HDTV Energy Star Standard Now Effective

As someone who prides herself on being as behaviorally environmental as possible, I cringe every time I sit down and turn on our 67 inch, flat screen television.

Why? Because it's not an energy efficient HDTV; and apparently, that standard of devices will now be harder to come by. On May 1, the new Energy Star 4.0 standard for televisions, published last September, became effective.

According to reports, the maximum amount of power an Energy Star TV can consume will drop by about 40 percent, which means that my 67 inch monster of a television we own, is no where near meeting the requirements to earn that Energy Star logo.  

However, the report said the 50-inch set could consume a full 318 watts when turned on and still get to display the logo, but my 67 inch? I think that's pushing it, eh?

But even for that 50-inch, there are setbacks to complying with the Energy Star standard. For example, in order to display the logo, it has to burn less than 153 watts, which is less than half of the products 3.0 specifications.

So, while my 67 inch stays on, at full capacity, I may be using more and conserving less, but its quality is top notch.

I'll just make sure to recycle double this month. Wink. Wink.