How Green Is Your Plasma? The Government Thinks You Should Know
Am I the only person that still can’t get used to Peter Garrett as a politician? Everytime I see him speak I picture him dancing in the Beds are burning video clip, and wonder how anyone could ever take him seriously.
Still, he’s announced a pretty encouraging energy star rating for all home appliances, including plasma TVs and computers. All new products will have to adhere to the 10-star energy efficiency rating system, prominently displaying just how energy efficient the product is.
The rating system is likely to start next year with whitegoods like fridges and dishwashers once the design has been worked out and approved, and rolled over into other consumer electronics like TVs and PCs by April next year.
It’s a good move – plasmas in particular are notoriously power hungry
and can double a monthly electricity bill. Having aa uniform star
rating on all new flat panel TVs will not only help you save money on
electricity, but will also force manufacturers to put even more effort
into making their products more energy efficient.
[SMH]
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Computers with ratings! Laptops maybe but I build my own PC’s.
Environment minister or political puppet. More like…How can we sleep when Port Philip Bay is dying?
(Obviously from a Victorian!)
Does this mean each individual computer part will have its own energy rating. I agree with ADZ on this occasion, theres probably higher priorities for the labour environmental minister.
I went for a swim on monday in Elwood, and the beach was litered with Jellyfish carkases, the water was merky with some kind of dirt and it was really really hot. 2 of those things im gona blame on Baldy, our so called ‘environment minister’ the 3rd is probbaly my fault. Power ratings…..
“It’s a good move – plasmas in particular are notoriously power hungry and can double a monthly electricity bill.”
Compared to what? A CRT or LCD? My understanding is that plasmas and LCDs were comparable with power usage nowdays.