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What ENERGY STAR Purchasing & Procurement resources does EPA offer?
ENERGY STAR Purchasing & Procurement resources include lists of qualifying products, key product criteria, drop-in procurement language and savings calculators. Organizations can use these resources to facilitate the procurement of energy-efficient ENERGY STAR products and prevent greenhouse gas emissions.
The following is an example of language you may wish to require in your upcoming contract:
The Vendor Must:
Provide new and repaired computers, monitors, and integrated computer-monitor systems that earn the ENERGY STAR and are configured properly for automatic energy-saving features, as per current ENERGY STAR specifications. The vendor shall provide customer support with respect to power management features, such that these features remain properly enabled and repaired if a malfunction occurs. The vendor is encouraged to visit www.energystar.gov for complete product specifications and an updated list of qualifying products.
Tier 1 Energy Efficiency Requirements: Effective July 20, 2007 | |
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Product Type | Tier 1 Requirements |
Desktops, Integrated Computers, Desktop-Derived Servers and Gaming Consoles | Standby (Off Mode): <= 2.0 W Sleep Mode: <= 4.0 W Idle State*:
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Notebooks and Tablets | Standby (Off Mode): <= 1.0 W Sleep Mode: <= 1.7 W Idle State*:
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Workstations | TEC Power (PTEC): <= 0.35 * [PMAX + (#HDDs * 5)] W Note: Where Pmax is the maximum power drawn by the system as tested per the test procedure in Section 4 of Appendix A, and #HDD is the number of installed hard drives in the system. |
Tier 1 Power Supply and Power Management Requirements: Effective July 20, 2007 | |
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Efficient power supply requirements | Internal power supplies: 80% minimum efficiency at 20%, 50%, and 100% of rated output and minimum Power Factor 0.9 OR External power supplies: either ENERGY STAR qualified or meet the no-load and active mode efficiency levels provided in the ENERGY STAR External Power Supply (EPS) specification |
Power Management | Monitor Sleep Mode: within 15 minutes of user inactivity System Sleep Mode: within 30 minutes of user inactivity |
On Mode | Sleep Mode | Off Mode | |
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Tier 1 Maximum Allowable Power Consumption: Effective January 1, 2005 | Y = 38X + 30. Y is expressed in watts and rounded up to the nearest whole number and X is the number of megapixels in decimal form |
<= 4 watts | <= 2 watts |
Tier 2 Maximum Allowable Power Consumption: Effective January 1, 2006 | If X < 1 megapixel, then Y = 23; if X > 1 megapixel, then Y = 28X. Y is expressed in watts and rounded up to the nearest whole number and X is the number of megapixels in decimal form |
<= 2 watts | <= 1 watts |
*Note: The time that a monitor takes to enter into the first low power “sleep mode” and the second low-power "deep sleep" mode shall not exceed 60 minutes.
Additional considerations for the procurement official: