n May 20, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a request for information (RFI) related to energy conservation standards for External Power Supplies (EPS). According to the announcement, the "DOE seeks comment on whether there have been sufficient technological or market changes since the most recent standards update that may justify a new rulemaking to consider more stringent standards."

As an industry stakeholder and in service of its membership, the Energy Management Committee of the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) welcomes inputs and  data or information from member companies that would be useful to submit. With the continued advancement in power conversion technologies, amended and updated standards for EPSs could result in significant energy savings while remaining economically viable.

The DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this RFI until July 6, 2020. As such, the PSMA Energy Management Committee welcomes your input and participation now! If interested, please contact David Chen (david.chen@power.com) and Ed Herbert (psma-eh@fmtt.com), co-chairs for the committee. The Energy Management Technical Committee meets monthly via a one hour teleconference and all are invited and welcome to attend and participate in the activities of the committee – see https://www.psma.com/news/meeting-schedule for information on the next  meeting.

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