Manufacturers of products that meet the definition of Game Console are eligible for EPA recognition, with the exception of portable game consoles and game consoles incapable of rendering HD video output (video output with a display resolution of 720 lines or greater) via HDMI.

Products that meet the definition of a Residential Furnace as specified in the policy document are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification, with the exception of Furnaces intended only for commercial installation and/or with a rating of 225 000 Btu per hour energy or higher. Only non-weatherized furnaces approved for residential installation are eligible.

Products that meet the definition of a Display and are powered directly from AC mains; an External Power Supply; or Standard DC are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification. Typical products that would be eligible for certification under this specification include: Monitors; Signage Displays; and Signage Displays and Monitors with Plug-in Modules.

Products that meet the definition of a dishwasher and are a consumer product as specified in the policy document are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification, with the exception of commercial dishwashers.

Products that meet the definition of a dehumidifier as specified in the policy document, including standalone and whole house units, are eligible for ENERGY STAR qualification. Dehumidifiers with daily water-removal capacities greater than 185 U.S. pints/87.5 liters are not eligible.

Products that meet the definition of a Decorative Light String as specified below are eligible for ENERGY STAR qualification, with the exception of rope lighting (non-replaceable series and series/parallel connected lamps fully enclosed and sealed within a flexible polymeric tube or extrusion), and replacement lamps. ENERGY STAR qualified decorative light strings attached to decorative forms are also eligible for the ENERGY STAR.

Decorative Light String: A string of lamps that operates on AC power in North America (120 V RMS AC; 60 Hz) or via a power adapter or controller that connects directly to AC power and is used for decorative, residential lighting purposes. The lamps may be replaceable or sealed into the lamp holder/wiring harness.

Products that meet all of the following conditions are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification, with the exception of products listed in Section 2.2:

i. meet the definition of a Storage Product provided in Section 1 of the policy document;
ii. are comprised of one or more SKUs and be able to be purchased in a single order from a storage product vendor;
iii. are characterized within the Disk Set Online categories 2, 3, or 4 and NVSS Set Disk Access categories Online 2, 3 or 4 with the following additional criteria:

a) contain a controller with advanced data recovery capability
b) support Block I/O and/or File I/O storage functions; and
c) implement scale-up or scale-out storage.

Only products that meet the definition of a CT product as specified in the policy document are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification. CT products provided as part of a larger product offering such as a home security system may be certified but will be subject to specific labeling requirements.

Connected Thermostat (CT) Product: For the purposes of this specification the CT product includes the CT device in the home with associated firmware; which is assumed to be updated during the time the CT device is used in the home; as well as a CT service supported by hardware and software outside of the home. The CT service would typically provide web and smart phone based thermostat control.

Only products that meet the definition of a commercial water heater as specified in the policy document and which are marketed for sale in the commercial market are eligible for ENERGY STAR certification. The following products are not eligible for certification under this specification: oil fired water heaters, combined heating/cooling and hot water systems, and storage water heaters with greater than 140 gallons of capacity (heat pump water heaters designed to operate in conjunction with tanks or storage type water heaters are exempt from this exclusion).

Products that meet the definition of a Commercial Steam Cooker are eligible for ENERGY STAR. Also referred to as a “compartment steamer,” a device with one or more food steaming compartments in which the energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact. May include countertop models, wall-mounted models and floor-models mounted on a stand, pedestal or cabinet-style base.