A. ErP is a European Union regulation designed to drive improvements in the performance and efficiency of heating and hot water products. The ErP was introduced to help the EU meet its 20-20-20 target to lower emissions by 20% and increase the share of renewable energies by 20% by 2020.
With the aim of improving efficiency, products such as heat pumps, micro CHP and solar thermal collectors* will be required to be labelled in the same way that white goods are such as fridges and freezers. The labels are designed to help consumers understand and compare the relative efficiencies of heating and hot water products. Consumers will also receive a document known as a ‘fiche’ with additional information on the system installed.
There are two directives within ErP: EcoDesign and Energy Labelling. The directives come into force from 26th September 2015. Any heating and hot water products placed on the market after this date will need to comply with ErP. Products which are placed on the market before this date will not be required to comply with the ErP requirements. However MCS has stipulated that any MCS heat pump installation commissioned on or after 26th March 2016 must be ErP compliant. This allows six months from the date that ErP comes into force for any non ErP compliant heat pump products to be installed and commissioned.
*Please check with your MCS installer to confirm whether a particular installation is subject to the new requirements.