All ASUS Motherboards Meet Stringent New California Energy Commission Standards

[btarunr]

ASUS today announced that its motherboards meet ambitious energy-efficiency standards laid down by the California Energy Commission (CEC), and due to come into force on January 1, 2019.

From this date, most new computers, monitors and signage displays sold or offered for sale in California must adhere to strict new power-consumption standards, with the aim of reducing energy use across the state and ultimately nationally. The regulations are expected to result in energy savings of up to 2,332 GWh annually, and reduce the cost of utility bills by up to US $373 million.

Under the new regulations motherboards are classed as computers. All existing and new ASUS and ASUS ROG motherboards will meet the CEC's tier-one specification for typical energy use (TEC) for computers.



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[natr0n]

It's funny how California dictates everything tech. It's modern day Sodom and Gomorrah.

We can thank them for lead free solder...

 

[Fatalfury]

I guess ASUS cant sell their AMD cards there anymore.

 

[newtekie1]

This seems like kind of a bogus PR stunt from ASUS to me. As far as I've researched, the Tier 1 requirement just gives a total power consumption for the whole computer. So, yeah, I can't see any motherboard alone not being able to meet the requirement, especially since motherboards only use a fraction of the power in the system. But maybe I'm reading the requirements wrong or missed where they break it down by individual parts?

 

[FordGT90Concept]

...reduce the cost of utility bills by up to US $373 million.

Consumers won't see a cent of that. Any savings California manages to get, they invest into making electricity more expensive and less reliable. California has one of the most lopsided energy policies in the world. Customers got fed up with it and are leaving the state socialist utilities in favor of local utilities that don't shoot themselves in the foot: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...of-a-second-energy-crisis-as-customers-defect

 

[TheGuruStud]

Good thing that hell hole is on borrowed time.

 

[justanerd]

Consumers won't see a cent of that.

Not to mention that performance matters not the energy efficiency as long as it comes to non-mobile gadgets.
Energy consumption is of as much interest when going for a mainboard as is the inner color of an exhaust system when buying a car.

 

[John Naylor]

It's funny how California dictates everything tech. It's modern day Sodom and Gomorrah.

We can thank them for lead free solder...

No we can thank Norman Murell, P.E. of Long island, New York for that ... I had the honor or nominating Norman for the Engineer of the Year Award at the time for his accomplishments and introduced him at the awards dinner. Norman lived and worked on Long Island and the first laws governing lead solder where drafted here.

 

[Berfs1]

Does this affect the legality of overclocking (by humans and by AI)?

 

[Flanker]

This seems like kind of a bogus PR stunt from ASUS to me.

That's exactly what it is.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

well, one can always turn off them RGB LEDs, don't install crapware etc to "save energy" xDD

 

[Bones]

Not to mention that performance matters not the energy efficiency as long as it comes to non-mobile gadgets.
Energy consumption is of as much interest when going for a mainboard as is the inner color of an exhaust system when buying a car.

That's a relief - Thought my CHV-Z would have to pass a sniffer test each year but guess not.

This is the part that bothers me:
"From this date, most new computers, monitors and signage displays sold or offered for sale in California must adhere to strict new power-consumption standards, with the aim of reducing energy use across the state and ultimately nationally. "

So I guess Kommifornia is now up to dictating the energy policies of the entire nation by hook, crook or whatever.

No wondering here why the place is called "Shake-N-Bake USA" - Someone is trying to get their attention.... Or else.
And I guess the "Or else" will be it because they never learn nor care to.

 

[mgutt]

I trie to find out if the Asus X570 motherboards comply CEC 2019 (Gigabyte's boards do). This news said "all" but ASUS website and manual does not mention it, while most of the other motherboards even highlight this feature. Could it be possible that "all" is not meant as "all"?