Energy Star is an EPA program for energy saving products. It started out with computers and monitors that go to "sleep" after a period of non-use. Power use during the sleep mode is limited to 30 W for computers. Go to www.epa.gov/energystar.html to learn more about this program.
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Lyons <[email protected]> Newsgroups: sci.engr.electrical.compliance To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 10:11 PM Subject: Energy Star (?) >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] >
