California Energy Commission Appliance Efficiency Regulations

On December 15, 2004, the California Energy Commission adopted new mandatory efficiency requirements for external power supplies and consumer audio and video equipment sold in California. The specification includes active-on efficiency requirements, as well as maximum standby and no-load levels.

PRODUCT	Max Standby
External Power Supplies	Standards for Power Supplies Effective January 1 2007 for external power supplies used with laptop computers, mobile phones, printers, print servers, scanners, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and digital cameras. Effective July 1, 2007 for external power supplies used with wireline telephones and all other applications. Nameplate Output (W) Minimum Efficiency in Active Mode* 0 to < 1 Watt 0.49 * Nameplate Output ≥ 1 and ≤ 49 Watts 0.09 * Ln(Nameplate Output) + 0.49 > 49 Watts 0.84       Maximum No-Load Energy Consumption 0 to < 10 Watts 0.5 Watts ≥ 10 to < 250 Watts 0.75 Watts *Ln (Nameplate output) = Natural Logarithm of the nameplate output expressed in Watts Effective July 1, 2008 On July 1, 2008, the US EISA2007 will replace all state external power supply standards, including the CEC standards in the table below. For details of the new standard, see our EISA2007 page.   Nameplate Output (W) Minimum Efficiency in Active Mode* < 1 Watt 0.5 * Nameplate Output ≥ 1 and ≤ 51 Watts 0.09 * Ln(Nameplate Output) + 0.5 > 51 Watts 0.85       Maximum No-Load Energy Consumption Any Output 0.5 Watts *Ln (Nameplate output) = Natural Logarithm of the nameplate output expressed in Watts
Compact Audio Products	Effective Jan 1, 2007 2 W in audio standby passive mode for those w/o permanently illuminated clock display, 4 W for those with
Televisions	Effective Jan 1, 2006 3 W in TV standby passive mode
DVD Players/Recorders	Effective Jan 1, 2006 3 W in video standby passive mode
Digital Television Adapters	Effective Jan 1, 2007 1 W in STB standby passive mode, 8 W STB on mode