About
Two historic initiatives to make set-top boxes and residential broadband equipment more energy efficient, saving consumers money and reducing carbon emissions from power plants.
- The Set-Top Box (STB) Voluntary Agreement, established in December 2012, expanded in December 2013 and renewed in March 2018, covers the set-top boxes that consumers obtain from cable, satellite, or telephone companies that service more than 90% of the U.S. pay-TV market.
- The Small Network Equipment (SNE) Voluntary Agreement was established in June 2015 and covers Internet modems, routers, and other equipment that deliver broadband service to more than 85% of the residential broadband market.
Agreements & Reports
Set-Top Box
Voluntary Agreement
The Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvements in the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes (STB) was adopted to drive improvements in the energy efficiency of STBs while encouraging innovation and competition. Signatories include all of the major cable, satellite and telco service providers representing more than 90% of the U.S. pay-TV market, as well as major manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates. The Department of Energy hailed both the initial agreement with the advocates in 2013 and the extension of the agreement in 2018.
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Small Network Equipment
Voluntary Agreement
The primary objective of the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvements in the Energy Efficiency of Small Network Equipment (SNE) agreement is to increase the energy efficiency of equipment used to access residential broadband Internet access services while promoting rapid innovation and timely introduction of new features for consumers. Participants in the agreement include all of the largest Internet service providers and many major manufacturers.
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Annual Reports
One of the requirements of each Voluntary Agreement is publication of an annual report prepared by an Independent Administrator. Each report provides a summary of compliance, trends, and detailed energy measurements of each device for the reporting period.
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Set-Top Box Signatories
Small Network Equipment Signatories
Supporting Organizations
CableLabs is a non-profit research and development consortium that is dedicated to creating innovative ideas that significantly impact our cable operator members' business. CableLabs also serves to define interoperable solutions among our members and their technology vendors in order to drive scale, reduce costs, and create competition in the supply chain. CableLabs membership is comprised of the major cable operators worldwide.
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As North America’s largest technology trade association, CTA® is the tech sector. Our members are the world’s leading innovators – from startups to global brands – helping support more than 18 million American jobs. CTA owns and produces CES® – the most influential tech event in the world. Find us at CTA.tech. Follow us @CTAtech.
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NCTA - The Internet & Television Association, is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators that deliver advanced digital services to consumers and businesses throughout urban and rural America, and more than 200 cable program networks that produce TV's most creative and popular shows. The U.S. cable industry is the largest provider of high-speed Internet access, serving more than 59 million customers, after investing $290 billion since 1996 to build robust fiber optic networks that reach 93 percent of American homes. The cable industry supports 2.7 million American jobs and there are at least 300 cable employees in every congressional district.
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More Information & News
Energy Information
Get more information on what some signatories are doing, including details of the energy performance of their devices.
Actiontec Electronics: SNE
ASUS: SNE
AT&T/DIRECTV: STB | SNE | MORE INFO
Comcast: STB | SNE | MORE INFO
CommScope (ARRIS): SNE
Cox Communications: STB | SNE | MORE INFO
DISH Network: STB
Linksys: SNE
Lumen (CenturyLink): SNE (CenturyLink) | SNE (Quantum Fiber)
Plume: SNE
Spectrum (Charter Communications): STB | SNE | MORE INFO
Verizon: STB/SNE
News
Track the latest developments from the industry's energy saving efforts.