United States first computer energy efficiency standard approved, reducing standby power consumption when the computer-computer-IT news

United States, California Energy Commission 14th on the computers and computer monitors to implement strict energy efficiency standards requirements. The policy will save you a lot of electricity costs are expected to promote California achieving energy saving and emission reduction goals. This is the United States the first mandatory computer energy efficiency standards.

Reduce computer power consumption when idle idling, is considered to be a computer power-key. California Energy Commission with a view to improving the energy efficiency of computers on standby, and the computer industry, environmental groups, consumer groups, as well as cooperation in the electricity sector, developed for different computer equipment energy efficiency standards.

New standard for phasing in different computers. Starting from January 1, 2018, implementing standards for workstation and small-server; from January 1, 2019, implementation for the first class of laptop and desktop computers, Tier II standards for the desktop until 2021 effect starting July 1, 2019, implementation on the standard screen size at more than 17-inch monitor, monitor tier II standards until 2021.

The California Energy Commission said the new standards were implemented, is expected to save consumers ' electricity costs about $373 million a year, brought about by saving the equivalent of 350,000 family one year's electricity consumption in California.

Involved in setting the new standard for United States environmental group the natural resources Defense Council said the new standards for California and the United States important impact on China's energy saving and emission reduction. If California's standards extended to the United States, United States consumer tariff is expected to save $3 billion a year, electricity savings equivalent to an annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 14 million tons.

On behalf of HP, Intel and other major technology companies supported by information technology industry Council California computer energy efficiency standards. The Agency said in a statement, this is without prejudice to the innovation may be of the highest energy-efficiency standards, relevant policies and regulations for the technology industry continues to innovate, while in the next 5 years will pave the way for desktop computer standby power consumption is reduced by half.

In the United States, California has been playing a leading role in improving energy efficiency. Refrigerator energy efficiency standard in force in the 1970 of the 20th century, respectively, in 2004, in 2009 and 2012 issued external power electronics, TVs and battery charger energy efficiency standards, is the first of its kind in California. The natural resources Defense Council said that since the 70 's of last century, California energy efficiency save nearly $90 billion of bills, save electricity equivalent to built 30 large-scale power plants.

美国首个计算机能效标准获批，减少计算机待机时耗电 - 计算机 - IT资讯

美国加利福尼亚州能源委员会14日通过关于对计算机和计算机显示器实行严格能效标准的规定。预计这项政策将节省大量用电开支，推动加州实现节能减排目标。这是美国第一个强制性计算机能效标准。

减少计算机闲置空转时的耗电，被认为是计算机省电的关键。加州能源委员会着眼于提高计算机待机状态的能效，与计算机行业、环保组织、消费者团体以及电力部门合作，制定了针对不同计算机设备的能效标准。

新标准将针对不同计算机分阶段实行。从2018年1月1日开始，实施针对工作站和小型服务器的标准；从2019年1月1日开始，实施针对便携式计算机和台式计算机的第一级标准，针对台式机的第二级标准要到2021年生效；从2019年7月1日开始，实施针对屏幕尺寸在17英寸以上显示器的标准，针对显示器的第二级标准要到2021年生效。

加州能源委员会说，新标准全部实施后，每年预计可节省消费者用电开支约3.73亿美元，所带来的节电量相当于加州35万个家庭一年的用电量。

参与制定这项新标准的美国环保组织自然资源保护协会表示，新标准将为加州乃至美国中国的节能减排带来重要影响。如果加州的标准推广到全美，美国消费者每年有望节省电费30亿美元，所节约电力相当于每年减少二氧化碳排放1400万吨。

代表惠普、英特尔等主要科技行业公司的信息技术工业委员会支持加州通过计算机能效标准。该机构在声明中说，这是在不损害创新的情况下可能达到的最高能效标准，相关政策规定为科技行业继续创新、同时在今后5年将台式计算机待机耗电量削减一半铺平道路。

在美国，加州在提高能效方面一直发挥引领作用。从20世纪70年代生效的电冰箱能效标准，到分别于2004年、2009年和2012年颁布外接电源电子产品、电视机和充电器能效标准，加州都是首开先河。自然资源保护协会说，自上世纪70年代以来，提高能效使加州节省了近900亿美元的电力开支，节省的电力相当于少建了30座大型发电厂。