1. Reasons for Amendment
ㅇ This amendment aims to realize energy savings through strengthening standards for each item, adding new items, transferring systems, etc., in order to improve the domestic efficiency management system for equipment management.
2. Major Provisions
□ Include new items and expand the applicability
ㅇ Include dishwashers and portable air conditioners, whose market supply is increasing, in the efficiency rating system, and expand the applicability of clothes dryers
Items |
Applicability |
Enforcement Date |
Dishwasher |
· Household dishwashers with less than a washing capacity of 20 persons |
July 1, 2024 |
Portable air conditioner |
· Portable air conditioners and portable heat pumps with a rated cooling capacity of less than 23 kW |
July 1, 2024 |
Clothes dryer | · Household rotary clothes dryers with a standard drying capacity of 25 kg or less * Currently, it is subject to a standard drying capacity of 20 kg or less. | July 1, 2024 |
□ Establish new efficiency standards for items to be transferred
ㅇ Reinforce efficiency management by transferring computers, multifunction printers, tubular LED lamps, and pumps that were managed under the voluntary implementation system (standby power reduction, high-efficiency certification) to the subject of the mandatory efficiency rating system
Items |
Applicability |
Major Provisions |
Enforcement Date |
Computer |
· Desktops, all-in-one computers, laptops |
· Transferred from the standby power reduction program to the efficiency rating system |
July 1, 2024 |
Multifunction printers |
· Multifunctional image output device equipped with functions such as copier, printer, and scanner |
· Transferred from the standby power reduction program to the efficiency rating system |
July 1, 2024 |
Tubular LED lamps (outer-mounted converter) |
· Tubular LED lamps with an outer-mounted converter using G13 cap and D12 cap |
· Transferred from the high- efficiency certification system to the efficiency rating system |
July 1, 2024 |
Pump |
· For water supply (WA)- centrifugal pumps with two-side
intake volutes (C5) - motor-detachable and for ground-use (G2) |
· Transferred from the high- efficiency certification system to the efficiency rating system |
July 1, 2024 |
□ Strengthen existing product efficiency standards
ㅇ Strengthen energy consumption efficiency standards for efficiency management machinery, equipment, or materials such as air cleaners, electric hot- and cold-water dispensers, dehumidifiers, and set-top boxes
Items |
Major Provisions |
Enforcement Date |
Air cleaner |
· Raise the efficiency rating standard · Expand the applicability (products using DC power, network products) |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
Electric hot- and cold-water dispenser |
· Raise the efficiency rating standard · ‘Change the “Instantaneous” product management system (Rating system → Minimum consumption efficiency standard system) |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
Dehumidifier |
· Raise the efficiency rating standard · Improve labeling items (Measured dehumidification capacity → Dehumidification per day) |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
Set-top box |
· Strengthen the minimum consumption efficiency standard |
Jan. 1, 2024 |
