Publications

The 4E Standby Annex, in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, has released a scoping study called Standby Power and Low Energy Networks - issues and directions.

The issue of excessive standby power was identified more than 20 years ago and continues to be a concern because energy policies have still not curbed the continuing energy excesses in electronic products. The number of products that consume power in low power modes is growing as electronic controls permeate product designs and electronic “information based” products become ubiquitous. This issue is only exacerbated by the increasing prevalence of network connected products.