EISA 2007

The U.S. Congress has passed a law effective July 1, 2008 called the “Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007”. Section 301 of the new law is dedicated to the efficiency standards for AC or DC output external power supplies 250 watts and under. The law states that any Class A external power supply manufactured on or after July 1, 2008, must meet new, higher efficiency and standby levels based on the output watts.