EPA Weighs Tightening ABC Limits for Final Draft of Energy Star V8.0
With about three weeks before EPA releases the final draft of its version 8.0 Energy Star TV specification, the agency is considering important changes, officials told a webinar. There could be further tightening of limits against disabling the energy-saving automatic…
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brightness control (ABC) feature in preset picture modes if a TV is to qualify for Energy Star V8.0, EPA said Monday. EPA is considering whether to require ABC be enabled by default across all preset picture settings, Emmy Feldman, an associate at EPA consultant ICF International, told the webinar. EPA “heard from other manufacturers, and in response to draft one, that implementing ABC in every preset picture setting may not be appropriate,” Feldman said. Comments are due May 24 on the second draft. EPA sees V8.0 taking effect in March or April, said Verena Radulovic, Energy Star product manager-consumer electronics.