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California Lawmakers Seeking Ban on Wasteful HDTVs

by Warren Riddle on October 16, 2009 at 05:10 PM



Many home appliances, like refrigerators and air conditioners, have to meet predetermined energy standards, but man's best inanimate friend, the television, has managed to evade such government restrictions, so far. According to the Los Angeles Times, TV's free pass may soon get revoked in California, where state regulators are currently attempting to implement energy efficiency standards for televisions.

The California Energy Commission hopes to begin unplugging substandard sets in 2011, with a vote on the proposal possibly coming as soon as November 4th. The proposed restrictions have been met with opposition from electronics advocacy groups, like the Consumers Electronics Association, who claim the new rules will hamper technological advancements and raise manufacturing prices. But at least one manufacturer believes otherwise. Vizio vice president Kenneth R. Lowe said that his company would have no problem meeting the efficiency standards within the proposed time frame.

Californians own approximately 35 million sets, with 10-percent of each household's electricity consumption being used to power up all those tubes and crystals. The Energy Commission believes that eliminating that waste could result in an influx of over $8 billion to the Golden State. And that, with California's ongoing budget crisis, could be exactly what the state needs. [From: The LA Times]

Tags: big screen, BigScreen, california, energy, energy consumption, EnergyConsumption, government, green, top, tv

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