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The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly. The new US Energy Star for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), which previously suffered delays, is being picked up again by the US Environmental Protection Agency, and should be complete by July 2011.
EPA Office of Air & Radiation Principal deputy assistant administrator Robert J Meyers said, according to a report by CTO Edge, that the process to devise an Energy Star rating for UPSs was originally delayed due to the realigning of resources to support other higher priority efforts relating to third-party Energy Star product.
After receiving industry feedback through consultation processes, the EPA said it is now ready to start working to produce or identify the best energy use test method that can be used for UPS.
EPA Office of Air & Radiation Principal deputy assistant administrator Robert J Meyers said, according to a report by CTO Edge, that the process to devise an Energy Star rating for UPSs was originally delayed due to the realigning of resources to support other higher priority efforts relating to third-party Energy Star product.
But now he EPA is committed to revising the UPS specification, in coming months.
The EPA has recommended that data centers start running UPSs at or near 100% to reach optimal operational energy efficiency, and to rely on overload capacity of the UPS, according to CTO’s report.
The new specification will cover a range of UPS products, including multi-megawatt systems down to desktop plug-and-play models of UPS and will cover anything that can be classed as an energy storage mechanism, instead of just batteries.
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