New standard for energy efficiency of inverter air conditioner will be implemented on October 1

Recently, the National Standardization Management Committee announced that the new energy efficiency standard for variable frequency air conditioners, "Energy Efficient Limits and Energy Efficiency Levels for Speed-Controlled Room Air Conditioners," will be officially implemented on October 1 this year. The new energy efficiency standard will increase the energy efficiency limit of inverter air conditioners from the current 3.0 to 3.9, and the entry threshold will also be upgraded from 5 to 3. The "energy efficiency leader system" that follows the energy conservation subsidy policy will also be landed within the year. Industry experts believe that the air-conditioning industry will enter the era of high efficiency and energy saving, and the leaders are expected to gain fame and fortune.

The implementation of new energy-efficiency standards for inverter air conditioners means that the subsidy threshold for inverter air conditioners will be changed to entry barriers, and the country’s industrial policy orientation for the air-conditioning industry has been promoted from popularization of energy-saving products to support for energy-saving innovation in enterprises and encourage industrial upgrading.

At the same time, in conjunction with new energy efficiency standards, the country will also launch a new round of energy-saving subsidies. Information in the industry indicates that the relevant state agencies are formulating the "Energy Efficiency Leaders Subsidy System" and may implement the new energy efficiency standards. The "energy leader system" will be based on a dynamic subsidy standard established on the basis of the entry threshold "energy efficiency standards."

The so-called "leadership system for energy conservation" refers to the determination of the standard value in the formulation of each type of equipment standard in accordance with the expectation that the most energy-efficient products in such products can improve energy efficiency through technological development in the future. As a result, improving product energy efficiency will occupy an important position in the development of the enterprise. The research and development and application of energy-saving technologies have become an important means of competition for home appliance manufacturers.

According to reports, the subsidy policies for home appliances to the countryside and energy-saving benefits are different. As an upgraded version of the energy-saving subsidy policy for home appliances, the subsidy may not directly face the consumers, or it may no longer implement the universal benefit system. It has been reduced. At the same time, the subsidy standard has been improved, mainly referring to three aspects. Most of the products of the company have reached the requirements of higher energy efficiency standards. The product itself has substantial energy-saving technologies. The products have a certain amount of promotion in the market and occupy a certain market share.

At the newly marked stage, air-conditioning manufacturing companies are actively responding. The newly monitored industrial operating data showed that air-conditioning production in June decreased by 0.4% year-on-year, and the growth of industry output continued the slowing trend since the beginning of the year. Inventories fell drastically by 31% year-on-year, inventory levels continued to decline, and 5.54 million units had inventories. Set a new record low since 2005.

The data shows that the air-conditioning industry has continuously reduced its inventory since the beginning of last year, and in the last year, it has shown a tendency of declining growth. The monthly inventory growth rate is above -25%. According to the analysis of experts, the reason why air-conditioning manufacturing companies are vigorously cleaning up inventory is because companies have uncertainties in sales expectations for the terminal retail market, but the more important reason is that companies are implementing air-conditioning energy efficiency that will be implemented in October this year. The new standard and the “energy-saving leader system” that may be introduced will be prepared in advance. Destocking will facilitate the re-arrangement of production and shipments in the new season.

This means that the country will guide the future development direction of the home appliance industry by establishing a long-term mechanism. In the future, the home appliance policy system will form a benign pattern in which the leader plan leads the product upgrade, the new energy efficiency standard defines the threshold for entry, and the market-based competition is the survival of the fittest.