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ENERGY STAR®

Program OverviewSeptember 2012

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What is ENERGY STAR®?

• Voluntary product labeling program

• Identifies and promotes energy efficient products in the marketplace

• Jointly managed by the US EPA & DOE

• Work with industry to provide a uniform, consumer-recognized logo for products that offer energy savings over the industry average

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ENERGY STAR Updates

• ENERGY STAR product specifications are continually assessed to determine whether updates are appropriate given the state of the industry

• In September 2012, EPA finalized new specifications for televisions and displays, both of which are now on version 6.0

• In addition to updates to the energy consumption requirements, 6.0 specifications require that partners test and ship products at a luminance value greater than or equal to 65% of their maximum luminance

• New specifications also provide for improved measurements for devices with automatic brightness controls enabled by default

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Current Version Latest Draft Revision

Battery Charging Systems Version 1.1, 2006 Version 2.0, Draft 1, December 2010

Computer Servers Version 1.1, 2009 Version 2.0, Draft 3, 2012

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)

Version 4.2, October 2010 Version 4.3, Draft, January 2012

Telephony Version 2.2, 2010 Version 3.0 Test Method, Draft 1, June 2012

Clothes Washers Version 6.0, Final, May 2012 Version 7.0, Draft 1, August 2012

Residential Refrigerators and Freezers

Version 4.1, 2008 Version 5.0, Draft 2, February 2012

Computers Version 5.2, Final, October 2010 Version 6.0, Draft 2, May 2012

Imaging Equipment Version 1.2, October 2010 Draft 2, Version 2.0, June 2012

Major Product Specifications Under Revision*

*compiled using C2P, current at 27 September 2012

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Partner Commitments

• ENERGY STAR depends on commitments from industry to ensure that only qualified products bear the ENERGY STAR label

• Manufacturers seeking to use the label submit partner commitments to the EPA for each qualified product category

• Partners abide by the terms and conditions in exchange for the right to use the ENERGY STAR label

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Product Qualification Third Party Testing & Certification

• Partners must submit product samples and information to an EPA-recognized laboratory for 3rd party testing

• The products are tested and the test results and product information are sent to an EPA-recognized certification body to determine ENERGY STAR eligibility

• The certification body then reports the results to the EPA, which maintains a publicly available list of qualified products based on the certified test results and information submitted by the manufacturer

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ENERGY STAR Authorization Cycle

Product

Testing Lab

Certification BodyEPA Listing

Authorized Energy Star

Label

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Product Specifications & Development

EPA and DOE consider:• Significant energy savings will be realized on a national basis?• Product energy consumption and performance can be

measured and verified with testing?• Product performance will be maintained or enhanced?• Purchasers of the product will recover any cost difference

within a reasonable time period?• Specifications do not unjustly favour any one technology?• Labelling will effectively differentiate products to purchasers?

Partners & stakeholders are invited to participate in the development of new and updated specifications during the drafting process

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‘Most Efficient’ Program

• Identifies products that represent the ‘state of the art’ in efficient design

• ‘Most Efficient’ product specifications have been developed for clothes washers, refrigerators, televisions and home heating and cooling products

• Product categories were selected and recognition criteria were established to ensure that products that receive this recognition demonstrate efficiency performance that is truly exceptional, inspirational, or leading edge

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International Partnerships

EPA have agreements with the following foreign governments / associations to promote specific ENERGY STAR qualified products in their markets:

• Australia• Canada• European Union• European Free Trade Association• Japan• New Zealand • Taiwan

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Tracking UpdatesWe currently track ENERGY STAR specification updates for the major consumer and office product categories, including:

• Computers • Imaging Equipment• Displays • Audio and Video Products• Televisions• Battery Charging Systems• Computer Servers

• Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)• Telephony• Luminaires • Clothes Washers• Dishwashers• Room Air Conditioners• Residential Refrigerators & Freezers

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This presentation is based on a white paper by Aaron Green, Compliance and Risks. Aaron Green is a US-trained lawyer who has been working in the Compliance & Risks Cork Office since 2008. He began his career in the Environmental Law group at the Dorsey & Whitney law firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota after completing his law degree at the University of Wisconsin. At Compliance & Risks, he oversees, edits and analyzes content from the United States.