Small Network Equipment Specification Version 1.0
The Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR specification for Small Network Equipment has been finalized and will take effect on September 3, 2013. Materials related to the revision process are provided below. Partners and other interested parties with questions or concerns regarding these materials or the revision process can contact Una Song, EPA, at song.una@epa.gov. To be added to the contact list, stakeholders are encouraged to contact networking@energystar.gov with their contact information.
EPA has updated relevant ENERGY STAR electronics product specifications to reflect that the Single- and Multiple-voltage EPSs shall meet the Level V or higher performance requirements under the International Efficiency Marking Protocol. This update does not affect currently certified products but rather allows products with a level VI EPS to be certified as ENERGY STAR.
On March 21, 2014, EPA and DOE released a memo with clarifications to the ENERGY STAR Small Network Equipment Test Method.
EPA made minor editorial changes to the Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Small Network Equipment Program Requirements and released a sample calculations document.
EPA released the ENERGY STAR Small Network Equipment Version 1.0 Final Draft Specification on July 23, 2012. Manufacturers and other stakeholders are strongly encouraged to provide comments to networking@energystar.gov by August 12, 2013.
EPA released the ENERGY STAR Small Network Equipment Version 1.0 Draft 3 Specification on May 21, 2012. Manufacturers and other stakeholders are strongly encouraged to provide comments to networking@energystar.gov by June 7, 2013. EPA will host a webinar on May 30, 2013 from 1 PM to 3 PM EST. Please RSVP to networking@energystar.gov.
EPA is hosting a supplemental data assembly effort for the ENERGY STAR Version 1.0 Small Network Equipment specification prior to the conclusion of its development. The applicable test method and data form are listed below. EPA invites stakeholders to submit data to networking@energystar.gov by Thursday, March 21, 2013.
EPA released the ENERGY STAR Small Network Equipment Version 1.0 Draft 2 Specification and Final Draft Test Method on November 15, 2012. Manufacturers and other stakeholders are strongly encouraged to provide comments to networking@energystar.gov by January 4, 2013. EPA will host a webinar on December 6, 2012 from 12 PM to 2 PM EST. Please RSVP to networking@energystar.gov.
The Draft 1 Version 1.0 Small Network Equipment Specification was released on February 28, 2012. Manufacturers and other stakeholders are strongly encouraged to provide feedback on this Draft 1 specification to networking@energystar.gov by March 30, 2012.
EPA will be hosting a webinar to discuss specification development. The meeting will be held on March 23, 2012, from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST. Please RSVP no later than March 22, 2012, by emailing networking@energystar.gov with the subject “RSVP - ES SNE March 23 Webinar.”
EPA is now assembling a dataset on the energy performance of Small Network Equipment from which to establish draft eligibility criteria for the Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR® Small Network Equipment (SNE) specification. EPA will consider data submitted to networking@energystar.gov received by March 18, 2011 in development of eligibility criteria in future drafts. Below are files related to this effort: A fourth revision to the SNE test method, a comparison document to highlight changes to the previous revision, and a dataset form for use in recording test data.
EPA has released a third revision to the SNE test procedure that takes into account stakeholder comments received to date and refines the testing process. EPA will consider written comments on this draft submitted to networking@energystar.gov that are received by December 10, 2010. Following review of these comments, EPA will circulate the final test method and officially launch dataset development.
EPA has released a second revision to the SNE test procedure and has commenced with a data collection effort. EPA encourages stakeholders to run the procedure on a range of equipment and to forward to EPA both test data acquired using the procedure and written suggestions on any further revisions. EPA will review both comments and data to simplify the test method into a final version, which will be published in conjunction with the ENERGY STAR SNE product specification. Data collected using this test procedure and related comments must be forwarded to networking@energystar.gov by May 14, 2010.
The following meeting materials are from EPA's November 19th Online Stakeholder Meeting. EPA thanks those who participated in this important kick-off meeting.
EPA is hosting an online web meeting and conference call to discuss the program on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12:00 (noon) Eastern Standard Time. EPA asks that stakeholders who are interested in participating please RSVP via email to networking@energystar.gov by November 17, 2009. Call in line information and a link to the web meeting will be forwarded via email prior to the event.
EPA plans to discuss program plans, comments received, and suggestions from stakeholders at this event.