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Views: 0 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2023-04-03 Origin: Site
On January 20, 2023, the UK announced a proposed amendment to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEPS) for lighting products. Currently, comments are being collected on the new requirements of the lighting product ecological design regulations that will take effect at the end of 2023 (the collection date is as of April 4, 2023), and negotiations are being held on the proposed amendment to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEPS) for lighting products. Currently, the UK's ecological design regulations and energy efficiency standards and regulations regulate a large number of energy related products. Through ecological design regulations, minimum performance standards are established to remove the worst performing products from the market, ensuring that consumers do not come into contact with products with poor performance and high operating costs. At the same time, energy efficiency labels improve the product information available to consumers when purchasing new products, Enable consumers to purchase the most energy efficient products.
Currently, the new ecological design regulations for lighting products are only applicable to the UK. According to the Irish agreement, the EU's ecological design regulations for lighting products will continue to apply in Northern Ireland. According to the UK Internal Market Act 2020, Northern Ireland products that meet EU standards can be sold in the UK market without meeting other regulatory requirements applicable to their sales.
The changes in the new ecological design regulations for lighting products are as follows (the ecological design requirements for independent control devices and the energy efficiency labeling requirements for light sources have not changed):
Change 1: It is recommended to increase the minimum energy efficiency standard (MEPS)
Light sources or products included in the UK market, in addition to using allowance and exemption, need to meet the following lighting efficiency requirements：
• Tier 1: Starting from the end of 2023 (official standard release), the minimum light efficiency requirement is 120 lm/w (Phase 1)
• Tier 2: Starting from September 1, 2027, the minimum light efficiency requirement is 140 lm/w (Phase 2)
Change 2: Changes to non LED technical support (delete Ponmax requirements)
According to the policy proposal, the UK lighting product market will shift to LEDs with the best performance based on technology neutrality, deleting the Ponmax calculation requirement in Schedule 3 of the 2021 regulation. Starting from 2023, the Ponmax requirement will be replaced by 120 lm/w in the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEPS), increasing to 140 lm/w from September 1, 2027. The 2021 regulation uses "Ponmax calculation" to define the MEPS required for lighting products ("Ponmax" is the maximum allowable power of a light source). This complex calculation reduces the required luminous efficiency requirements for certain lighting technology subcategories, which means that they can continue to be sold on the market with significantly lower luminous efficiency than potential LED alternatives. The regulation judges that the market has now fully shifted to LEDs, and it is reasonable to eliminate technical support for non LEDs, To support a comprehensive transition to more efficient LED technology.
Change 3: LED products with certain characteristics can use tolerance
Considering that certain LED lighting technologies (such as directional LEDs) and light sources with specific characteristics (such as low color temperature) face inherent technical barriers in improving efficiency with other LEDs, the policy proposal includes a series of "allowances" to enable eligible light sources to meet slightly lower minimum luminous efficiency requirements, which will allow more products to remain on the market. The following products can be used that allow allowance:
