Industry Affiliates:
Energy Star
80 PLUS qualified power supplies are an integral part of the latest ENERGY STAR
label specification for computers.
The EPA has strengthened the requirements for earning the ENERGY STAR to meet energy
use guidelines in three distinct operating modes: standby, active, and sleep modes.
This ensures energy savings when computers are being used and performing a range
of tasks, as well as when they are in standby. ENERGY STAR qualified computers must
also have a more efficient internal power supply that meets the 80 PLUS specifications.
TopTen USA
TopTen USA is a nonprofit organization that identifies and publicizes the most energy-efficient
products on the market. We make it easy for consumers to find the most energy- and
money-saving models, which in turn encourages manufacturing innovations that will
make products in the United States even more energy-efficient. Modeled after organizations
located in 16 different European countries, TopTen USA intends to transform the
American market from the one of excessive energy use to one that actively sustains
products with the highest practical energy-efficiency.
Climate Savers Computing Initiative
The average desktop PC wastes nearly half the power delivered to it as heat – which
translates to higher energy bills and unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions. To help
address the issue of computer energy waste, leading technology firms, energy companies
and NGOs came together in 2007 to form the Climate Savers Computing Initiative,
a non-profit organization working to cut computer power consumption in half.
EPEAT
EPEAT is a system used to help purchasers evaluate, compare and select desktop computers,
notebooks and monitors based on a wide array of environmental attributes. EPEAT
also provides manufacturers with a clear and consistent set of performance criteria
for the design of ‘greener’ products. They were developed through a comprehensive,
multi-year, stakeholder process underwritten by the US EPA that included environmental
advocates, manufacturers, public and private purchasers, electronics recyclers,
and technology researchers.
EPEAT products are sold by the same manufacturers and at the same prices as comparable
business computers.
BITS Limited - Smart Strips
BITS Limited manufacturers Smart Strips, a surge protector that saves time, energy
and money. The primary function of any power bar is to provide some level of power
surge protection to electrical devices plugged into them. The smart strip is different
from other power bars in this respect in that it offers surge protection and saves
energy by eliminating idle or "phantom" current.