Energy Star is a program setup by the EPA. Originally, urban legend has it that some beaurocrat somewhere in the bowls of the US government multiplied the number of PCs to be bought for Federal Employees by the wattage of the average device and concluded that it was unacceptable.
The monitor and pc mfrs were required to put in the option of the screen and pc going to sleep after a period of time. That's if the system is setup to do that in the first place. Go figure ... Usually on first bootup, the monitor will show a little energy star logo. It has since expanded into other devices. See the whole preview at http://www.epa.gov/energystar.html Regards, Doug Bill Lyons wrote: > > This is definitely a FAQ, and perhaps a little off-topic, but can someone > kindly remind me what "Energy Star" is? > > A colleague said he thought it was a (US) standard for household > electrical wiring. I said my recollection was that it was a US marking > of a "green" product (such as a computer monitor) with automatic energy- > saving standby mode. > > Clarification, and ideally a reference, greatly appreciated by both of > us. > > -- > Bill Lyons - [email protected] / [email protected]
