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California Drafting Strict TV Energy Laws
New rules could potentially disallow sales of up 30% of plasmas and LCDs models in the state starting in 2011.
The state of California is drafting legislation — Draft Efficiency Standards for Televisions (pdf) — that will restrict the sale of certain power-zapping plasmas and LCDs in the state starting in 2011.
According to an article in the L.A. Times, the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) are waging a battle of statistics over the proposal.
The CEC says:
Association economist Shawn Dubravac testified to the state energy commission that if 30 percent of TVs can't be sold in California, the state will lose $130 million in tax revenue and 15,800 jobs because consumers will either buy their TVs from the Internet and have them shipped to the state, or stop buying flat panels altogether.
According to an article in the L.A. Times, the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) are waging a battle of statistics over the proposal.
The CEC says:
- The new rules will save the same amount of power used to light up 86,400 homes.
- During big viewing events like the Super Bowl, 40 percent of the power generated by the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California is used for TVs.
- 10 percent of the average Californian’s bill is used on their TV.
- Plasma TVs use 3x the power of a conventional CRT TV.
- LCDs use 43 percent more power than a tube TV.
- New regulations enacted on Jan. 1, 2011 will cut the average Californian’s electricity bill by $18.48 per year.
- The second tier of restrictions to be enacted on Jan. 1, 2013 will save $30.24 on the average bill of today.
- By 2010, one-fourth of all energy usage in the state will be from consumer electronics.
Association economist Shawn Dubravac testified to the state energy commission that if 30 percent of TVs can't be sold in California, the state will lose $130 million in tax revenue and 15,800 jobs because consumers will either buy their TVs from the Internet and have them shipped to the state, or stop buying flat panels altogether.
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Jason Knott, Editor, CE Pro
Jason has covered low-voltage electronics as an editor since 1990. He joined EH Publishing in 2000, and before that served as publisher and editor of Security Sales, a leading magazine for the security industry. He served as chairman of the Security Industry Association’s Education Committee from 2000-2004 and sat on the board of that association from 1998-2002. He is also a former board member of the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation. He is currently a member of the CEDIA Education Action Team for Electronic Systems Business. Jason graduated from the University of Southern California.
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They probably got it from the same intelligence department that George Bush used.
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Interesting comparisons. FYI the Sony KV-36XBR800, a popular CRT (tube) TV for the big-screen enthusiast in it’s day, was rated at 280 watts in use an 1 watt in standby. Well the new Sony KDL-46XBR6 (10” bigger) draws 285 watts in use and 0.2 watts in standby. The 40XBR6 is a bit less (225w) and the 52XBR6 is a little more (295w). One of Sony’s last rear-projection TVs, the KDS-60XBR2 was rated at 240 watts in use and 0.5 watts in standby.
That’s a pretty good apples-to-apples comparison, and I don’t see anywhere near a 43% increase. Also, the Sharp LCDs are pretty close to the Sonys across the range, so this isn’t just a Sony thing. I’d like to know where California is getting their information from ...