Vizio Threatens to Quit Energy Star Program if EPA Releases V8.0 for TVs
Vizio agrees with CTA that the Energy Star Version 8.0 TV specification “moves past the realm of encouraging television manufacturers to produce energy efficient products, and instead dictates how those products should actually be designed and used by consumers,” Ken…
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Lowe, vice president and co-founder, commented, filed Nov. 6 and posted Thursday at the agency’s website on the spec’s Oct. 24 revised final draft (see 1711090063). Vizio, like CTA, wants EPA to withhold releasing V8.0 until the agency resolves TV makers’ concerns, said Lowe, threatening to withdraw if the agency releases the spec anyway. EPA representatives didn’t comment Thursday, but had said the agency is "carefully considering all comments” received on the revised final draft, including CTA’s claim the proposed July 1 effective date is “problematic” (see 1711100002).