Changelog

24 October 2026

First published version of the methodology.

• Ten categories: fridges and freezers, washing machines, washer-dryers, tumble dryers, dishwashers, TVs and monitors, air conditioners, ovens, range hoods and phones and tablets.
• Product data from EPREL, the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling. Variants with identical label values are merged into one page; personal data is removed before storage.
• Electricity prices from Eurostat dataset nrg_pc_204: household consumers, 2,500–4,999 kWh a year, all taxes and levies included, latest half-year per country.
• Yearly use assumptions: 220 washes, 160 wash-and-dry cycles, 160 drying cycles, 280 dishwasher cycles, 4 hours of TV a day, 350 hours for portable air conditioners, 100 oven uses; label values for fridges, fixed air conditioners and range hoods.
• Durability score for phones and tablets, from five label values.
• Washer-dryers and range hoods are not yet offered to search engines.