Status and Summary - LOT 33 - Smart Appliances
06 February 2019
Status - Preparatory Study Task 7 complete
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Summary
The Ecodesign Preparatory Study on Smart Appliances (Lot 33) analyses the technical, economic, market and societal aspects that are relevant for a broad market introduction of smart appliances. The study addresses demand side flexibility only (therefore doesn't evaluate energy efficiency). This makes this study fairly unique to Eco Design.
The study started in September 2014 and deals with Task 1 to 7 of the MEErP methodology:
- Scope, standards and legislation (Task 1, Chapter 1);
- Market analysis (Task 2, Chapter 2);
- User analysis (Task 3, Chapter 3);
- Technical analysis (Task 4, Chapter 4);
- Definition of Base Cases (Task 5, Chapter 5);
- Design options (Task 6, Chapter 6);
- Policy and Scenario analysis (Task 7, Chapter 7).
Overview of current proposals
- Proposal: For all appliances in scope and covered by existing Energy Labelling regulation (EU) 2017/1369, an energy icon should be added on the energy label if the product complies with criteria for ‘energy smart’ functionality.
- Proposal: For all appliances in scope and not covered by an existing Energy Labelling regulation, but covered by an existing Eco-design regulation , the product should have an ‘energy smart’ icon attached if the product complies with the criteria of ‘energy smart functionality.
- Products in scope but not covered by Eco-design and Energy labelling to undergo preparatory studies to establish measures for inclusion (this includes battery storage and EV charging)
- Proposal for the standardisation of a single common data model and application protocol. Therefore there is the possibility of a mandate from the commission.
- External controllers- this is a particularly important issue for members who are likely to sell packages of products / systems to customers where the controller is external to the main appliances (e.g. heat pump), typical of zoned heating systems. VITO have assumed any appliance with external controllers will be out of scope and therefore not able to apply the label. This would exclude a lot of opportunity for H&V members to make best use of this label and cause confusion for consumers.
BEAMA engagement
BEAMA have been feeding into this study since 2014. Our position papers are available below, and more recently we are engaging with the consultants on the final Task 7 work. While some new elements have been included in scope as outlined above there are still some outstanding scope issues BEAMA and other trade bodies are disscussing. This includes the decision to exclude products with external 'controllers' which BEAMA does not support.
