# The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021, Paragraph 2: Energy efficiency requirements


From 1 January 2023—
(a) the power source efficiency of welding equipment must not be lower than the values set out in column 2 of Table 1; and
(b) the idle state power consumption of welding equipment must not exceed the values set out in column 3 of Table 1.
Table 1
Power source efficiency and idle state power consumption
Minimum power source efficiency
Maximum idle state power consumption
Welding equipment powered by three-phase power sources with DC output
85 per cent
50W
Welding equipment powered by single-phase power sources with DC output
80 per cent
50W
Welding equipment powered by single-phase and three phase power sources with AC output
80 per cent
50W

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348222920/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.