California has just voted by 5 to 0 to cut down on the State's TV electricity consumption. The California Energy Commission, based on a study by PG&E, the California utility, reckons that the TV accounts for roughly 10% of domestic electricity consumption while the tendency is for bigger and greedier screens.By introducing regulations based on a new standard the commission hopes to spark innovation and encourage manufacturers to come up with lower energy consumption TV sets. Today, most TV sets carry the Energy Star label. Later this year in May 2010, a much stricter Energy Star 4 ...
Cut down on your TV consumption
Posted by Bosque 827 days ago (http://www.wattwatt.com)California has just voted by 5 to 0 to cut down on the State's TV electricity consumption. The California Energy Commission, based on a study by PG&E, the California utility, reckons that the TV accounts for roughly 10% of domestic electricity consumption while the tendency is for bigger and greedier screens.By introducing regulations based on a new standard the commission hopes to spark innovation and encourage manufacturers to come up with lower energy consumption TV sets. Today, most TV sets carry the Energy Star label. Later this year in May 2010, a much stricter Energy Star 4 ...
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