ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements
for Televisions
Partner Commitments
Following are the terms of the ENERGY STAR Partnership Agreement as it pertains to the manufacture
and labeling of ENERGY STAR qualified products. The ENERGY STAR Partner must adhere to thefollowing partner commitments:

Qualifying Products
1. Comply with current ENERGY STAR Eligibility Criteria, which define performance requirements andtest procedures for Televisions. A list of eligible products and their corresponding Eligibility Criteria
can be found at www.energystar.gov/specifications.
2. Prior to associating the ENERGY STAR name or mark with any product, obtain written
certification of ENERGY STAR qualification from a Certification Body recognized by EPA for
Televisions. As part of this certification process, products must be tested in a laboratory recognized
by EPA to perform Televisions testing. A list of EPA-recognized laboratories and certification bodies
can be found at www.energystar.gov/testingandverification.
3. Ensure that any model associated with the ENERGY STAR name or mark meets the following
standards:
3.1. Product material requirements as defined in restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS)
regulations, as generally accepted. This includes exemptions in force at the date of productmanufacture, where the maximum concentration values tolerated by weight in homogeneousmaterials are: lead (0.1%), mercury (0.1%), cadmium (0.01%), hexavalent chromium (0.1%),
polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) (0.1%), or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (0.1%).
Batteries are exempt.
3.2. The generally accepted attributes of a recyclable product at the date of product manufacture:
where products shall be designed for ease of disassembly and recyclability where external
enclosures, sub-enclosures, chassis and electronic subassemblies are easily removable with
commonly available tools, by hand, or by a recycler's automated processes.
Notes:•The explicit intention is to harmonize with EU RoHS.

•

For purposes of ENERGY STAR third-party certification, these requirements shall not be reviewed when products are
initially qualified nor during subsequent verification testing. Rather, EPA reserves the right to request supporting
documentation at any time.

Using the ENERGY STAR Name and Marks
4. Comply with current ENERGY STAR Identity Guidelines, which define how the ENERGY STAR nameand marks may be used. Partner is responsible for adhering to these guidelines and ensuring that its
authorized representatives, such as advertising agencies, dealers, and distributors, are also incompliance. The ENERGY STAR Identity Guidelines are available at www.energystar.gov/logouse.
5. Use the ENERGY STAR name and marks only in association with qualified products. Partner may notrefer to itself as an ENERGY STAR Partner unless at least one product is qualified and offered forsale in the U.S. and/or ENERGY STAR partner countries.
6. Provide clear and consistent labeling of ENERGY STAR qualified Televisions.
6.1. The ENERGY STAR mark must be clearly displayed on product packaging, in product literature(i.e., user manuals, spec sheets, etc.), and on the manufacturer’s Internet site where information
about ENERGY STAR qualified models is displayed.

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6.2. ENERGY STAR qualified TVs must also be labeled according to one of the following three
options:
6.2.1.Permanent label on the top/front of the TV;
6.2.2.Temporary label on the top/front of the TV; or
6.2.3.Use of an electronic label so that the ENERGY STAR certification mark appears on the
TV’s menu-screen for pre-set picture settings.

Verifying Ongoing Product Qualification
7. Participate in third-party verification testing through a Certification Body recognized by EPA for
Televisions, providing full cooperation and timely responses, EPA/DOE may also, at its discretion,
conduct tests on products that are referred to as ENERGY STAR qualified. These products may beobtained on the open market, or voluntarily supplied by Partner at the government’s request.

Providing Information to EPA
8. Provide unit shipment data or other market indicators to EPA annually to assist with creation of
ENERGY STAR market penetration estimates, as follows:
8.1. Partner must submit the total number of ENERGY STAR qualified Televisions shipped in thecalendar year or an equivalent measurement as agreed to in advance by EPA and Partner.
Partner shall exclude shipments to organizations that rebrand and resell the shipments(unaffiliated private labelers).
8.2. Partner must provide unit shipment data segmented by meaningful product characteristics (e.g.,
type, capacity, presence of additional functions) as prescribed by EPA.
8.3. Partner must submit unit shipment data for each calendar year to EPA or an EPA-authorizedthird party, preferably in electronic format, no later than March 1 of the following year.
Submitted unit shipment data will be used by EPA only for program evaluation purposes and will beclosely controlled. If requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), EPA will argue that thedata is exempt. Any information used will be masked by EPA so as to protect the confidentiality of thePartner.
9. Report to EPA any attempts by recognized laboratories or Certification Bodies (CBs) to influence
testing or certification results or to engage in discriminatory practices.
10. Notify EPA of a change in the designated responsible party or contacts within 30 days using the My
ENERGY STAR Account tool (MESA) available at www.energystar.gov/mesa.

Performance for Special Distinction
In order to receive additional recognition and/or support from EPA for its efforts within the Partnership, the
ENERGY STAR Partner may consider the following voluntary measures, and should keep EPA informedon the progress of these efforts:
Provide quarterly, written updates to EPA as to the efforts undertaken by Partner to increaseavailability of ENERGY STAR qualified products, and to promote awareness of ENERGY STAR and
its message.

Consider energy efficiency improvements in company facilities and pursue benchmarking buildings
through the ENERGY STAR Buildings program.



Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products. Revise the company purchasing or procurement
specifications to include ENERGY STAR. Provide procurement officials’ contact information to EPA
for periodic updates and coordination. Circulate general ENERGY STAR qualified product information
to employees for use when purchasing products for their homes.

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

Feature the ENERGY STAR mark(s) on Partner website and other promotional materials. If
information concerning ENERGY STAR is provided on the Partner website as specified by the
ENERGY STAR Web Linking Policy (available in the Partner Resources section of the ENERGYSTAR website), EPA may provide links where appropriate to the Partner website.

Ensure the power management feature is enabled on all ENERGY STAR qualified Televisions andcomputers in use in company facilities, particularly upon installation and after service is performed.

Provide general information about the ENERGY STAR program to employees whose jobs are
relevant to the development, marketing, sales, and service of current ENERGY STAR qualified
products.

Provide a simple plan to EPA outlining specific measures Partner plans to undertake beyond theprogram requirements listed above. By doing so, EPA may be able to coordinate, and communicate
Partner’s activities, provide an EPA representative, or include news about the event in the ENERGYSTAR newsletter, on the ENERGY STAR website, etc. The plan may be as simple as providing a listof planned activities or milestones of which Partner would like EPA to be aware. For example,
activities may include: (1) increasing the availability of ENERGY STAR qualified products by
converting the entire product line within two years to meet ENERGY STAR guidelines; (2)demonstrating the economic and environmental benefits of energy efficiency through special in-store
displays twice a year; (3) providing information to users (via the website and user’s manual) about
energy-saving features and operating characteristics of ENERGY STAR qualified products; and (4)building awareness of the ENERGY STAR Partnership and brand identity by collaborating with EPA
on one print advertorial and one live press event.

Join EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership to improve the environmental performance of thecompany's shipping operations. The SmartWay Transport Partnership works with freight carriers,
shippers, and other stakeholders in the goods movement industry to reduce fuel consumption,
greenhouse gases, and air pollution. For more information on SmartWay, visit
www.epa.gov/smartway.

Join EPA’s Green Power Partnership. EPA's Green Power Partnership encourages organizations to
buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with traditional fossil fuelbased electricity use. The partnership includes a diverse set of organizations including Fortune 500
companies, small and medium businesses, government institutions as well as a growing number ofcolleges and universities. For more information on Green Power, visit www.epa.gov/greenpower.

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ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements
for Televisions
Eligibility Criteria
Version 9.1
Following is the Version 9.1 ENERGY STAR Product Specification for Televisions. A product shall meetall of the identified criteria if it is to earn the ENERGY STAR.

1 DEFINITIONS 1
A) Product Types:
1) Television (TV) 2: A product designed to produce dynamic video, contains an internal TV tuner
encased within the product housing, and that is capable of receiving dynamic visual content fromwired or wireless sources including but not limited to:a) Broadcast and similar services for terrestrial, cable, satellite, and/or broadband transmissionof analog and/or digital signals; and/orb) Display-specific data connections, such as HDMI, Component video, S-video, Composite
video; and/orc) Media storage devices such as a USB flash drive, a memory card, or a DVD; and/ord) Network connections, usually using Internet Protocol, typically carried over Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
2) Home Theater Display (HTD): A product with diagonal viewable screen size greater than 25
inches, that is designed to produce dynamic video, that does not contain an internal TV tuner
encased within the product housing, that is primarily marketed for use in home theaterapplications, and that is capable of receiving dynamic visual content from wired or wirelesssources including but not limited to:a) Display-specific data connections, such as HDMI, Component video, S-video, Composite
video; and/orb) Media storage devices such as a USB flash drive, a memory card, or a DVD; and/orc) Network connections, usually using Internet Protocol, typically carried over Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
Home Theater Display does not include Computer Monitors or Signage Displays (defined in the
ENERGY STAR Product Specification for Displays).
3) Hospitality Television/Home Theater Display: A TV or HTD product which includes the following
features:a) A control port for bi-directional communication (DB-9, RJ11, RJ12, RJ45, coaxial cable, or
HDMI-CEC); and1
Where applicable, these definitions are based on definitions in 10 CFR 430. When in conflict, the definitions in the Federal Test
Procedure in 10 CFR 430 take precedence, including any future updates to the test procedure.
2
10 CFR 430.2

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Page 1 of 9b) Activated hospitality protocol software (e.g., SmartPort, Meeting Professionals International(MPI), Multiple Television Interface (MTI), Serial Protocol) to provide direct access to VideoOn-Demand (VOD) systems, non-video hotel services or a digital media player designed for
hospitality-specific applications.
4) Projector: A product that is a mains-powered, optical device, for processing analog or digital video
image information, in any, broadcasting, storage or networking format to modulate a light sourceand project the resulting image onto an external screen 3.
B) Terms codified in Appendix H, defined according to section 5.1 of ANSI/CTA-2037-D:
5) Annual Energy Consumption (AEC): The total amount of energy predicted to be used by a
Television Set a year.
6) Automatic Brightness Control (ABC): Feature that senses ambient light conditions and changes
display brightness accordingly, possibly reducing power consumption.
7) Brightest Selectable Preset Picture Setting: This is the user-selectable, Preset Picture Setting(PPS) that produces the highest Luminance picture in Home Configuration.
8) Default Preset Picture Setting: Out-of-the-box picture setting for Television Sets in the Home
Configuration.
9) Dynamic Luminance (DL): Screen average luminance measured as average luminance acrossthe entire display are of a TV during the playback of dynamic video content, measured from atypical viewing distance.
10) Energy-Efficient Ethernet: A set of enhancements to the twisted-pair and backplane Ethernet
family of computer networking standards (IEEE 802.3) that reduce power consumption during
periods of low data activity.
11) Filmmaker Mode: A Preset Picture Setting promoted by the UHD Alliance that disables all postprocessing (e.g., motion smoothing, etc.) and preserves the correct aspect ratios, colors, andframe rates.
12) Forced Menu: Configuration selections required of the user when a Television Set is turned on for
the first time that force the user to make set-up configuration decisions when prompted.
13) Gloss Unit: A unit used to measure the specular reflectance of a surface.
14) HDR10: High Dynamic Range 4:2:0 10-bit video conforming to Rec. ITU-R BT.2100 Table 4 (PQ),
color primaries conforming to Red. ITU R BT.2100 Table 2, and static metadata confirming to
SMPTE ST 2086.
15) High Dynamic Range (HDR): High Dynamic Range (HDR) video uses greater bit depth,
luminance, and color space than standard dynamic range (SDR) video. It utilizes perceptual
quantizer (PQ) tone curves as specified in Red. ITU-R BT 2100 Table 5 (instead of samma, as
used with SDR). When HDR video is rendered on an HDR display, it is possible to see greaterluminance ranges and wider color gamut.
16) Home Configuration: The configuration most likely to be chosen for home use. This configuration
selection is sometimes named “home”. If there is no associated forced menu selection, the unit isin Home Configuration if it is not in Retail Configuration. Home Configuration corresponds toNormal Configuration as defined in IEC 62087.
17) Hybrid Log Gamma: High Dynamic Range video conforming to Rec. ITU-R BT.2100 Table 5(Hybrid Log Gamma).

3
AEA, Building on the Eco-design Directive, EuP Group Analysis: ENTR Lot 3 Sound and Imaging Equipment Task 1-7 Report,
http://ec.europa.eu/DocsRoom/documents/10198/attachments/1/translations/en/renditions/pdf.

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Page 2 of 918) Illuminance: Photometric measure of the total luminous flex incident on a surface per unit area,
expressed in lux.
19) International System of Units: The modern form of the metric system.
20) Luminance: Photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light traveling in agiven direction, expressed in units of candelas per square meter (cd/m2).
21) Main Battery: Power storage device capable of powering equipment such that the equipment can
provide its primary functions.
22) Motion-Based Dynamic Dimming (MDD): Television feature that adjusts luminance in response toamount of motion in the displayed image.
23) ND Filter (Neutral Density Filter): Optical device that reduces the light intensity in the visible
wavelength region.
24) On Mode: A Power Mode in which the UUT is connected to an external power source andproviding picture and, if possible, sound.
25) Perceptual Quantization Video (PQ): Video as described in Rec. ITU-R BT.2100 Table 4.
26) Preset Picture Setting (PPS): TV picture setting that is selectable by a user from a set of
manufacturer-defined picture settings.
27) Quick Start: Function that reduces the television’s resume time, which is the length of timerequired for the television to display content when switching from Standby Mode to On Mode.
28) Retail Configuration: The configuration intended for use in a retail environment. This configuration
selection is generally recommended by the manufacturer for presentation in a public space when
the television set is offered for sale and might be named, “Retail,” “Store,” “Shop,” or equivalent.
29) Snoot: A tube or similar object that fits over a light source and controls the direction and radius of
the light beam. A Snoot can be conical, cylindrical, or rectangular in shape.
30) Software: For the purposes of this standard, “Software” means code that runs on the UUT,
whether the code facilitates user interaction or not. This term is used in this document to refer tocode that can be updated, either by transferring updated code from a USB stick or by
downloading updated code from the internet. In this context, code that might be classified as“firmware” elsewhere is classified as “Software” here.
a) Wake-By-Remote-Control-App: The ability to wake a TV using any network-connected
device not physically connected to the TV.
b) Wake-By-Smart-Speaker: The ability to wake a TV by voice command to a smart
speaker.
c) Wake-On-Cast: The ability to wake a TV by choosing to cast streaming audio or videofrom a smartphone.
C) Terms codified in 10 CFR 430.2, defined according to section 5.1 of ANSI/CTA-2037-D:

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Page 3 of 931) Basic Model: Means all units of a given type of covered product (or class thereof) manufactured
by one manufacturer; having the same primary energy source; and, which have essentially
identical electrical, physical, and functional characteristics that affect energy consumption andenergy efficiency.
32) High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI): Means an audio and video interface as defined by
HDMI ® Specification Informational Version 1.0 or greater.
33) Standby Mode: Means the condition in which an energy-using product:a) Is connected to a main power source; andb) Offers one or more of the following user-oriented or protective functions:i)

To facilitate the activation or deactivation of other functions (including active mode)by remote switch (including remote control), internal sensor, or timer; orii)

Continuous functions, including information or status displays (including clocks) or
sensor-based functions.

34) Default HDR10 Preset Picture Setting: The as-shipped Preset Picture Setting when playing
HDR10 content. This setting may not always be available for manual user selection and may
instead be automatically entered when an HDR10 input signal is detected.
Figure 1: The Classification of Picture Setting Selection Options for TV/HTDs

Preset Picture
Settings

For SDR
Video
Content

Default

Brightest

For HDR10
Video
Content

Etc.

Default

For OtherVideo
Formats

Etc.

35) Screen Area: The viewable screen area of the product, calculated by multiplying the viewable
image width by the viewable image height. For curved screens, the measurements shall be madealong the curvature on the face of the screen rather than along a straight line/chord.
36) Native Vertical Resolution: The number of visible physical lines along the vertical axis of the
TV/HTD (e.g., a TV/HTD with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 (horizontal x vertical) would
have a Native Vertical Resolution of 1080).
37) Horizontal Resolution: The number of visible physical lines along the horizontal axis of the
TV/HTD (e.g., a TV/HTD with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 (horizontal x vertical) would
have a Horizontal Resolution of 1920).

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Page 4 of 938) Contrast Ratio: The ratio between the luminance of the brightest white and the darkest black thata TV can produce.
39) Unit Under Test (UUT): The unit currently undergoing testing.

2 SCOPE
2.1

Included Products

2.1.1

Products that are: (1) marketed to the consumer as a TV/HTD (i.e., TV/HTD is the primaryfunction); (2) capable of being powered from a wall outlet or with an external power supply; and(3) meet one of the following product type definitions, are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification,with the exception of products listed in Section 2.2:
i. TVsii. Hospitality TV/HTDsiii. Home Theater Displays

2.2

Excluded Products

2.2.1

Products that are covered under other ENERGY STAR product specifications are not eligible forcertification under this specification. The list of specifications currently in effect can be found atwww.energystar.gov/specifications.

2.2.2

Products that satisfy one or more of the following conditions are not eligible for ENERGY STAR
certification under this specification:i. Projectors.
ii. TV/HTDs with a Main Battery that enables operation without connected mains power.
iii. Products with a computer input port (e.g., VGA), that are marketed and sold primarily as
computer monitors or other displays, and that do not contain an integrated TV tuner encased
within the product housing.

3 CERTIFICATION CRITERIA
3.1

Significant Digits and Rounding

3.1.1

All calculations shall be carried out with directly measured (unrounded) values. Only the final
result of a calculation shall be rounded.

3.1.2

Unless otherwise specified, compliance with specification limits shall be evaluated using exact
values without any benefit from rounding.

3.1.3

Annual Energy Consumption (AEC) values shall be rounded to the nearest kWh; as specified inAppendix H, for reporting on the ENERGY STAR website.

3.1.4

Directly measured or calculated values that are submitted for reporting on the ENERGY STAR
website shall be rounded to the nearest tenth as specified in Appendix H.

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3.2

General Requirements

3.2.1

External Power Supplies (EPSs): Single- and Multiple-voltage EPSs shall meet the Level VI or
higher performance requirements under the International Efficiency Marking Protocol when tested
according to the Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of External Power
Supplies, Appendix Z to Subpart B of 10 CFR Part 430.
i.
ii.

3.2.2

Single- and Multiple-voltage EPSs shall include the Level VI or higher marking.
Additional information on the Marking Protocol is available
at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005-0218.

General User Information: The product shall ship with consumer informational materials located ineither (1) the hard copy or online electronic user manual, or (2) a package or box insert. Thesematerials shall include:i.
ii.

Information about the ENERGY STAR program;Information on the energy consumption implications of changes to as-shipped TV/HTD
configurations and settings, including the implications of software or firmware updates; andiii. Notification that enabling certain optional features and functionalities (e.g., instant-on), may
increase energy consumption beyond the limits required for ENERGY STAR certification, as
applicable.
3.2.3

Energy Saving Features: A TV/HTD may not be certified with any detectable or undetectableenergy saving features that are enabled when tested unless that feature provides comparable
energy savings during typical viewing experiences (i.e., the duration of a variety of common orprevalent programming). This prohibition applies irrespective of whether the function’s primary or
intended purpose is energy savings. Further, this applies to features that may be downloaded in
the future.

3.2.4

Forced Menu: For any product that includes a Forced Menu where consumers are provided a
choice of Home Configuration or Retail Configuration at initial start-up:i.

ii.

Upon selection of Retail Configuration, the product must either (1) display a second prompt
requiring the user to confirm the choice of Retail Configuration, or (2) display information on
the start-up menu that the Home Configuration is the setting in which the product qualifies for
ENERGY STAR. If option (2) is selected, additional detail about ENERGY STAR certificationand energy consumption expectations shall be included in printed product literature and on
the product information page on the Partner’s website.
Partners may use alternative terminology if approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).

3.2.5

Standby-Active, High Mode Capability: TV/HTDs with Standby-Active, High Mode shall
automatically return to the as-tested Standby-Active, Low Mode or Standby-Passive Modefollowing a manufacturer firmware update or other maintenance operation in Standby Active, HighMode within a period less than or equal to 15 minutes from the completion of said
update/maintenance operation.

3.3

On Mode Requirements

The following On Mode requirements are based on measurements taken per Appendix H to Subpart B in
10 CFR 430.

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3.3.1

Products shall meet the On Mode Power Requirement as outlined by Equation 1:
Equation 1: On Mode Power Requirement
Where:

POA_Average ≤ POA_Average_Limit x AF

POA_Average is the power used to determine certification. It is the average of the On Mode Power in eachapplicable preset picture setting as calculated per Appendix H, where POA_Average_Limit for each preset
picture setting is subject to the interpolation requirements of section 3.3.3., in watts;
POA_Average_Limit is the average limit of On Mode Power in each applicable preset picture setting as
calculated per Equation 2, in watts; andAF is the Adjustment Factor, dependent on the TV/HTD, calculated from the corresponding equationsin Table 2.

Equation 2: Average Limit of On Mode Power, POA_Average_Limit
POA_Average_Limit =Where:




POA_Default_Limit + POA_Brightest_Limit + POA_HDR_Limit𝑛𝑛

POA_Average_Limit is the average limit of On Mode Power in each applicable preset picture setting as
calculated per Equation 5, in watts;
POA_Default_Limit is the limit for On Mode Power of the Default SDR Preset Picture Setting, as determinedby Table 1, in watts;
POA_Brightest_Limit is the limit for On Mode Power of the Brightest SDR Preset Picture Setting, as
determined by Table 1, in watts;
POA_HDR_Limit is the limit for On Mode Power of the Default HDR Preset Picture Setting, as determinedby Table 1, in watts; andn is the number of PPSs for which DL and POA metrics have been gathered (i.e., n equals 2 if the
TV/HTD is not capable of displaying HDR content).

Table 1: On Mode Power Limits
Functions:

Preset Picture Setting

Limit 1: Performance-based efficiency limit

Limit 2: Power cap

Default (POA_Default_Limit)

0.94 x ((0.0007 x A + 0.5736) x DL_Cert + (0.0055 x A +18.9667))

1.15 x ((0.0249 x A) + 46.5902)

Brightest(POA_Brightest_Limit)

0.94 x ((0.0007 x A + 0.5424) x DL_Cert + (0.005 x A +19.8365))

1.15 x ((0.0819 x A) + 18.4228)

0.94 x ((0.0013 x A + 1.866) x DL_Cert + (0.0069 x A +17.1106))

1.15 x ((0.0576 x A) + 31.6067)

HDR10 (POA_HDR_Limit)
Where:




3.3.2

DL_Cert is the dynamic luminance for the Preset Picture setting, as determined in Appendix H, subject
to the interpolation requirement in section 3.3.3;
A is the viewable Screen Area of the product in square inches; andThe lesser of the two limit values calculated for a Preset Picture Setting is to be used in the
POA_Average_Limit calculation.

If the value for the DL used to represent an SDR PPS per Appendix H is measured or calculated
to be less than 20 cd/m2, then 20 cd/m2 shall be the DL value used to represent the PPS for the
purpose of determining certification (DL_Cert), and the value of POA used to represent the PPS
shall be the interpolated POA value of the PPS (POA_Cert ) when the TV/HTD is set to a DL of 20
cd/m2. Likewise, if the value of the DL for an HDR10 PPS is less than 10 cd/m2, then 10 cd/m2
shall be used as the DL representing the PPS for the purpose of determining certification, and thevalue of POA used to represent the PPS shall be the interpolated POA value of the PPS when the
TV/HTD is set to a DL of 10 cd/m2.
a) For PPSs with ABC enabled by default (including the Brightest PPS), the POA values of a
PPS correlating to a projected DL of 20 cd/m2 or 10 cd/m2 shall be calculated throughinterpolation of the 2nd order polynomial trendline created by plotting all the PPS’s measured
POA value datapoints against the measured DL values at the same points.

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DL of 20 cd/m2 or 10 cd/m2 shall be calculated through interpolation of the linear trendline
created by plotting the minimum backlight (set per Appendix H to Subpart B of 10 CFR Part430) and default backlight POA value datapoints against the measured DL values at the same
point.
Table 2: Average Limit of On Mode Power, POA_Average_Limit, Adjustment Factors
POA_MAX Adjustment Factor (AF)

Value

AFHCR

1.12

AFResolution
Where:


3.4(0.0469 × 𝑃𝑃0.1946 )⁄1.041

P is the pixel count of the TV/HTD, calculated by multiplying the TV/HTD’s vertical resolution by its
horizontal resolution;
The resolution adjustment factor, AFResolution, applies to all TV/HTDs; andThe HCR adjustment factor, AFHCR, applies to TV/HTDs that are determined by the Certification Body,
through evaluation of the TV’s display technology, to meet the definition of an HCR Display.

Standby Mode Requirements

Appendix H requires a single, Standby Mode test, and the results are labeled differently depending on
which features are present. Below, Standby Mode Power allowances are defined by feature set.
3.4.1

For internet connected UUTs, with or without smart wake features, Standby Mode Power shall beless than or equal to 1.0 W.

3.4.2

For non-internet connected UUTs, Standby Mode Power shall be less than or equal to 0.5 W.

4 TESTING
4.1

Applicable Test Procedures

The certified values of annual energy consumption (AEC) and power consumption determined according
to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Federal Test Procedure shall be reported to EPA forpresentation in the ENERGY STAR Product Finder.
Table 3: Test Method for All TV/HTDs
Product Type

Test Method

Uniform Test Method for
Measuring the Energy
All TV/HTDs in scope of V9.1
Consumption of Television Sets
incorporated in Appendix H to
Subpart B of 10 CFR 430.
*Only data used to determine compliance with ENERGY STAR requirements must be
measured in an EPA-Recognized Laboratory through the Third-Party Certification process.

4.2

Number of Units Required for Testing

4.2.1

One of the following sampling plans shall be used to test for ENERGY STAR certification:

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i.

ii.

A single representative unit shall be selected for testing the Basic Model. The measured
performance of this unit and of each subsequent unit manufactured must be equal to or better
than the ENERGY STAR specification requirements. Note that to determine the represented
value per 10 CFR 429.25, additional testing outside of ENERGY STAR is required. The
represented value must also be equal to or better than the ENERGY STAR specification
requirements.
Units shall be selected for testing per the sampling requirements defined in 10 CFR 429.25,
which references 10 CFR 429.11.

5 USER INTERFACE
5.1.1

Partners are encouraged to design products in accordance with the user interface standard IEEE
1621: Standard for User Interface Elements in Power Control of Electronic Devices Employed in
Office/Consumer Environments. For details, see http://eetd.LBL.gov/Controls.

6 EFFECTIVE DATE
6.1.1

Effective Date: The Version 9 ENERGY STAR Televisions specification shall take effect on
October 20, 2022. To qualify for ENERGY STAR, a product model shall meet the ENERGYSTAR specification in effect on its date of manufacture. The date of manufacture is specific toeach unit and is the date on which a unit is considered to be completely assembled.

6.1.2

Future Specification Revisions: EPA reserves the right to change this specification should
technological and/or market changes affect its usefulness to consumers, industry, or theenvironment. In keeping with current policy, revisions to the specification are arrived at throughstakeholder discussions. In the event of a specification revision, please note that the ENERGYSTAR certification is not automatically granted for the life of a product model.

7 CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE REVISIONS
7.1.1

Backlight Control Accessibility and ABC Persistence: EPA seeks to understand if moreaccessible backlight controls would increase ABC persistence.

7.1.2

Implementation of Filmmaker Mode and Performance: EPA is interested to see if the increased
implementation of a “Filmmaker Mode” Preset Picture Setting by manufacturers is followed by atendency to apply the setting by consumers and how the characteristics unique to this setting
affect energy efficiency.

7.1.3

Color Quality and Energy Efficiency: EPA looks to explore the relationship between image quality,with respect to color (viewing angle, gamut size, etc.), and energy efficiency.

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