MEPS Profile - External Power Supplies

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Background

This report is one of a series of 12 MEPS proposals that were released on 26 October 2004. The full list of these reports can be found in the list of 2004 Publications (NAEEEC reports 2004/06 to 2004/17 inclusive). Each of the proposals includes a government summary which outlines the regulatory proposal and a detailed technical report which provides background information on the product and proposals.

Summary: External Power Supplies

This report was commissioned by the the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee (NAEEEC) and was prepared by Mark Ellis & Associates. The full report was released in October 2004.

The first part of the document outlines:

some background about the product including stock numbers and energy consumption;
steps towards international harmonisation;
the NAEEEC plan for this product including MEPS proposals;
the impact of MEPS.

The technical report covers:

Product description
Power Modes
Energy consumption, greenhouse emissions and potential savings
Australian and international policies for this product.

This page last modified 02 February 2009