美国能源之星目前停止办理业务，不允许使用标志和标签

2010年7月19日，能源之星宣布，美国环境保护部（EPA）将于2010年12月31日起终止外部电源（EPS）和使用外部电源的终端产品的能源之星计划。..

2010年7月19日，能源之星宣布，美国环境保护部（EPA）将于2010年12月31日起终止外部电源（EPS）和使用外部电源的终端产品的能源之星计划。能源之星认证的外部电源已在市场上有较高的占有率，联邦政府也有针对EPS的最低能效标准（基本上相当于ErP指令第一阶段的要求，略低于能源之星），因为新的能源之星产品分类规范的出台（如小型网络设备），缩小了外部电源计划的范围，将来能源之星产品规范也会添加EPS的要求。目前能源之星外部电源计划可能将会被国际能源效率标识协议取代，相当于现有的V级能效要求。
      2010年7月26日后，EPA将不再接收新的关于EPS和使用EPS的终端用户设备的伙伴协议；2010年7月31日后，不再接收新的认证产品信息。2010年12月31日后，不再承认EPS和使用EPS的终端设备的能源之星认证，已通过外部电源能源认证的产品，须在2010年12月31日前，将能源之星信息从产品上移除。
 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
 
 
             OFFICE OF
             AIR AND RADIATION
 
JULy 19, 2010
 
Dear External Power Supply (EPS) and End-Use Products Using EPSs Stakeholders:
 
The purpose of this letter is to inform stakeholders of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to sunset the ENERGY STAR. programs for EPSs and End-Use Products Using EPSs. As proposed in the May 2010 communication, these two ENERGY STAR programs will be sunset effective on December 31, 2010.
 
EPA wishes to thank stakeholders who submitted comments on EPA’s sunset proposal. Each comment was considered carefULly and will be reflected in the Stakeholder Comment-EPA Response Summary, which will be posted to the ENERGY STAR Web site shortly. While EPA appreciates the interest expressed by some stakeholders in preserving their ability to continue to take advantage of the ENERGY STAR label, the stakeholder feedback was relatively limited and did not provide compelling information contradicting the rationale to sunset. As noted in the May 26, 2010 letter, the following factors contributed to EPA's decision to sunset: 1) relatively high ENERGY STAR market penetration; 2) existing U.S. federal minimum efficiency standards for EPSs; 3) diminishing scope of the End-Use Products Using EPSs program because of new ENERGY STAR product specifications, such as small network equipment; and 4) ability to maintain and add EPS requirements to the existing suite of ENERGY STAR product categories.
 
Of note, it is EPA’s intention that current ENERGY STAR product specifications with requirements for the use of an ENERGY STAR EPS (e.g., computers, displays, televisions) will be changed to require a Level V EPS as designated under the International Efficiency Marking Protocol, which is consistent with ENERGY STAR Version 2.0 EPS performance levels. Information about the Protocol will continue to be available at www.energystar.gov. For applicable product categories, these changes will occur as part of the specification revision process associated with enhanced testing and verification requirements. Also, EPA is exploring potential changes to the ENERGY STAR Battery Charging Systems (BCS) specification to broaden eligibility to certain product categories currently covered by the End-Use Products Using EPSs program (e.g., cell phones). 
 
Important dates and actions for EPA and stakeholders leading up to December 31, 2010 are provided below. 
 
Key Dates:  Key Actions:
 
July 26, 2010
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 No new Partnership Agreements for EPSs and End-Use Products Using EPSs will be accepted by EPA as of July 26, 2010.

 
July 31, 2010
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 No new qualifying product information will be accepted by EPA as of July 31, 2010.

December 31, 2010
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 EPA will continue to recognize EPSs, End-Use Products Using EPSs and their manufacturers at www.energystar.gov until December 31, 2010.

 Manufacturers must stop using the ENERGY STAR name and ENERGY STAR mark or EPS graphic in association with all products manufactured on or after December 31, 2010. (Qualified products manufactured before that date are allowed to carry the ENERGY STAR mark or EPS graphic on their packaging and product literature, as applicable. Retailers and distributors will be allowed to sell off their existing inventory.)

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 No new promotional materials for EPSs and End-Use Products Using EPSs (printed and electronic) featuring the ENERGY STAR mark or EPS graphic may be produced after December 31, 2010. (Manufacturers are allowed to use up existing printed material, including packaging, in order to minimize waste.)
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 To minimize the cost of labeling changes and be in compliance by December 31, 2010, manufacturers of EPSs and End-Use Products Using EPSs may remove ENERGY STAR references on websites or in other collateral materials as these materials are reprinted or changed in the coming months.