It should be remembered that every year around 2.8 million household electrical appliances are replaced in Spain (fridges, freezers, washing machines and dishwashers). Buying a new appliance as a replacement does not necessarily mean that the old one is taken out of service. Often it may continue to be used at a holiday home, for example, or for other purposes. The aim of this renewable plan is to encourage the removal of old appliances, manufactured before energy labelling came into effect, from homes and their replacement by newer ones offering better energy efficiency.

The general objectives of the renewal programme (Plan Renove) are the following:

• Potential beneficiaries are natural or legal persons, either public or private, replacing appliances included in the support lines.
• The aid will be devoted to replacing electrical appliances of the following types by others with a class A (or higher) energy label, according to each case: fridges, freezers, washing machines and dishwashers, electric ovens, gas hobs and induction hobs.
• The value of the aid will depend on each Autonomous Region, with a minimum of 50 euros per appliance.
• The financial incentive will only be applicable if the old appliance is exchanged when the new one is delivered so it can be recycled in accordance with Royal Decree 208/2005, 25 February 2005, on electrical appliances and electronic devices and the management of their wastes.

The renewal programme is managed directly by each Autonomous Region, with the timeframes, procedures and conditions established by each in 2008.