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Libs have bankrupted the state of CA, taxed their citizens to the point where people are fleeing the state, and the Dems just dug the hole deeper

The Nanny state left will never stop trying to control as many aspects of your life as they think of

Quote:Calif. requires TVs to be more energy efficient
By SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer - Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:06PM EST


SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators Wednesday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand.

On a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission required all new televisions up to 58 inches to be more energy efficient, beginning in 2011. The requirement will be tougher in 2013, with only a quarter of all TVs currently on the market meeting that standard.

The commission estimates that TVs account for about 10 percent of a home's electricity use. The concern is that the energy draw will rise by as much as 8 percent a year as consumers buy larger televisions, add more to their homes and watch them longer.

Commissioners say energy efficiency standards are the cheapest and easiest way to save electricity.

"We have every confidence this industry will be able to meet the rule and then some," Energy Commissioner Julia Levin said. "It will save consumers money, it will help protect public health, and it will spark innovation."

TVs larger than 58 inches, which account for no more than 3 percent of the market, would not be covered by the rule, a concession to independent retailers that sell high-end home-theater TVs. The commission is expected to regulate them in the future.

Environmental groups supported the tougher standards and hoped they will prompt manufacturers to make new energy-efficient models for the rest of the nation. They said the rules would cut California's power bill by $1 billion a year, avoiding the need to build a 500-megawatt power plant.

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20091118/a..._tv_energy

The one positive note if this bill passes is that we and all of our competitors will start getting a lot more online TV sales from California to bypass stupid regulations and taxation which will ultimately continue to rise. The downside is that a lot of the current California electronics dealers who are already hurting are just going to loose more business and possibly have to shut their doors.