Re: FiOS Energy Consumption - Energy Star?
prisaz
Legend

@mjkboston wrote:

I just got FiOS installed. Went incredibly smoothly, my network swapped right over from Comcast and the HD picture is spectacular. 

Here's the rub.  I replaced

one Comcast Moto STB and a TiVo Series 2 DVR, Moto Cable Modem & Netgear Wifi router

with

FiOS Moto STD STB and  FiOS Moto HD DVR plus two digital converters, Verizon Actiontec  MI424WR Wireless Router and FiOS Tellabs 612 indoor ONT.

I was doing some work with an energy management startup and had an Energy Detective (http://www.theenergydetective.com/index.html) installed in my load panel to monitor my power consumption and immediately noticed my power use go up.  Seems from posts on DSL Reports (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18599695?hilite=ont+612+power+consumption) that the ONT draws 20-40 watts and the Router draws a whopping 60 watts continuously.

I wonder when these companies are going to start waking up to the fact that broadband, DVRs and HDTVs (not to mention Wiis and XBoxes) are a major contributor to the country's increased power consumption and carbon footprint. We should all be demanding higher efficiency electronics. Verizon gets the services revenue and the triple play is a good deal for $99 bucks but we get to pay and extra $10 per month to power their gear! 

Has anyone heard of Verizon or Moto's plans for EnergyStar compliant STB's???


YES! If you take all the power requirements for the line out of the CO and give it to the customer. You get a whopping big energy start for you Central Offices and the customer now foots the bill. I seem to remember Verizon getting big praises for reducing their consumption.
Re: FiOS Energy Consumption - Energy Star?
FIOSBill
Enthusiast - Level 1
I work with the ENERGY STAR programs, and there are indeed product specs for STBs that Verizon could adopt for new equipment. I would be happy to put the right folks in touch with the ENERGY STAR program staff to help this along.
Re: FiOS Energy Consumption - Energy Star?
prisaz
Legend

@FIOSBill wrote:
I work with the ENERGY STAR programs, and there are indeed product specs for STBs that Verizon could adopt for new equipment. I would be happy to put the right folks in touch with the ENERGY STAR program staff to help this along.

I guess Motorola would need to go after the rating. It would be nice to see little or no power consumption when the box is off.

One link. 

http://www.energystar.gov/

For those who really wish to be green.

http://www.greenhomeguide.org/what_makes_a_green_home/index.html

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Re: FiOS Energy Consumption - Energy Star?
Eddie29
Newbie

I was turning my router off at night, and experiencing problems with the on-demand features on the STB.  Verizon cust serv told me to stop turning it off at night to solve the problem.  I can hear the STBs hummingand feel the heat even when they are turned off.  The router glows brightly 24/7.  Down in the basement, more Fios equipment is comsuming enery around the clock. 

My electric bill is definitely up.  Any answers from Verizon?

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Re: FiOS Energy Consumption - Energy Star?
BassBob
Newbie

Look on the bright side; you're picking up some BTU's from all that energy used by the Vz equipment.  At THIS time of the year, that's a bonus.

However, in the summer....Smiley Mad

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