California adopts new energy standards for televisions

On November 18, 2009, the California Energy Commission ( California Energy Commission ) adopted an energy efficiency standard for televisions, which comes into force on January 1, 2011.

Regardless of technology, all new TVs sold in California should consume 33% less energy by 2011, and 49% by 2013. The standard only applies to televisions with an area of ​​less than 1,400 square inches (with a diagonal of less than 58 inches). For example, a 42-inch screen should consume up to 183 watts by 2011 and up to 115 watts by 2013.

The commission assumes that in 10 years the new rules will save $ 8.1 billion on electricity.
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Effective date	Screen area, square inch	Maximum power consumption in standby mode, W	Maximum power consumption in operation mode, W	Minimum power factor (for power more than 100 W)
Current standards for televisions
January 1, 2006	any	3	Not regulated	Not regulated
New standards
January 1, 2011	<1400	one	P ≤ 0.20 * Screen area (square inch) + 32	0.9
January 1, 2013	<1400	one	P ≤ 0.12 * Screen area (square inch) + 25	0.9

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Diagonal, inch	Square, square inch	Maximum power consumption after January 1, 2011, W	Maximum power consumption after January 1, 2013, W
32	438	119.51	77.51
40	684	168.74	107.04
42	754	182.75	115.45
46	904	212.83	133.50
50	1068	245.65	153.19
56	1340	300.00	185.80

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