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ENERGY STAR® Monitor Industry Meeting

April 29, 2002

San Francisco, CA

Craig Hershberg

US EPA

Hershberg.Craig@epa.gov

www.energystar.gov

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Why Are We Here?

• Maintain open lines of communication to arrive at a challenging and fair specification

• Very interested in your input as you have in-depth product and market knowledge

• Present EPA’s program framework and convey flexibility in terms of efficiency levels based on manufacturer data

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Meeting Goals

• Present Draft 1 Monitor Specification

• Solicit industry feedback on all aspects of the specification and partner commitments

• Initiate timeline for developing final specification

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Roles and Responsibilities

• TCO Development: Presentations this afternoon and tomorrow– Logistical simplicity– Harmonization over the long term

• NRDC and other interested parties: Provided recommendations to EPA– Elements included in draft specification– Co-presenters with EPA in today’s agenda

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ENERGY STAR

• Voluntary partnership with EPA and DOE• Easily identifies energy-efficient products for

home and office– Representing approx. top 25% in their category for

energy efficiency

• One label at the national level for over 30 products

• Reduces air pollution and saves money• Turn-key solution• International presence

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Computer Monitor

• A commercially available electronic product with a display screen and its associated electronics encased in a single housing that is capable of displaying output information from a computer via one or more inputs, such as VGA, DVI, and/or IEEE 1394.– CRT, LCD, or other display device– No devices or an upstream cord connected to

hub/port when monitor is being tested– Attempted to differentiate TVs and monitors based

on how they are marketed and sold

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The Big Picture

• Savings in 2010 under proposed monitor specifications:– Energy: 26 billion kWh– Energy Bill (in 2001 $): $1.8 billion– Carbon: 3.5 MMT

• Equivalent to 29 billion lbs of CO2 not emitted into air– Equals yearly emissions of approx. 2.5 million cars

Notes: (1) Savings include active, sleep, and off, and (2) Assumes CRTs are replaced with a mix of ENERGY STAR qualified LCDs and CRTs, with increases in market penetration going to LCDs

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Timeline: Key Proposed Dates

April 2002 • EPA releases Draft 1 Specification• First EPA/Industry meeting

May 2002 • Industry to test products and submit data/suggestions to EPA• EPA/EU meeting in Nice, France

June 2002 • EU and industry to provide comments on Draft 1 Specification• EPA issues Draft 2 Specification

July 2002 • Executive Order 1 year anniversary• EU and industry to provide comments on Draft 2 Specification

August - Fall 2002 • EPA releases subsequent drafts as needed• EU and industry to provide comments as needed• EPA finalizes specification, preferably in late summer

January 2003 • V4.0 tentatively takes effect

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European Union

• Signed agreement between EPA and EU to coordinate OE labeling

• Work together to develop new or revised specifications covered by agreement

• EPA to present draft monitor specifications to EU in late May in Nice, France

• EPA would like initial industry feedback in 3 weeks to include in EU presentation

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Why Active Power?

• Feasible without negatively affecting product performance; in fact, some manufacturers are already meeting the proposed specifications

• Limited additional energy savings potential in sleep and off modes

• Not dependent on enabling rates• Allows a variety of technologies (e.g.,

CRT and LCD) to qualify

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Recognizing LCDs

• Highlight a new technology in the marketplace

• Additional benefits:– Space– Heat– Power consumption– Useful life– Installation– Disposal

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Key Stakeholders

• Panel Manufacturers

• Final Assemblers/Resellers

• European and Asian Labeling Programs

• Retailers

• Market Transformation Community (Utilities, Regional Groups, and Environmental Organizations)

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Mayo Clinic Case Study

• More and more businesses, ranging from hospitals to financial institutions, are making the switch to LCD monitors.

• Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN, started making the switch to LCDs in 1996.

• As of January 2002, they have over 7,900 LCD monitors in use around the hospital.

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Annual Savings for Mayo Clinic

• For each 15” LCD monitor that replaced a 17” CRT monitor, the Clinic saved over $40 in energy bills.

• This amounts to a total savings of over $321,135 annually.