Third-Party Certification

If a server is nominated for verification testing, do all configurations within the product family need to be tested?
Are certification bodies (CBs) required by ISO 17065 to certify every product attribute identified in ENERGY STAR specifications?
What is the certification body’s (CB’s) role when a brand owner submits data in accordance with the ENERGY STAR Test Method for Determining Residential Dishwasher Cleaning Performance?
A Version 7.0 certified television was tested using the U.S. Department of Energy Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (DOE NOPR) and was subsequently tested at an in-house non-accredited laboratory to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Televisions Final Rule (
Are computer servers required to undergo the active mode Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) test during verification testing?
Are ENERGY STAR performance criteria subject to verification testing when they are specified for reporting purposes only?
Are certification bodies (CBs) required to submit data center storage equipment Test Data Report (TDR) files to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) via My ENERGY STAR Account (MESA)?
Are certification bodies (CBs) required by ISO Guide 65 to certify every product attribute identified in ENERGY STAR specifications?
Are partners required to re-test televisions to Version 6.1 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Televisions Final Rule (DOE Final Rule) if the televisions are currently certified to Version 6.0 with the U.S. Department of Energy Notice of Proposed Ru
Are internal power supplies for electronics and office equipment subject to verification testing?
Are recently certified models (i.e. models that were certified within the last twelve months) excluded from verification testing?
Are large screen computing products, designed to be viewed by multiple people in non-desk based environments, included in the scope of Computers V6.1 or Displays V6.0? For example, products similar to the CNN "Magic Wall."
As a product brand owner partner, when will my recently certified product appear on the ENERGY STAR website?
At which voltage should I test products for verification testing?
As a product brand owner partner, can I use multiple certification bodies (CBs) to certify different models within the same product category?
Are refrigerator-freezers with a bottom freezer and through-the-door ice eligible for ENERGY STAR certification?
Can a certification body (CB) accept test data from a laboratory that is participating in another CB's witnessed or supervised manufacturer?s testing laboratory (W/SMTL) program?
Can I use the same organization to both conduct testing and certify my product as ENERGY STAR qualified?
Can laboratories receive EPA recognition to test products under the Luminaires specification as well as recognition to test luminaire subcomponents? If so, can laboratories use the same application, or would separate applications be needed?
Can a certification body (CB) enroll a laboratory in its witnessed or supervised manufacturer?s testing laboratory (W/SMTL) program on the basis of supervision or auditing that another CB has performed of that laboratory?
Does EPA have data reporting requirements for laboratories testing products for purposes of ENERGY STAR qualification or verification testing?
Do set-top boxes (STBs) certified to ENERGY STAR Version 3 specification need to be retested for purposes of certification to Version 4.1 specification?
Do partners need to provide updates to products if they still meet the ENERGY STAR requirements?
Do the ENERGY STAR verification testing requirements apply to models that are no longer certified as ENERGY STAR?
For ENERGY STAR certified residential dishwashers, what test procedure should be used for purposes of verifying performance of products certified to Version 5 prior to May 30, 2013, when the DOE test procedure changed?
How does EPA recognition of accreditation bodies (ABs), laboratories, or certification bodies (CBs) work?
For verification testing of decorative light strings, how many samples/strings should be procured and tested?
How many of my products will be subject to ongoing verification testing, and how often will this occur?
How long does it take to test and certify a product?
How is network proxy capability verified for ENERGY STAR certification?