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Version 2.0 is currently under development.
Revised criteria for CFLs (Version 4.0) was finalized on March 7, 2008 with an effective date of December 2, 2008.
Version 5.0 is currently under development.
The Tier 2 requirements in Version 2.0 are currently being revisited.
Criteria for ENERGY STAR qualified Imaging Equipment (Version 1.1) were finalized on October 1, 2008 with an effective date of July 1, 2009.
Version 5.0 is currently under development.
EPA is committed to finalizing a new ENERGY STAR specification by March 2009 which would go into effect on or before January 1, 2010. If new program requirements are not identified in this timeframe, a suspenstion of the ENERGY STAR specification for programmable thermostats will go into effect as of December 31, 2009.
Version 2.0 is currently under development.
EPA has made a technical amendment to the to Version 4.2 specification which added test procedures for qualification of fixtures employing LED light engines.
EPA is considering possible revisions to the current Version 2.0 specification.
This specification is currently under development.
Criteria for ENERGY STAR qualified Set-top Boxes (Version 2.0) was finalized on April 23, 2008 with an effective date of January 1, 2009.
The ENERGY STAR program requirements for Telephony (Version 2.1) were finalized on October 2, 2008 with an effective date of November 1, 2008.