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Rochester, N.Y. — Xerox Corporation has announced that more than half of the company's office and production product offerings meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new Energy Star requirements that went into effect on April 1, 2007.
Previously the Energy Star criteria for office copiers, printers and multifunction systems measured power consumed in standby and low-power modes. The new standard looks at much energy the device uses during a typical week. The result is a Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) figure that must meet the EPA's new requirements in order for a product to achieve Energy Star status.
"The EPA's new Energy Star requirements raise the bar so significantly that only 25 percent of products in the marketplace were expected to meet the new criteria. At Xerox, we knew we could do better than the industry average, and we did with more than 50 percent of our current product line passing this tough test. Over time, the standards will get even tougher. We'll remain focused on improving our entire product line to meet these evolving requirements. And, we expect to qualify more products over time," said Patricia Calkins, Xerox vice president, Environment, Health and Safety, in a statement.
As an Energy Star Charter Partner since the early 1990s, Xerox has been building energy savings into its products for several years. For example, its WorkCentre 4150, black-and-white desktop multifunction system uses 11.9 kilowatt-hours per week of electricity, which is roughly half the energy consumption of comparable 45-ppm multifunction systems three years ago, said the company.
Xerox has also worked on faster fusing, improved toner technologies, and enhanced electronic controls to take advantage of next-generation processors &151; all designed to use less energy. Energy efficiency developments are part of Xerox's ongoing investments in sustainable innovation or "green products". For more information about Xerox's environmental programs, please visit www.xerox.com/environment.
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