Archive for October 22nd, 2009
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
California may ban large screen TVs
One of the big technological trends over the last decade has been revolving around televisions. People just keep wanting the biggest and the best, and when they get it, a new bigger and better one comes out to compete with it. The problem with these larger sets is that they are needing more and more electricity to keep them running, which is a point of concern that has been raised by Calofrnia’ energy commission.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to proposals put forward by the cenergy commission in California, to impose energy consumption limits on televisions 40 inches wide or more. The commission claims that 10 per cent of Californias domestic energy consumption is caused by the 35 million tvs in use in the state. This may lead to a similar restriction impose on televisions that is already in place on other home appliances, such as refrigerators.