California Still Trying To Ban Big HDTVs?

I thought this whole thing about banning HDTVs in California was over with but apparently I was wrong. With so many other things that really, really, really need fixing…worrying about what TV my family uses a few hours a day seems retarded.

The CEC proposal is set up as a two-tiered system. The first enforces efficiency standards beginning in 2011 and would save 3,831 gigawatt hours (and bring down overall TV energy consumption by 33%) by placing a cap on the active mode power usage (in watts) of individual TVs. Current standards in California only regulate TVs in standby mode, at a cap of 3.0 watts.

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