers to find out quickly how energy efficient a given electrical appliance is. It must be displayed on all household electrical appliances on sale to the public.
The types of household electrical appliances for which energy labelling is mandatory are:
Fridges and freezers.
Washing machines.
Dishwashers.
Tumble driers.
Washing machines - driers.
Household lighting.
Electric ovens.
Air-conditioning.
Labels have a common part which refers to the brand, name of the appliance and energy efficiency class. The other part of the label may vary from one type of appliance to another and refers to other characteristics, such as the functions offered: for example, the freezer capacity in the case of fridges, or water consumption in the case of washing machines.
There are 7 efficiency classes, which are identified by a colour code and letters which go from the colour green and letter A, for the most efficient units, to the colour red and letter G for the least efficient equipment. For more information, consult the "Guía práctica de la energía" (Practical energy guide).
You can also access the database which the IDAE has prepared as a source of information for consumers. This includes electrical appliances with an energy label in class A or higher, together with some of their main technical features. This database, which includes almost all the electrical appliances you can find on the market in Spain, is regularly updated using information provided by the electrical appliance manufacturer and importers' association ANFEL (Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes e Importadores de Electrodomésticos de Línea Blanca) and the large distribution companies' association ANGED (Asociación Nacional de Grandes Empresas de Distribución) using official information provided by manufacturers who have opted to be included in the database.
