For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 31, 2001
Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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ENERGY EFFICIENT STANDBY POWER DEVICES
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619, 92 Stat. 3206, 42 U.S.C.
8252 et seq.), as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT)
(Public Law 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776), and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, and in order to further encourage energy
conservation by the Federal Government, it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. Energy Efficient Standby Power
Devices. Each agency, when it purchases commercially
available, off-the-shelf products that use external standby power
devices, or that contain an internal standby power function, shall
purchase products that use no more than one watt in their standby power
consuming mode. If such products are not available, agencies
shall purchase products with the lowest standby power wattage while in
their standby power consuming mode. Agencies shall adhere to
these requirements, when life-cycle cost-effective and practicable and
where the relevant product's utility and performance are not
compromised as a result. By December 31, 2001, and on an
annual basis thereafter, the Department of Energy, in consultation with
the Department of Defense and the General Services Administration,
shall compile a preliminary list of products to be subject to these
requirements. The Department of Energy shall finalize the
list and m
Sec. 2. Independent Agencies. Independent
agencies are encouraged to comply with the provisions of this order.
Sec. 3. Definition. "Agency" means an
executive agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105. For the purpose
of this order, military departments, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 102, are
covered by the Department of Defense.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 31, 2001.
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