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Ecodesign requirements for power transformers: find out whether your installation is eligible for regulatory relief

Tier 2 ecodesign requirements for small, medium and large power transformers are now in force. Use this tool to determine whether the costs of installing Tier 2 transformers are disproportionate.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Office for Product Safety and Standards and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 1 July 2021

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Tier 1 ecodesign requirements have been in place since 1 October 2019 for small, medium and large power transformers in the UK.

The Tier 2 requirements have higher minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) than the former Tier 1 requirements, and came into force on 1 July 2021. All new power transformers must be compliant with the minimum requirements set out in Tier 2 from 1 July 2021.

If the cost of installation is found to be disproportionate to the stakeholder, regulatory relief may apply and a Tier 1 (or lower) transformer can be installed.

We have designed a regulatory relief tool to determine whether the costs of installing Tier 2 transformers are disproportionate and whether regulatory relief might apply. We have provided guidance on the use of the tool and how OPSS notification process works.