Televisions are responsible for approximately six to eight percent of global residential electricity consumption. An analysis conducted for SEAD by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) suggests that advances like more efficient LED backlighting and higher panel transmittance can yield major reductions in television electricity consumption in the coming years.
Preliminary analysis indicates that approximately 10 TWh of final energy and 5 million metric tons of CO2 emissions can be saved in 2030 by adopting the world’s best efficiency standards in participating Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) economies. To date, more than 45 economies have developed minimum efficiency standards or labeling programs for televisions.
Activites
Standards & Labeling: The S&L working group has initiated an international collaboration of technical and policy experts in television energy efficiency. This collaboration is intended to promote alignment and improvements in the scope and stringency of international standards and labeling programs. The collaboration is led by the United States with participation from Australia, Canada, France, Korea, and the United Kingdom.
Awards: The awards working group is developing program rules and criteria for the 2012 SEAD Global Appliance Efficiency Awards for flat panel televisions. A total of 20 awards will be given across four international markets – the awards are intended to help consumers identify the most efficient televisions available in a particular size range.
Technical Analysis: Televisions are the subject of an in-depth report on energy efficiency trends and technology options completed by LBNL in support of the cross-cutting technical analysis working group.
News & Information Resources
Product-Specific Resource Summary
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Updated: July 21, 2011
This Product-specific Resource Summary is a working document meant to catalog publically-available information relevant to the development of standards and labels. This document will be updated frequently as new information becomes available.