Summary of Certification Content

CEC certification is an electrical energy efficiency regulation implemented by the California Energy Commission on December 30, 2005. The purpose of implementing this regulation is to improve the efficiency of electricity products, save energy, reduce gas emissions and greenhouse effects.

With more and more electronic products appearing in daily life, 'energy conservation' will become an urgent problem that everyone must face in the 21st century. The California Energy Commission (CEC) is about to implement new mandatory standards for the energy efficiency of AC-DC and AC-AC external power supplies on July 1, 2006, which will impact almost all electronic products.

This standard will cover all products that use external power supplies (such as chargers and adapters), including mobile phones, home wireless phones, portable music players, handheld game consoles, toys, etc., and require these products to use energy more efficiently in both standby and use states.

This means that after mid-2006, all transformers, external power supplies, adapters, and chargers used in the United States and intended for sale in the United States must undergo design changes. The new standards will bring significant changes to the current energy ecosystem, 'said Doug Bailey, Marketing Director of Power Integrations (PI). PI is a power chip supplier for the aforementioned products, and the company is launching a series of solutions targeting the upcoming new standards.

In addition to energy conservation, CEC's new regulations will also have a significant impact on environmental protection. According to the company's statistics, if all external power supplies in California can comply with the new standards, California will be able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 360000 tons per year, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of 60000 cars.

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This regulation stipulates that electrical products must first comply with equipment energy efficiency regulations when sold in California, USA. This regulation specifies energy efficiency index requirements, measurement methods, and phased implementation plans for 58 categories of electrical products. According to this regulation, electrical products must be tested by a qualified laboratory in accordance with relevant regulations or standards in the United States before being sold in California.

CEC is a mandatory certification program in California, USA.

If related controlled products such as Power Supply are to be sold in California, the United States, they must obtain CEC certification before July 1, 2006. If they cannot meet the requirements of the new Appliance Efficiency Regulation regulations and apply for devices, they are prohibited from being sold in California, the United States.