New energy-efficient home appliances don't rush to buy

Each upgrade of home appliance energy efficiency standards is a test for home appliance manufacturers, but also gives consumers the choice of "trouble." Will household appliances become more and more expensive? Does it cost more to buy more energy-efficient appliances? For the concerns of consumers, Xinan Evening News reporter recently interviewed people in the industry.

Why are new appliances hard to find?

The person in charge of an appliance store told the Xin'an Evening News reporter that he knew that the new product and the new logo should be replaced, but the inventory of the old product would take a long time to digest. "Old products are piled up in the warehouse, just took the 'golden nine silver ten' inventory Digested, so it is still the main product of the old product. Otherwise, all new products will be sold, and old products may have trouble selling."

For example, air conditioning, the old standard is 1 to 5, the new standard is adjusted to 1 to 3, the old standard 1 and 2 are each degraded to a new standard of 2 and 3, adding a standard of 1; The "washing machine" changes even more. At present, only about 50% of washing machine products meet the new energy efficiency standard, which means that a large number of washing machines will be eliminated by then.

According to the person in charge, as the original stocks continue to digest, after a certain period of time, energy-saving products that meet the new standards will account for about 20% of the products in the stores. This is a gradual process.

According to a joint announcement issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, the State Administration of Quality Supervision, and the National Certification and Accreditation Administration, new energy efficiency standards for inverter air conditioners and washing machines have been implemented since October 1, but Delayed by October 1, 2014 to apply the energy efficiency label according to the revised energy efficiency labeling implementation rules." This means that air-conditioning and washing machine companies have to digest inventory for one year and naturally are not in a hurry to introduce new products.

Will household appliances become more and more expensive?

Although the new energy efficiency standards have been implemented, the market still focuses on old products. Industry insiders say that companies must face the pressure of capital flow brought about by the conversion of home appliance inventory, and some new product costs will increase significantly.

Many consumers are concerned that these pressures will eventually be passed on to consumers. Before October 1, many people predicted that the new energy efficiency standards would boost the price of new products.

"The prices of some home appliances may rise at an early stage, such as air conditioners and washing machine products," said a large home appliance store.

"At present, the market is still based on old appliances, this part of the product will not increase prices, but may lower prices. Therefore, in the absence of temporary delisting of old appliances, the overall price of home appliances will not be too volatile, the public can Select the current cost-effective Jiu Jiadian. Waiting until the delisting of old appliances, the market may have digested the impact of this standard upgrade." Hefei, a brand of home appliances, said the person in charge of marketing.

How do appliance companies get through?

With the implementation of new energy efficiency standards, many home appliance manufacturers have begun to face the situation of excess capacity. In the past four or five years, influenced by a series of home appliance policies, almost all white-electric companies have expanded their production capacity, and the market supply exceeds demand. In 2012, the production and sales rate of the household appliance industry fell to the lowest level in five years. The market's spending power is insufficient, and manufacturers are under pressure to store inventory.

In addition to inventory pressure, rising raw material costs, intensifying market competition, and government regulation, the profits of home appliance manufacturing companies have become even slimmer, and the entire industry has developed into a “weightless” state. Industry insiders believe that home appliance manufacturers should timely adjust the industrial structure and move to research and development of high-end products. If you blindly follow the original management and production model, you will eventually escape the fate of being eliminated. (Qian Zhenzhen reporter Wang Tianyi Chen Liqing Ma Yang)

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New and old home appliances to buy who is worthwhile?

According to industry analysts, the price of new energy-efficient home appliance products is expected to increase by about 10%. For example, air conditioners, energy consumption from the original 3 levels up to the new standard 3, the price may increase 500 to 600 yuan.

Xinan Evening News reporter saw an electrical appliance store in Hefei, the price of new energy-efficient air-conditioning products is generally more than 3,000 yuan, and some of the hang-up prices even reached 5,000 yuan.

So, is it worth paying for new energy efficiency products? Take an air-conditioner as an example. In the new standard, a level 1 energy efficiency consumes about 0.4 degree of electricity in one hour, while an energy efficiency level of 1 degree in the old standard is about 0.7 degree per hour. Due to the “summer hot and winter cold” weather in Hefei, the average family uses air conditioners for 5 months a year and runs about 8 hours a day. If the basic electricity price is calculated at 0.5653 yuan/kWh in Hefei, this will save about 203.5 yuan in electricity bills in a year. If the new standard air-conditioning is 500 yuan more expensive than the old standard, then the cost advantage of energy-saving air-conditioning will be reflected when it is used for more than three years. Of course, the longer the air conditioner is used in a year, the more obvious the price advantage of new standard appliances.