On August 4, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first draft version of Energy Star 4.0 for computer servers and asked participants to send their feedback to servers@energystar.gov by September 9, 2022. The first draft of version 4.0 has added or updated the following important content:

Modify I :

Storage Heavy Server (SHS) and Hyperconverged Server have been added to the product types. However, Hyperconverged Server is not included in the Energy Star certification list.

Storage Heavy Server (SHS): A computer server with greater storage capacity than a standard computer server. As shipped, these computer servers support 30 or more storage devices. These servers differ from Storage Products in that they run computer server operating systems and software stacks.

Hyperconverged Server: A highly integrated enterprise computing device which contains the same components as a computer server in additional to the features of a large network equipment device and storage product.

Modify II：

Modifiedthe energy efficiency requirements for PSUs:(PSU: Power Supply Unit)

Version 3.0 requires the same energy efficiency for all power outputs:

Version 4.0 sets the power output at 750W for different energy efficiency requirements:

ModifyIII：

Modified the requirements for the active state efficiency threshold of computer servers.

3.0 version of the active state efficiency threshold requirements for all computer servers:

Version 4.0of the active state efficiency threshold for non-SHS Computer servers:

BACL technical experts will continue to pay attention to the standard update of ENERGY STAR in the United States. Once the official regulations are released, they will interpret and provide relevant testing and certification services for you as soon as possible!

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BACL is the Energy Star testing laboratory, certification body, and verification testing laboratory accredited by the EPA. At the same time we obtain the authorization and recognition of NVLAP (Lab Code: 200707-0), IAS (Accreditation No.:TL-460, TL-749), CNAS (Registration No.: L2408, L5662, L6290, L9963, L11432, IB0343), A2LA(Certificate No.: 3297.01, 3297.02, 3297.03, 4821.01, 4820.01, 4324.01, 4323.01), and so on. Respectively have testing sites in US, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Kunshan, such places. With the ability to complete the energy efficiency aging detection of 60,000 lights at the same time. BACL is currently a large-scale energy efficiency testing laboratory in China.

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