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Your new fridge got worse overnight – on paper.

On 1 March 2021 the EU replaced the frayed A+++ scale with a clean A to G range, starting with fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, televisions and lamps. Class A was meant to stay empty at launch, so there would be headroom again.

Useful: A "C" on the new scale can beat an "A++" on the old one – only compare within one scale.

Source: de.wikipedia.org

Energie Eu Konsum

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