Draft 2 Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR TV Products Specification Comment Summary

Draft 2 Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR® TV Products Specification Comment SummaryDecember 17, 2007This document is intended to summarize comments submitted by stakeholders in response to the Draft 2 Version 3.0 ENERGY STAR TV products specification and subsequent proposals, and also includes an EPA response to each comment. Topic Comment EPA Response Several stakeholders reiterated their support for EPA's technology neutral No response required. stance toward the different types of televisions. They supported the idea that technology neutrality maintains the integrity and consistency of ENERGY STAR's energy savings claim for consumers. Some stakeholders disagreed with EPA's commitment to a technology EPA remains committed to a technology neutral approach for the On Mode neutral specification. These stakeholders claimed that different television requirements. Because all TVs serve the same fundamental purpose, the ideal technologies serve different purposes, are bought for different reasons would be to simply identify the most efficient among all TV models. However, since (i.e. to hang against the wall or to sit in the family room on a stand), and, consumers consistently use size as a determining factor when selecting a TV, and consequently, should be treated as separate by the specification. size significantly affects energy use in the case of nearly all technologies, EPA Furthermore, they highlighted that there is ample precedent for this type recognized the ...