The European Commission on Friday 14 April adopted new rules to reduce the power consumption of electrical appliances such as washing machines, televisions and portable games consoles when in ‘standby’ mode in order to save energy.
The latest update of the Ecodesign Regulation for electrical and electronic equipment on standby and off mode power consumption in 2008 was in 2013. The new amendments to the text include products with an external low voltage power supply, such as small...