14 DAY TRIAL // Today we often pay huge energy bills without even being aware of how much power our electronics require.
In order to boost clean energy technologies and enable worldwide consumers to pay less for what they use, The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative is supporting a global competition, seeking to identify and reward the smartest, greenest, most energy-efficient flat-panel televisions.
Apparently, there are three categories of televisions and the contest is selecting suitable candidates for this title from four regions: Australia, the European Union, India, and North America.
For every category, the jury will select a winner, aiming to help us preserve money and energy.
"Helping consumers save money by saving energy has always been a priority for the Energy Department. The SEAD Global Efficiency Medal awards will help identify the most efficient products on the market, making it easier for consumers in the United States and around the world to reduce energy waste and energy bills," said Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
Apparently, the ancient TV sets installed in households are far from being our trust-worthy friends, since they take a lot of money out of our pockets.
Studies reveal that televisions are responsible for up to 8% of the residential electricity consumption, on a global scale. Experts have put all their hopes in new technologies, like LED backlighting, expected to cut down power needs in the long term.
At this point in time, innovations are much needed to solve the energy crisis. Furthermore, higher power-saving standards applied to a new generation of appliances could eliminate the need of constructing more power plants, favoring the environment.
The global contest will also take new technologies into consideration and products that are still a few steps far from being launched on the market. The winners will be announced this fall, according to a press release.