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- While energy use for this equipment has grown rapidly in recent years, this growth is likely to slow in the next decade because the US commercial sector market is becoming saturated (especially for PC CPUs and monitors).
- Significant uncertainties remain in creating such forecasts, particularly related to energy used in mainframe and minicomputers.
- The Energy Star Office Equipment program will save almost $1 billion annually by the year 2000, at a cumulative cost to society of a few million dollars.
- Significant additional savings may be achieved from advanced technologies if these technologies can be reduced in cost from current levels.