The Alliance supports the objective of the EU PFAS restriction proposal as the EU should prevent avoidable uses of persistent chemicals where safer, technically feasible and economically viable alternatives exist. For medium and high voltage switchgear, this condition is already met in some sector sub-use categories for insulation gases

The Alliance supports the overarching objectives of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). Durability, repairability, recyclability, and resource efficiency are essential for building a competitive, resilient electricity network in Europe. For high and medium voltage switchgear, the ESPR’s objectives are already being delivered through the F-Gas Regulation

We fully support the restriction proposal for the use of PFAS in insulating gases for electrical switchgear.