2017 US Set Top Box Energy Use Down $1.4 Billion
National set top box energy use is down by roughly a third since 2012 and this means consumers are spending $1.4 billion less per year to power the black boxes ...
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New UN Model Lighting Regulation = $18 Billion in Savings
The potential savings from transitioning from old-fashioned incandescent bulbs to energy-efficient LEDs in nations that do not already have energy efficiency st...
Future Reality: Set-Top Box Energy Use to Shrink Another 20%
The amount of energy consumed by the set-top boxes used to access pay TV in our homes is due to go down another 20 percent due to new commitments made by leadin...
California to Get New Light Bulb Efficiency Standards Jan. 1
One of the least energy efficient products in modern history, the incandescent light bulb dating back to the days of Thomas Edison, is about to be permanently r...
LED Lighting Could Save Developing Countries $40 Billion/yr.
Developing and emerging economies could save $40 billion worth of electricity and prevent 320 million metric tonnes of carbon pollution annually simply by trans...
Time to Change Our Clocks Back and Our Lightbulbs Forward
The Natural Resources Defense Council is launching an #LEDchallenge to urge everyone to switch out at least one inefficient bulb for an LED....