UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION

April 1, 2013
Dear Imaging Equipment Partner or Other Interested Stakeholder:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to inform you that the Version 2.0
ENERGY STAR® Imaging Equipment Program Requirements have been finalized. Yourvaluable feedback throughout the development process has been integral to the design of thefinal eligibility criteria. The new Version 2.0 Program Requirements will take effect on January
1, 2014.
These final eligibility criteria outline new energy efficiency requirements that imaging equipment
will need to meet in order to earn the ENERGY STAR. This document will replace the current
Version 1.2 Eligibility Criteria. Manufacturers may now begin certifying imaging equipment tothe Version 2.0 requirements.
Imaging equipment that meet these new requirements will provide significant savings topurchasers. If all imaging equipment in the United States met these new ENERGY STAR
requirements, the savings in energy costs would grow to more than $178 million each year and2.6 billion pounds of annual greenhouse gas emissions would be prevented, equivalent to theemissions from more than 240,000 vehicles. With this specification, the ENERGY STAR label willrecognize products that use, on average, between 40 to 55% less energy than standard models,depending on product type and print speed.
EPA received stakeholder feedback on the final draft and clarification proposals and has madethe following changes:•Definitions: EPA has defined A3 capable models, clarified the Type 1 DFE definition, andexpanded Product Family acceptable variations.

•Digital Front Ends: As proposed in the February 15, 2013 letter, EPA has clarified therepresentative model and Type 1 DFE qualification requirements.

•A3 Adder: As proposed in the February 15, 2013 letter, EPA has increased the A3 adderallowance to 0.3 kWh/wk.

The complete Imaging Equipment Program Requirements document, including the Final Version
2.0 Eligibility Criteria and existing Partner Commitments, is attached for your reference. Previous
draft proposals, supporting analyses, and stakeholder comments are available on the ProductDevelopment website at www.energystar.gov/revisedspecs (click on “Imaging Equipment”).

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Effective Date and Deployment Timeline
EPA shares its partners’ desire for a smooth transition from one ENERGY STAR specification
version to the next with the objective of meeting end user expectations that ENERGY STARlabeled products fully meet the latest requirements in effect upon their date of manufacture. With
this in mind, EPA has established the following timeline:•Effective immediately, manufacturers may elect to have their Certification Body (CB)certify their eligible products to the Version 2.0 Eligibility Criteria.

•On September 1, 2013, CBs will be asked to stop certifying new product submittals to theexisting ENERGY STAR Version 1.2 requirements. Note, however, that existingcertifications to Version 1.2 will remain valid for the purposes of ENERGY STARqualification until January 1, 2014.

•As of January 1, 2014, any product manufactured and labeled as ENERGY STAR mustmeet Version 2.0 Program Requirements. At this time, all certifications of products toVersion 1.2 will be invalid for purposes of ENERGY STAR qualification and CBs will only
submit product models certified to Version 2.0 to EPA.

Third-Party Certification
Manufacturers are reminded that as of January 1, 2011, all new products must be certified by an
EPA-recognized CB before being labeled and marketed as ENERGY STAR. Upon satisfactorycompletion of all certification requirements, a CB will notify the Partner that the product isENERGY STAR qualified and will submit qualified product data to EPA for listing on the ENERGYSTAR website. For more information on the Third-party Certification program please visit
www.energystar.gov/3rdpartycert.
On behalf of EPA, I appreciate your participation in the development of this specification and lookforward to working with each of you as you qualify and promote your energy-efficient equipment.
Please contact me at (202) 343-9046 or kent.christopher@epa.gov or Matt Malinowski at (202)862-2693 or matt.malinowski@icfi.com with any questions or comments regarding thisspecification revision. For questions relating to the test method, please contact Bryan Berringer at(202) 586-0371 or Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov.

Sincerely,
Christopher Kent,
Product Manager
ENERGY STAR for Imaging Equipment

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