In a vote of five to zero, the Energy Commission of California (USA) approved last Thursday, November 19, the first regulatory efficiency for televisions over 58 inches of the United States. New Regulations for Household Efficiency require new televisions sold in California consume 33% less electricity by 2011 and 49% less by 2013. The average consumption of plasma TVs is three times the amount consumed by a traditional device.
The commission estimates that the shift to more efficient televisions will save on average $ 30 a TV and 8.1 billion annually in electricity bills from the state during the first decade. The legislation applies to TV sets sold after January 1, 2011, and will reflect similar rules that the state established for refrigerators, room air conditioners and other appliances from the 1970s. TVs currently represent 10% of average residential electricity consumption.
While some business groups have criticized saying the new rules would stifle innovation and interfere with the market process that is already leading to increased efficiency, Vizio, a manufacturer of plasma televisions and liquid crystal displays, told state regulators that they would have no problem in meeting the new standards by 2011. More than a thousand models of television sets available today already meet the standards of 2011, according to the Energy Commission of California, do not cost more than less efficient models.
Source: Reuters
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