European Outdoor Power Supply V9

In 2020, 1.7 billion external power supplies (EPS) were in use in the EU27, of which 75% for residential use, on average 6.5 units per EU household. They converted 48 TWh/a of electricity from the 220V mains to the input needed by the powered products.

The European Commission (EC) has now published its revised regulation for the efficiency of all external power supplies (PSUs). The new EC 2019/1782 regulation means that all PSUs sold into the EU after the 1 st of April 2020 must comply with the following requirements:

Under the new regulation, the efficiency requirements for EU power supplies are now technically the same as the US DoE VI. The graph below gives an overview of the ErP VI minimum efficiency requirements compared to the CoC5.1 and CoC5.2 standards.

External power supplies are one of the product groups listed in the working plan. The Commission established ecodesign requirements for external power supplies in Regulation (EC) No 278/2009. Pursuant to this Regulation the Commission should review it in the light of technological progress.

As of the 1 st April 2020, all external PSUs sold into the European Union (EU) must comply with the new European Commission (EC) eco-design requirements 2009/125/EC per EC regulation 2019/1782 of 1st October 2019 which supersedes EC regulation 278/2009.

Multiple voltage output external power supplies, which are not covered by Regulation (EC) No 278/2009, are being placed on the Union market in increasing numbers. They should therefore be included in the scope of the Regulation to ensure further energy savings and provide a level playing field.