Depending on your point of view, pardon the pun, this proposed piece of legislation may affect your next TV purchase. The California Energy Commission is considering a ban of new TV sets that do not meet new criteria for energy efficiency, a result of California's ever-growing energy demands that have followed the adoption rate of larger television and HD sets in households. The proposal aims to reduce TV energy consumption by 33% starting in 2011 while also restricting actual power use of each set depending upon screen size. The state predicts to save 3,831 gigawatt hours with the first of two proposed standards, while the even stricter 2013 stage would reduce energy use by 49%, with customers seeing anywhere between $18-30 savings per year....
California Proposes TV Ban of Inefficient Televisions
Check out the complete proposal here and remember this does not affect current TV sets already purchased, just future sets to be sold. If there was any indicator that OLED and laser tech sets will see accelerated development, this might be it, though interestingly enough, the LCD Manufacturers Association supports this proposal while plasma manufacturers and the CEA aren't as hot on the idea. We personally think this is a win-win situation for both the customer and energy grid, but are curious to see how the industry lobbyists and public sway for or against such a measure.
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It looks like plasma sets aren't long for this world, anyhow. LCD prices continue to plunge, even in the larger sizes that once favored the plasma manufacturing process. While plasma sets can still offer a somewhat-superior picture, the difference isn't nearly as dramatic now as it was just a few years ago, and that gap is likely to continue to close.
Plasma sets have recently become substantially more energy-efficient, though. But I think market forces will render them obsolete before legislation has any impact.
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Considering our TV looks like that 30 CRT up there and most of my tv watching happens on my desktop...this won't impact me directly, but I admire the direction they're going in.
If only we could apply the same restrictions (in a relative manner, of course) to automobiles.
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This is stupid. God, I hate this state so f-ing much.
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This does sort of define 'fiddling while Rome burns'. I believe the cumulative effect of lots of smaller efforts ads up, but I can't believe there aren't bigger and more important places to start.
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