UNIT
TED STATEES ENVIRONNMENTAL P ROTECTIOON AGENCYY
WASHING
GTON, D.C. 20460

OFFIC
CE OF AIR
AND RADIATION

Octob
ber 5, 2015
Dear ENERGY STTAR® Displayss Brand Owne
er or Other In
nterested Stakkeholder:
The U.S. Environm
mental Protecttion Agency (EPA) is pleassed to provide
e you with thee Final
RGY STAR Veersion 7.0 pro
ogram require
ements for Dissplays. On beehalf of EPA, I would like toENER
k the many staakeholders whho have inves
sted time andd effort in this specification revision
thankess. The effec
ctive date for the Version 7.0 specificatioon is July 1, 2016. This lettter highlights
proceeatures of thee new specificcation and outtlines the proccess for certiffying productss to the newkey ferequirrements.
Overv
view of Finall Criteria:
The Version 7.0 sp
pecification es
stablishes new
w power conssumption requuirements forr boths and signage
e displays. The limit for com
mputer monito
ors is expresssed in terms ofcomputer monitors
total energy consumption (TEC)) to allow for greater flexib ility in how manufacturers implementn both On andd Sleep Modees while delivvering substan
ntial energy
new features and functionality in
gs. The limit for signage diisplays is exp
pressed usingg a modal app
proach, since typical usageesaving
profilees for signage
e displays aree not available
e. EPA modifiied the definittion of signag
ge displays to
er differentiate
e such produc
cts from monitors. The spe
ecification also
o provides ne
ew allowancess
furthefor atttributes foundd in enhanced
d performancee displays as well as for ne
etwork conne
ectivity, touch,,and occupancy sennsors.
Under these new ENERGY STA
AR efficiency requirementss, savings from computer monitors andver $130 millio
on in energy c osts each yeear, with a red
duction insignage displays will grow to ov
al greenhousee gas emissio
ons equivalen
nt to that of ovver 225,000 vehicles.
annua
pecification is unchanged from the Finall Draft exceptt for a slight modification tooThe Version 7.0 sp
the TEEC power con
nsumption req
quirements and the additio
on of an allow
wance for toucch functionalitty
mputer monitoors. After the release of thee Final Draft iin July, EPA received addiitional data fo
orin comdition of thesee models and the223 models, many of which are pending release. The add
he TEC limits somewhat too ensure an adequate
perforrmance they reflect supporrts relaxing th
ying models, particularly in key product s izes, namelyy in the 20-24
4” and greaterrselecttion of qualify
than 26” size bins. New data wa
as also provid
ded for monito
ors with touch
h functionalityy. The
nded dataset demonstrates
s that models
s with this featture consiste ntly consume
e a meaningfuulexpannce. In
amount of additional power, thus supporting the addition o f a modest power allowanOE) has madee minor editorrial changes inn the Finaladdition, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOays Test Methhod (Septembber 2015) for clarity, basedd on stakehold
der feedbackk. A summaryy
Displaof com
mments received on the Final Draft and Agency resp
ponses is alsoo included.
The Version 7.0 Diisplays speciffication was developed throrough extensivve engageme
ent withuding several draft specifications and meeetings. Stakkeholder commments, draft
stakeholders, inclu
ons of the spe
ecification, and related matterials are ava
ailable on thee ENERGY ST
TAR website
versioww.energystarr.gov/Revised
dSpecs underr the link for “DDisplays.”
at ww

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Timelline and Nex
xt Steps:
EPA shares partne
ers’ desire forr a smooth traansition from o ne ENERGYY STAR specification to theenext, so that consu
umers can expect ENERGYY STAR labe
eled products to fully meet the latest
n their effectiv
ve date. With this in mind, E PA has esta
ablished the followingfrequirrements uponne:timelin•••

Effective tooday, manufa
acturers may elect to have their certifica
ation body (CBB) certify theiroducts to the Version 7.0 reequirements.
eligible pro
After Febru
uary 15, 2016
6, CBs will bee instructed too stop certifyin
ng new produ
uct submittals
sion 6.0 specification. Notee, however, th
hat existing ce
ertifications will remain
to the Vers
urposes of EN
NERGY STARR qualificationn until June 30, 2016.
valid for pu
As of July 1, 2016, all certifications of products to the Version 6.0 specificattion will be
AR qualificatio
on, and CBs will be permittted to submitt
invalid for purposes of ENERGY STA
to EPA for qualification only those models they ha
ave certified tto Version 7.00.

Pleasse note that ENERGY STA
AR partnershipp as a manufa
acturer is limiited to organizzations thate a brand nam
me under whic
ch they sell elligible produccts in the United States
own and/or license
or Canada. Pa
artnership is not available to original equuipment manufacturers (OOEMs) that dooand/onot seell directly to consumers orr end users. OEMs may ce
ertify productss on behalf off the ENERGYYSTARR brand owners/licensees; however the brand ownerr must be the ENERGY ST
TAR partner
ciated directly
y with the certtified product models, since
e only partners are authoriized to use thheassoc
ENER
RGY STAR ceertification maark.
d-party Certiffication:
Third
As a reminder, all new productss must be certtified by an E PA-recognize
ed CB before being labeled
dand marketed as ENERGY STA
AR qualified. Upon satisfacctory completion of all certiificationB will notify th
he partner tha
at the product is ENERGY STAR qualifie
ed and will
requirrements, a CBng on the ENE
ERGY STAR website. For more
submit qualified product data to EPA for listin
mation on the Third-party Certification prrogram, pleasse visit
informwww.energystar.go
ov/3rdPartyCeert.
EPA thanks stakeh
holders who provided feedback during t he specificatiion revision process andorking with yo
ou as you qua
alify and markket your energ
gy-efficient diisplays. If youulooks forward to wo
have any questionss or concernss about the sp
pecification orr partnership process, plea
ase feel free to2) 343-9845 or Radulovic.V
Verena@epa..gov. For any questions related to thecontact me at (202NERGY STAR
R products, pleease contact Jeremy Dom
mmu attest method for ENJerem
my.Dommu@eee.doe.gov or (202) 586-9870.

Best Regards,

Verenna Radulovic, Product Mannager
RGY STAR foor Consumer Electronics
ENER
Encloosures:
AR Program Requirementss for Displayss
Final Version 7.0 ENERGY STA
Final Masked Dataasetent Responsee Document
Final Draft Commeon 7.0 Display
ys Data Repo
orting TemplaateVersio2