Set-Top Industry Agreement Saves $646 Million in Energy Costs, Say CTA, NCTA
Pay-TV set-top box customers saved $646 million in energy costs in 2015 because of the industry's 2012 voluntary energy conservation agreement for the devices, CTA and NCTA said in a joint release Tuesday. “A new report by independent auditor D+R…
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International found that more than 3.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were prevented in 2015 through a 15.94 percent reduction in national energy consumption from set-top boxes.” DVRs now use 36 percent less energy annually than in 2012, said Natural Resources Defense Council Center for Energy Efficiency Standards Director Noah Horowitz in the release. The entities involved in the voluntary agreement have created a website on the progress of energy efficient equipment for consumers: www.energy-efficiency.us. “The website includes links to individual pay TV and Internet provider websites so consumers can learn more about the equipment that each company offers,” the release said.