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Product Development Archives

Each Web page linked includes information on the development history, including: draft specifications, stakeholder comments, EPA presentations and meeting notes, data analyses, and EPA decision memos. Once a new specification becomes effective all information pertaining to the development of that specification is moved to this archive.

Appliances

Battery Chargers
Clothes Washers (Residential and Residential-style Commercial)
Dehumidifiers
Dishwashers
Refrigerators & Freezers
Room Air Cleaners
Room Air Conditioners

Heating and Cooling

Air-Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
Boilers
Ceiling Fans
Central Air Conditioners (CACs)
Dehumidifiers
Furnaces
Light Commercial HVAC
Programmable Thermostats
Room Air Conditioners
Ventilating Fans

Water Heaters

Gas Condensing
Heat Pump
High-Efficiency Gas Storage
Solar
Whole-Home Gas Tankless

Home Envelope

Roof Products (Version 1.0)
Roof Products (Version 2.0)
Windows, Doors, and Skylights

Home Electronics

Audio/Video
Battery Chargers
Cordless Phones
Digital Television Adapters (DTAs)
External Power Supplies
Set-top Boxes (Service Providers Version 1.0 and Version 2.0)
Telephony
TVs
VCRs
TVs, VCRs, and TV/VCR/DVD Combination Units

Office Equipment

Computers
Displays
External Power Supplies
Imaging Equipment Version 1.0 (copiers, fax machines, digital duplicators, mailing machines, printers, scanners, and all-in-one devices)
Imaging Equipment Version 1.1 (copiers, fax machines, digital duplicators, mailing machines, printers, scanners, and all-in-one devices)

Lighting

Ceiling Fans
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) – Version 3.0
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) – Version 4.0
Decorative Light Strings
Exit Signs – Version 3.0
Residential Light Fixtures

Commercial Food Service

Commercial Dishwashers
Commercial Fryers
Commercial Griddles
Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets
Commercial Ice Machines
Commercial Ovens
Commercial Solid Door Refrigerator and Freezers (Reach-in Refrigerators)
Commercial Steam Cookers

Other Commercial Products

Battery Chargers
Enterprise Servers
External Power Supplies
Roof Products (Version 1.0)
Roof Products (Version 2.0)
Vending Machines / Rebuilt Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines
Water Coolers

Suspended ENERGY STAR Specifications

Exit Signs (Suspended May 1, 2008)
Traffic Signals (Suspended May 1, 2007)
Transformers (Suspended May 1, 2007)

Product Development that did not result in an ENERGY STAR specification

Motors
Pre-rinse Spray Valves
Commercial Signs: EPA Decision Memo, July 2005 PDF (27KB)