From 2002, the decreases in estimated savings from ENERGY STAR and remanufacturing programs is primarily due to these three trends: fewer product placements reflecting a shift from standalone devices like copiers, printers, scanners and fax machines to all-in-one multifunction devices; lighter weight machines; and a decrease in the number of products returned for remanufacturing in Europe where scrap office products are now driven into national collection and recycling programs as a result of new European Union legislation.

Energy Savings while “Sleeping”
Xerox’s production systems offer a wide range of features that provide high-capacity and print-on-demand capability for Xerox customers. Energy management in such technologically complex systems is challenging due to the product’s large number of individual subsystems. Xerox’s NuveraTM 100/120 Digital Copier/Printer was designed from the ground up to meet ENERGY STAR and Environmental Choice EcoLogo specifications. The product’s unique integrated printer controller optimizes the energy consumption of each subsystem, reaching power saving sleep-mode levels of fewer than 70 watts after a period of non-use. The integrated printer controller coordinates the reduction in power consumption, turning off each subsystem while ensuring the machine’s ability to “wake up” quickly.