UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

OFFICE OF AIR
AND RADIATION

July 13, 2015
Dear ENERGY STAR® Displays Partner or Other Interested Stakeholder:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to share with you the Final
Draft Version 7.0 ENERGY STAR Displays specification, developed in consultation with theEuropean Commission. With this Final Draft specification, the Department of Energy (DOE) alsoshares the Final Draft Test Method for Displays. EPA appreciates the time and effort stakeholders
contributed to this specification development process. This specification will take effect on April
30, 2016.
The Final Draft reflects input received from stakeholders in response to Draft 2. In general,stakeholders were supportive of the changes made in Draft 2, though a number of manufacturers
provided feedback and supporting data demonstrating a need for allowances for signage displayswith touch functionality and network connectivity. EPA reviewed this data and agrees that it
justifies a number of adjustments to the previously proposed requirements for signage displays.
EPA has adjusted the luminance allowance to allocate a greater proportion of power to area,such that the specification continues to reflect the performance of top performing signage
products in EPA’s dataset. EPA changed the allowance for signage displays with full network
connectivity in Sleep to 3 Watts. Lastly, EPA included a 1.5 W allowance in Sleep Mode for touchfunctionality in large signage displays, based on data received.
Stakeholders also suggested modifications to EPA’s proposed criteria for enhanced performance
displays (EPDs). Since the release of Draft 2, EPA identified nearly 40 models not categorized asEPDs under the Version 6.0 specification that appear to meet the Final Draft color gamut andcontrast ratio criteria. Therefore, EPA expanded its final dataset of models considered to be
EPDs to 76, which may include more efficient models that did not need the EPD allowance under
Version 6.0. Based on this expanded dataset, EPA has adjusted the allowances as described inthe enclosed specification. In addition, stakeholders suggested EPA take further steps todifferentiate computer monitors from signage displays. In the Final Draft, EPA has added thecriterion “ships without a mounting stand” to further differentiate computer monitors and signage
displays. EPA discusses each of these edits in noteboxes within the specification.
Any comments on the Final Draft specification should be submitted no later than July 27,
2015. Please send comments via e-mail to displays@energystar.gov. All comments received will
be posted to the ENERGY STAR Product Development website, unless the submitter specificallyrequests otherwise.
The exchange of ideas and information between EPA, industry, and other interested parties iscritical to the success of ENERGY STAR. To track EPA’s progress in revising the ENERGYSTAR Displays products specification and to review comments, please visit the ProductDevelopment Web site at www.energystar.gov/RevisedSpecs and click on “Version 7.0 is indevelopment” under “Displays.”1Thank you for taking the time to review these materials. Please contact me at
Radulovic.Verena@epa.gov or (202) 343-9845 with any questions or concerns. For anyquestions related to the test method for ENERGY STAR products, please contact Jeremy
Dommu at Jeremy.Dommu@ee.doe.gov or (202) 586-9870.

Best Regards,

Verena Radulovic, Product Manager
ENERGY STAR for Consumer ElectronicsEnclosures:
Final Draft Version 7.0 ENERGY STAR Displays Products Specification
Final Draft ENERGY STAR Displays Test Method
Version 7.0 Displays Data Reporting Template (Final Draft)
Masked Dataset Used to Determine Proposed Final Draft Energy Efficiency Requirements andChart Showing Proposed Final Draft Energy Efficiency Requirements for Enhanced Performance
Displays
Draft 2 Version 7.0 Comment Response Document2