UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYWASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
OFFICE OF
AIR AND RADIATION

January 27, 2017,®

Dear ENERGY STAR Computers Partner or Other Interested Stakeholder,With this letter, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking your input as part of the earlystages of a revision of the ENERGY STAR Computers specification. This letter and accompanying
discussion guide highlight an initial list of priority areas for this specification revision, key questions forstakeholders, and next steps in the revision process. EPA looks forward to working with stakeholders todevelop the Version 7.0 specification that will recognize efficiency gains in the computer market since thecompletion of the current ENERGY STAR requirements.
The following are EPA’s priorities for the Version 7.0 revision:
 Revise the energy requirements for all product types, including soliciting stakeholder feedback on
the methodology used to determine the energy requirements.
 Introduce more aggressive power management and/or alternative low power mode requirements.
 Raise the internal power supply efficiency requirements.
 Evaluate the feasibility of an active state benchmark for Workstations based on the Linpack andSPECviewperf benchmark results collected in Version 6.0/6.1 certification.
 Consider scope amendments to add ultrathin clients, exclude small scale servers, and consider
the classification of interactive displays.
EPA welcomes stakeholder suggestions on any other issues to be considered during the Version 7.0
specification revision process and in particular on those topics raised in the discussion guide. EPA ispleased to be collaborating with the European Commission on this specification development.
Further, EPA has been monitoring the development of two computer regulatory efforts, one led by theU.S. Department of Energy, and the other led by the California Energy Commission. EPA will continue toreview the data and approaches from these processes during the development of the Version 7.0
specification.
Assembly of Energy Data
To assist EPA in determining ENERGY STAR energy efficiency requirements, manufacturers are invited
to submit product information on non-certified computer models using the accompany data template
posted with this letter. EPA is particularly interested in desktop data. A robust data set of both certified
and non-certified product data will ensure that revised levels are reflective of the overall market
conditions. If you wish to submit non-certified product data, please send completed data forms tocomputers@energystar.gov by February 27, 2017. A Draft 1, Version 7.0 specification release forcomputers is anticipated Q1 2017.
EPA will host a webinar to answer any questions on this discussion guide on February 9, 2017 from 2-4
PM Eastern Time. Please register here if you plan on attending. Stakeholders are encouraged toprovide written comments via email to computers@energystar.gov no later than February 27, 2017.
Specifications and meeting materials will be distributed via email and posted on the ENERGY STAR
website. To track EPA’s progress on this specification, please visit the product development website atwww.energystar.gov/revisedspecs and navigate to “Computers.”Please contact me at Fogle.Ryan@epa.gov or 202-343-9153 or John Clinger at John.Clinger@icfi.com or215-967-9407 with questions or concerns. For any other computer related questions, please contact
computers@energystar.gov. Thank you for your continued support of the ENERGY STAR program.

Sincerely,Ryan Fogle
EPA Manager, ENERGY STAR for IT and Data Center Products