RoslynPo
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 Posted: 18 Sep 2023 23:31 Post subject: Why Most Energy Saver Fail |
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| Horowitz’s group also pushed for an update to the Energy Star label for TVs, to help consumers identify the better-performing models on the market, and asked the California Energy Commission to adopt minimum efficiency standards for new TVs sold in the state. Under Horowitz’s guidance, NRDC published the results of formal television efficiency tests and reached out to policy makers to develop an updated test method for measuring the energy use of new TVs. Horowitz then turned his attention to the things attached to the television-like cable set-top boxes and video game consoles-which together he calls "the TV ecosystem." He persuaded the cable and satellite television industries to make set-top boxes that use less electricity, saving another $1 billion per year and the equivalent of at least three large power plants’ worth of electricity. Green Mountain Coffee was persuaded to undertake such improvements in efficiency through an unusual effort by the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, which is under contract with the state to find thousands of such energy savings. And in 2009, the state adopted new standards requiring televisions to improve efficiency by 50 percent within four years. Manufacturers that produce showerheads meeting EPA’s efficiency and performance criteria can apply to have their products certified to earn the WaterSense label. |
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