NERGY STAR*?
reducing air pollution and global warming associated
with energy production.
In addition to home office equipment, more than 30 product
categories, including lighting, appliances, heating and
cooling equipment, and consumer electronics, feature the
ENERGY STAR label. And the list of products continues
to grow, making it easier to save money and make a
difference at the same time.
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bel that identifies enerqv-efficient
ENERGY STAR labeled products help customers save
energy and money without sacrificing performance
one solution to energy supply and cost concerns.
ENERGY STAR also helps protect the environment by
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and printer type. Printers with duplexing modes can also
save paper costs and help save trees.
SCANNERS
Home offices and businesses can save approximately $20
per year per ENERGY STAR labeled scanner. By going to
sleep during idle periods, your scanner will undergo less
wear and tear, and the light source may last longer.
FAX MACHINES
By powering down, ENERGY
of the machine:
COMPUTERS
power down to 15 watts or
less when not in use.
Spending a large portion of
time in low-power mode helps
equipment last longer.
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call 1-888-STAR-YEE
H-888-782-79371.
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by entering a low-power "sleep" mode when not
Any action movement of the mouse, a keyboarc
an incoming message, fax, or print job auton
reactivates the equipment.
MONITORS
. . . ..! labeled monitors use up to 90 perc
energy than those without power management feature
because they power down to 15 watts or less when nc
COPIERS
ENERGY STAR labeled copiers power
down to reduce a copier's annual
electricity use by over 60 percent. High-
speed copiers with duplexing
automatically make double-sided
copies, reducing paper costs.
PRINTERS $
ENERGY STAR labeled laser
printers can cut a printer's electricity
use by over 60 percent by powering
down to less than 75 watts t
on the number of pages per minute produced
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ENERGY STAR LABELED
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
STAR labeled office equipmen
SAVE ENERGY, SAVE MONEY
, ,, ,a , , ., a,,. ~,,.,: labeled office products help keep
energy costs down. In 2000, more than $425 million in electric bills was
saved due to ENERGY STAR labeled home office equipment. Even
when your computers and fax machines are not in use, they are still
consuming energy and impacting your utility bill.
!RGY STAR qualified office equipment helps save energy through a
special power management feature. Because of this "sleep" mode,
FNFRGY STAR labeled office products use only about half as much
RGY STAR labeled
computer/monitor in "sleep" mode consumes over 85 percent less
electricity than it does in full-power mode saving your home office
about $50 per year on utility bills. And ENERGY STAR labeled scanners
can save Americans more than $60 million on their utility bills and do
HELP PROTECT
THE ENVIRONMENT
In just one year, ENERGY STAR labeled home office
equipment significantly reduced the demand for
energyenough to prevent the release of 9 billion
pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. And
if consumers of home office equipment bought only
ENERGY STAR labeled models through 2010, the
ADD UP YOUR SAVINGS
If you purchased all of the following ENERGY STAR labeled
products for your home office, here is an estimate of how much
you would save on utility bills:
the emissions from more than 2.5 million cars.
To date, American consumers have purchased
more than 630 million ENERGY STAR labeled
products. Last year alone, ENE
us save enough energy at peak time to power ten
million homes and reduce greenhouse gas
Product
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Annual Utility
Bill Savings
Lifetime Utility
Bill Savings
High Quality Without High Cost ENERGY STAR
labeled office equipment saves energy and money
without sacrificing performance, features, or
reliability. And they typically cost about the same
as conventional models.
Major Manufacturers All major office equipment
manufacturers are partnering with ENERGY STAR.
Visit www.energystar.gov to view a list of our partners
and their qualifying products.
Reduced Heat ENERGY STAR qualified office
equipment in low-power mode reduces the amount
conditioning costs and help equipment last longer.
Power Management Settings In order to save
energy and protect the environment, the low-power
feature on ENERGY STAR labeled office equipment
must be activated so that the equipment goes
to "sleep" after a period of inactivity. For example,
an ENERGY STAR labeled fax machine uses
3ent less energy in slei
de than in standby
cnase initially.
mode while remaining immediately ready to sen>
receive faxes. Refer to the owner's manual, or cor
the manufacturer for directions on how to adjust
power management settings.
Greater Savings Considering that ENERGY S
labeled office equipment costs
the same as conventional
equipment, savings can add S
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