UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

OFFICE OF
AIR AND RADIATIONFebruary 24, 2013®

Dear ENERGY STAR Displays Partner or Other Interested Stakeholder:With this letter, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launches a revision of the ENERGYSTAR Displays specification. This letter highlights an initial list of priority areas and next steps in therevision process. EPA looks forward to working with stakeholders to develop a Version 7.0 specificationthat maintains ENERGY STAR as a market differentiator for displays, expands the scope of productsizes, and accounts for advances in technology.
Since the Version 6.0 specification requirements took effect in June 2013, initial review indicates thatmarket share for computer monitors meeting these requirements has increased substantially. As a result,
EPA intends to release a Draft 1 Version 7.0 Specification in April and shortly thereafter host a
stakeholder webinar to engage stakeholders in an open discussion of the draft.
EPA plans to focus the specification development on the following revisions: Develop more stringent energy efficiency requirements across all products, based on recent
market data and observations of the performance of existing ENERGY STAR certified products;
 Expand the scope of products to include professional signage displays greater than 60 inches indiagonal screen size; Assess networking developments and power usage;
 Review human interfaces, namely touch, and potentially other features such as gesture,depending on available data; and Develop a test method for testing DC-powered display products and more accurately account for
DC-powered products in the specification.
EPA welcomes stakeholder suggestions on any other issues to be considered during the Version 7.0specification revision process. EPA is also pleased to have the European Commission’s consultation on
this specification development.

Data Assembly for Professional Signage, Networking, and Human Interface Features
At the time the Version 6.0 specification was published, EPA flagged professional displays over 60 inches
for consideration in the next revision. EPA sees an opportunity to recognize the most energy efficient
displays ranging from large interactive touch boards to informational displays in hospitality, educational,and commercial environments, many of which are over 60 inches in diagonal screen size. As such, EPA1

is interested in assembling data for these products tested per the existing Version 6.0 ENERGY STAR
Test Method. In addition, EPA would like to better understand the performance of signage displays acrossall sizes in Sleep Mode, as EPA has learned that some models are unable to meet the ENERGY STARSleep Mode requirements, given their required functionalities in Sleep Mode. EPA is also interested indata on human interface (gesture, touch, and voice recognition) and networking functionalities for all
display types, particularly for models not on the ENERGY STAR certified products list or expected on themarket in the near term.
EPA will consider all data it receives shared via the enclosed Excel data assembly template. All data will
be assembled and analyzed in a masked dataset. Please send any data via email todisplays@energystar.gov by Friday, March 21, 2014.

Draft 1 Test Method for DC-Powered Display Products:
Display products that are primarily intended to be DC-powered are expected to become more prevalent in
the coming years and, therefore, EPA seeks to account for them in this next revision. As a result, with thisletter, the Department of Energy (DOE) releases its first draft of the test method for DC-powered products
and welcomes stakeholder feedback on the draft in its entirety. DOE has also clarified a variety of issues
in the displays test method, where stakeholder questions were previously received and DOE felt
clarification was warranted. Please send any feedback via email to displays@energystar.gov by Friday,
March 21, 2014.

Summary of Timeline for Next Steps
DateToday, February 24, 2014

Milestone
Version 7.0 Displays specification launch. Dataassembly call for professional signage products
and release of Draft 1 Test Method for DCpowered Display products with additional
clarifications.

March 21, 2014

Data assembly deadline for data on performanceof professional signage products and comments
due on Draft 1 Test Method for DC-powered
products and clarifications.

Q2 2014

Draft 1 Version 7.0 specification release.

Q4 2014

Final Version 7.0 specification release.

Summer/Fall 2015

Version 7.0 specification effective.

I look forward to working with you throughout this process to develop the Version 7.0 ENERGY STAR
Displays specification.

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Specifications and meeting materials will be distributed via email and posted on the ENERGY STARwebsite. To track EPA’s progress with the revision of this specification, please visit the productdevelopment website at www.energystar.gov/revisedspecs and navigate to “Displays.”
Please contact me at Radulovic.Verena@epa.gov or (202) 343-9845, or Rachel Unger at
Rachel.Unger@icfi.com or (202) 572-9446 with questions or concerns. For any questions pertaining to
the test procedure, contact Ashley Armstrong, DOE, at Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov.
Thank you for your continued support of ENERGY STAR.
Best Regards,Verena Radulovic, Product Manager
ENERGY STAR for Consumer Electronics
Enclosures:
Version 7.0 Data Assembly Form for Manufacturers
Draft 1 Test Method for DC-powered Products3