Hi Ian,
For Canada, the NRCan <http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/regulations/bulletins/16656> requirements for EPS are as you describe to be legal in Canada. For the USA and to be brief, the EISA 2007 <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&do cid=f:h6enr.txt.pdf> became mandatory in 2008, thus superseding the voluntary Energy Star requirements for EPS. Refer to Section 301 for EPS. IHTH. Best regards, Ron Pickard From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Mcburney, Ian Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 7:17 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: North American Energy Efficiency regulations Dear Colleagues; I require some clarification brought about by the Canadian NRCan energy efficiency regulations for external power supplies (EPS). The NRCan regulations appear to require mandatory third party verification from a Standards Council of Canada (SCC) accredited certification organisation. The EPS must bear a verification mark indicating that it has been tested. This mark may be an "Energy star" IV or a logo from an SCC accredited body. On checking the Energy Star website to confirm the level IV limits I noticed the Energy Star specifications for EPS were "sunset" on 31/12/2010. Please accept my apologies for not keeping up to date; I know 2010 was a while ago. My questions are; is EPS verification by a SCC accredited organisation mandatory and with the "sunset" of the Energy Star specification for EPS, is the IV logo still valid and if not what replaces it. I realise this is not an EMC or safety question but my organisation considers this a technical compliance issue which I suppose it is. Many thanks in advance; Ian McBurney Design Engineer Allen & Heath Ltd Kernick Industrial Estate Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9LU United Kingdom +44 (0)1326 370121 ian.mcbur...@dmh-global.com www.allen-heath.com <http://www.allen-heath.com/> <http://www.dmh-global.com/> A DMH Pro Company. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
