The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to sunset the ENERGY STAR® specification for Battery Charging System (BCS) products effective June 3, 2014.
EPA has determined that limited additional, cost-effective savings are available for this product category. In addition, they believe that the presence of a California Energy Commission (CEC) standard which is more stringent than the current ENERGY STAR level, will serve as a back-stop for these globally traded products.
It is felt that allowing BCS products to continue to carry the ENERGY STAR label would be misleading to consumers, who expect the label to represent meaningful savings compared to standard models on the market.
Feedback to EPA on this proposal is requested by December 13, 2013.
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