Alpha Technologies announced that 100% of its headend powering equipment meets or exceeds the requirements of the SCTE 186 standard. The announcement was made in conjunction with an SCTE Energy 2020 plenary session in Herndon, VA. Energy 2020 is the cable industry's international program to reduce projected energy costs and consumption by up to 25% on a unit basis by the end of the current decade.
SCTE 186 is among the first in a series of standards that are being created by the SCTE to drive energy management in the cable telecommunications industry. SCTE 186 defines common environmental and sustainability requirements for equipment within mission-critical operations facilities.
SCTE 186 is intended to enhance energy efficiency and increase product reliability by creating environmental, electrical, sustainability and other requirements for the design, manufacture, selection and installation of new equipment.