EEbeat

Once a major component of our monthly electricity bill, big screen televisions have reduced their energy consumption over the last few years due to improvements in technology and energy efficiency programs. The U.S. EPA hopes to continue that trend by recently publishing the final draft of the next version of its ENERGY STAR® television program [...]

If you were to name the biggest single household energy user in terms of average annual energy use in kilowatt hours, you might think of your double-wide subzero refrigerator or massive 65-inch flat-panel TV. What you may not consider is that innocent little set-top box (STB) sitting next to your TV. However, a report just [...]

It’s no secret that the latest generations of home and office electronic products (i.e., TVs, DVD players, printers, major appliances, etc.) are being introduced with network connectivity capability. But what most consumers may not realize is that this added functionality comes at the cost of significantly increased energy consumption because many of these communication-enabled products [...]