# Presentation: 852406

## ENERGY STAR® Monitor Industry Meeting
April 29, 2002
San Francisco, CA

Craig Hershberg
US EPA
Hershberg.Craig@epa.gov
www.energystar.gov

- April 29, 2002
- San Francisco, CA
- Craig Hershberg
- US EPA
- Hershberg.Craig@epa.gov
- www.energystar.gov

## Why Are We Here?

- Maintain open lines of communication to arrive at a challenging and fair specification
- Very interested in your input as you have in-depth product and market knowledge
- Present EPA’s program framework and convey flexibility in terms of efficiency levels based on manufacturer data

## Meeting Goals

- Present Draft 1 Monitor Specification
- Solicit industry feedback on all aspects of the specification and partner commitments
- Initiate timeline for developing final specification

## Roles and Responsibilities

- TCO Development: Presentations this afternoon and tomorrow
- Logistical simplicity
- Harmonization over the long term
- NRDC and other interested parties: Provided recommendations to EPA
- Elements included in draft specification
- Co-presenters with EPA in today’s agenda

## ENERGY STAR

- Voluntary partnership with EPA and DOE
- Easily identifies energy-efficient products for home and office
- Representing approx. top 25% in their category for energy efficiency
- One label at the national level for over 30 products
- Reduces air pollution and saves money
- Turn-key solution
- International presence

## Computer Monitor

- A commercially available electronic product with a display screen and its associated electronics encased in a single housing that is capable of displaying output information from a computer via one or more inputs, such as VGA, DVI, and/or IEEE 1394.
- CRT, LCD, or other display device
- No devices or an upstream cord connected to hub/port when monitor is being tested
- Attempted to differentiate TVs and monitors based on how they are marketed and sold

## The Big Picture

- Savings in 2010 under proposed monitor specifications:
- Energy: 26 billion kWh
- Energy Bill (in 2001 $): $1.8 billion
- Carbon: 3.5 MMT
- Equivalent to 29 billion lbs of CO2 *not* emitted into air
- Equals yearly emissions of approx. 2.5 million cars
- 	**Notes**: (1) Savings include active, sleep, and off, and (2) Assumes CRTs are replaced with a mix of ENERGY STAR qualified LCDs and CRTs, with increases in market penetration going to LCDs

## Timeline: Key Proposed Dates

## European Union

- Signed agreement between EPA and EU to coordinate OE labeling
- Work together to develop new or revised specifications covered by agreement
- EPA to present draft monitor specifications to EU in late May in Nice, France
- EPA would like initial industry feedback in 3 weeks to include in EU presentation

## Why Active Power?

- Feasible without negatively affecting product performance; in fact, some manufacturers are already meeting the proposed specifications
- Limited additional energy savings potential in sleep and off modes
- Not dependent on enabling rates
- Allows a variety of technologies (e.g., CRT and LCD) to qualify

## Recognizing LCDs

- Highlight a new technology in the marketplace
- Additional benefits:
- Space
- Heat
- Power consumption
- Useful life
- Installation
- Disposal

**Notes:**
Talking Points based on Mayo discussion; may not be applicable due to reconfiguration of slides:
Mayo Clinic simply couldn’t afford CRT monitors any longer.
A simple way to make work-spaces more efficient, and allow more available space in a finite area, was to switch to LCD monitors.  A 17” CRT monitor has a volume of 2.5 cubic feet, whereas a 15” LCD monitor has a volume of 1.09 cubic feet.  This is a savings of 56%.
A 17” CRT monitor can generate up to 4 times as much heat as a 15” LCD monitor, resulting in greater cooling costs.
Additionally, the LCD monitor uses much less power than a comparably sized CRT monitor.  This power consumption can be up to 4 times less.
The average CRT has a useful life of 3-4 years, worse-case scenario, if it is used 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.  LCDs have a useful life of 5-7 years in similar working conditions.
LCD monitors, because of their comparative lightness and smaller size, are easier to install in workstations and custom-built areas than are CRTs.  Installation is often also quicker for an LCD monitor.
Several states do not allow CRT monitors to be disposed of in landfills.  MN is one of these.  It became costly to have these monitors transported to other states, or think of other disposal methods for them.

## Key Stakeholders

- Panel Manufacturers
- Final Assemblers/Resellers
- European and Asian Labeling Programs
- Retailers
- Market Transformation Community (Utilities, Regional Groups, and Environmental Organizations)

## Mayo Clinic Case Study

- More and more businesses, ranging from hospitals to financial institutions, are making the switch to LCD monitors.
- Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN, started making the switch to LCDs in 1996.
- As of January 2002, they have over 7,900 LCD monitors in use around the hospital.

**Notes:**
This gradual evolution has been taking place for several years.
Of the 7,900+ monitors, 2,860 were purchased in 1999 or earlier.  However, the Clinic has not yet had to replace a single one of these monitors.

## Annual Savings for Mayo Clinic

- For each 15” LCD monitor that replaced a 17” CRT monitor, the Clinic saved over $40 in energy bills.
- This amounts to a total savings of over $321,135 annually.