The consumer electronics industry shares the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s desire to promote energy efficiency in residential and commercial devices and equipment. Electronics manufacturers are leading the way to energy efficiency through innovation, competition and market-oriented programs such as ENERGY STAR.

To put the energy efficiency gains of consumer electronics products in context, the average TV sold in 2010 consumes far less energy than a 100 watt incandescent light bulb.

There are even more impressive stories of energy innovation across consumer electronics product categories. The key is to first understand the energy savings achievements across the consumer electronics industry. There is a lot of innovative-thought needed to move energy efficient-thinking forward, and a lot of hurdles to overcome.

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