industry position paper on energy efficiency of networked consumer electronics

Industry Position Paper on Energy Efficiency of Networked Consumer Electronics

World Electronics Forum Interim Meeting – 10 January 2013, Las Vegas

Power Consumption in “Network Standby” Mode

• International Energy Agency (IEA) released guiding principles in 2007

• IEA and Asia Pacific Partnership report in 2010 (“Standby Power and Low Energy Networks – issues and directions”)

• Government interest in Europe, South Korea and United States

Power Consumption in “Network Standby” Mode

“…Addressing network standby is proving to be one of the most challenging areas in energy efficiency.”

“IEA… will publish new policy guidance for governments and other stakeholders in 2013.”

– IEA statement posted 7 January 2013

Opportunity for Industry

• “Guiding Principles for Energy Efficiency in Networked Consumer Electronics”– Raising global industry awareness– Supporting industry-government interaction

• Proposal presented at WEF Annual Meeting in Cebu, April 2012

Proposal: Guiding Principles

Signatories to Date

Next Steps• One more request for signatories following

WEF Interim Meeting• Finalize document in January 2013• Consider translation (e.g., Chinese)• Disseminate and post to WEF site

Douglas JOHNSONdjohnson@ce.org

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