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Digital Duplicators for Consumers
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The current ENERGY STAR specification for imaging equipment became effective on July 1, 2009.
A digital duplicator employs the ink-on-paper process to copy documents. A "master" copy of a document is wrapped around a print cylinder, and then ink squeezes through the cylinder into tiny holes in the master onto a sheet of paper. Digital duplicators can use environmentally friendly and biodegradable master and inks, making them an alternative to copiers for high-volume printing.
Earning the ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR qualified imaging equipment:
- Delivers the same performance as less efficient, conventional equipment. Models that meet the revised ENERGY STAR imaging equipment criteria will be more efficient and save users money over the lifetime of the product.
- Feature efficient designs that help equipment run cooler and last longer, so businesses that use these products may also save on air conditioning and maintenance.
Remember, saving energy prevents pollution.
- Today, there are over 220 million imaging equipment units in US buildings. Together, these units consume 40 billion kWh each year, roughly 2% of US building sector electricity consumption.
- If all businesses replaced their stock of imaging equipment with new units meeting these new ENERGY STAR requirements, Americans will save 3 billion kWh/yr (nearly 10% of current commercial imaging equipment consumption), that savings translates into $2.50 per 100 square foot of US office floorspace.
- If all homes replaced their stock of imaging equipment with new units meeting these new ENERGY STAR requirements, Americans will save $130 million/yr, with an energy savings equivalent to lighting 650,000 US homes for one year.
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