Computers become EPEAT-registered through assessments against 23 required and 28 optional criteria. All registered products must meet all required criteria. Application of the optional criteria results in a three-tiered classification scheme in which products receive Bronze, Silver or Gold registration. As of April 15, 2008, 559 products were registered.

Criteria cover eight categories:

• Reduction/Elimination of Environmentally Sensitive Materials
  
• Energy Conservation
  
• Materials Selection
  
• End of Life Management
  
• Design for End of Life
  
• Corporate Performance
  
• Life Cycle Extension
  
• Packaging

Further detail on the specific requirements for achieving Bronze, Silver and Gold registration can be found at www.epeat.net.

EPEAT presently encompasses desktops, laptops and monitors (with 24 participating manufacturers) – and will be expanded to include imaging products, TVs, servers and handhelds. Federal agencies (e.g., EPA, Energy, DHS, NASA, Army) have been voluntarily applying EPEAT-defined green standards in the acquisition of $41B worth of products.