La Rioja Appliance Renewal Plan Subsidises 3,918 Appliances in 2026

La Rioja’s 2026 Appliance Renewal Plan (Plan Renove de Electrodomésticos) has subsidised 3,918 appliances at 37 shops and has used up the entire 500,000 euros of credit, according to the results presented on Thursday 12 November at a press conference in Logroño. The campaign, which ended a few days ago, clearly beats the 2,297 units of the previous edition: 1,621 more appliances.

The results were presented by the president of AECER, Javier Rioja; the director general of Business, Energy and Internationalisation of the La Rioja Government, Amadeo Lázaro; and the association’s secretary, Adelaida Alútiz. All three spoke of a “complete success among the people of La Rioja, who have spent the entire 500,000 euros of credit available for buying the various appliances”.

Sales, average subsidy and participating shops

The total value of sales came to 2,260,607 euros, with an average subsidy of 127.58 euros per appliance, according to the officials who presented the results. The plan is an AECER initiative, has the collaboration of the La Rioja Business Federation (FER) and is funded by the regional government.

In total, 37 shops signed up to the campaign took part. The official list includes shops in Aldeanueva de Ebro, Alfaro, Arnedo, Autol, Baños de Río Tobía, Calahorra, Ezcaray, Haro, Logroño, Nájera, Navarrete, Pradejón, Rincón de Soto and Santo Domingo de la Calzada.

Which appliances sold the most

Washing machines top the breakdown, with 1,061 units, followed by fridges, with 911, and dishwashers, with 664. Hobs account for 518 units, tumble dryers 116, washer-dryers 74, cooker hoods 52 and freezers 43.

How the aid worked: discount, limits and requirements

The aid consisted of a 25% discount on the purchase price, including VAT, applied directly by the shop, up to a maximum of 150 euros per appliance. Each applicant could buy up to three appliances, and the address where they were installed had to be in La Rioja.

Individuals or privately owned legal entities could benefit if they bought any of the appliances listed in the order and with the required energy efficiency rating. The aim was for people in La Rioja to replace less efficient appliances with more efficient ones, at La Rioja shops signed up to the campaign.

The call covered the following appliances, with their minimum energy class: tumble dryer (D or higher), oven (A+ or higher), induction hob (induction only, not mixed), cooker hood (A++ or higher), fridge or fridge-freezer (D or higher), freezer (D or higher), washing machine (B or higher), washer-dryer (B or higher) and dishwasher (D or higher). The scheme was due to run until 31 October or until the budget ran out, if that happened sooner.

Why the budget has run out again

According to Javier Rioja, the credit ran out again in record time of a month or so, despite the budget increase. He put the success down to three factors: a stock of appliances that is still very old, price cuts on products with high energy ratings, and the sharp rise in electricity prices.

From the 2025 budget to the 2027 allocation

Lázaro stressed “the La Rioja Government’s commitment to local shops” and highlighted “the impact of the budget increase, which has gone from 300,000 euros in 2025 to 500,000 this year, resulting in subsidies for almost 4,000 appliances”. According to the director general, the sales volume shows, once again, that the plan encourages purchases and activity at shops in La Rioja, as well as promoting the renewal of appliances in homes.

The La Rioja Government will include the same allocation of 500,000 euros for this initiative in next year’s budget, according to Lázaro.