The EU energy label is key to boosting the energy efficiency of everyday electric appliances like lighting, heating, fridges, freezers, televisions and many more products. A rescaled energy label will be introduced gradually from 1 March 2021 to have a simpler classification using only letters from A to G. The first set of new energy labels will include fridges, dishwashers, washing machines and televisions. This stockshot provides illustration images of the old and new generation of labels in home and commercial settings, as well as an interview. For information and education purpose only. No commercial use allowed.

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Infoclip: Energy labelling

A man looking for a washing machine on his computer (2 shots)

Close up of the screen: clicking on 'Energy class' in order to look for the washing machine

Top shot of a family checking the QR code of the new energy label with a tablet

Close up of the old and the updated labels

Close-up of someone scanning the QR code with a tablet and checking the information on the new labels

Wide shot of the family checking both labels

A man going with his son to stick the new label on the new washing machine

Father and son sticking the new label on the washing machine

A woman checking lamps class energy on her tablet (3 shots)

A woman putting the new label on her washing machine which is changing from A+ to B with the new classification

A woman checking the energy bill (2 shots)

Tv screens, at an electronic retail store (3 shots)

General view of washing machines (2 shots)

Close up of old generation labels (3 shots)

A customer asking for information on the difference between old and new generation labels

The Shop agent explaining to the customer the difference between both labels (close up on the labels and wide shots on the scene) (6 shots)

Close up on the menu of the washing machine program with focus on the eco-program. The information on the new generation label is based on the energy consumption using the eco-program

Customer checking the communication campaign flyers in front of the fridges (4 shots)

General shots of the fridge section (2 shots)

Fridges with the old generation label (2 shots)

Close up of new generation bulbs with old generation label (4 shots)

SOUNDBITE by Janick De Saedeleer, Spokesperson of MediaMarktSaturn (in FRENCH): Refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers and televisions are the appliances for which the energy labeling is going to change. In September, the bulbs will also change.

SOUNDBITE by Janick De Saedeleer (in FRENCH): Why do the labels change? Because we have been working with the same labels for 20 years now and we have realized that category A already has triple + and will continue to rise. It is not clear to the consumer. That is why it has been decided to reclassify the category of current appliances from A to G. A +++ will be a C.

SOUNDBITE by Janick De Saedeleer (in FRENCH): It is a new classification of the current energy consumption of a specific product and this will stimulate producers to make products A or B that will consume even less energy.

SOUNDBITE by Janick De Saedeleer (in FRENCH): Consumers will be able to move towards a greener economy by choosing the right item.