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New California Rules to Make TVs Greener

Rebecca Smith, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 19, 2009 at 12:45 am PT

California created the nation’s first energy-efficiency standard for television sets, arguing that it needed to act because federal energy officials have been slow to confront the issue. Under the standard adopted Wednesday by the California Energy Commission, no TV with a screen size less than 58 inches may be sold in the state after 2011 unless it meets limits on energy consumption.

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Electronics Industry Group Calls California TV Proposal Inefficient

Christopher Lawton, Consumer Technology Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 30, 2009 at 4:47 am PT

Just how much power TVs should use has become a matter of growing debate between the California Energy Commission and the consumer electronics industry. Next week, the Consumer Electronics Association is coming out with a new study in a salvo against the CEC over proposed rules for specific energy standards for TVs sold in California. Under the CEC’s proposed rules, 42-inch TVs sold in California must consume 183 watts or less by 2011, dropping to 115.5 watts by 2013. The CEC says it’s trying to make TVs more efficient to save the state and consumers money.