Falls the electricity consumption of flat screen TV

Flat screen TVs now use less energy than the replaced cathode ray TVs. Photography: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Along with heaters, SUVs, and incandescent light bulbs, screen televisions flat became one of the most hated by environmentalists in the past decade. But energy efficiency means that they have become greener than tubes of x-ray cathrode hulking replacing and reducing its average consumption of electricity in more than half, new figures show.

Advances in technology have driven the energy use of all new televisions by 60% since 2006, leaving a 42-inch LED TV costs now only ￡ 14 a year to run compared with around ￡ 80 for a plasma screen in 2006, the prices of today. Flat screens more than 9.5 million were sold last year in the United Kingdom

At the level of televisions has 6-8% of the electricity consumption in households.

Ross Lammas, the founder of the energy efficiency of the Sust-it website, which compiles data looking at 1,800 models, these lighting innovations were responsible in large part: "the main thing that drives it is technology of LED backlighting of the TV". "

The so-called ' LED TVs ', light-emitting diodes using only began to appear in significant numbers around 2009, despite the technology debuted at a Sony TV for five years. As well as using less energy, sets are thinner and are becoming increasingly popular with buyers, accounting therefore a fifth part of the LCD TV sales according to some reports.

Research also shows that modern flat screens now used less energy than square televisions that were initially criticized replacement. A new 32-inch LED TV uses 75% less energy than a 32-inch cathode ray tube, costs ￡ 8 per year to run instead of ￡ 32.

Lammas, also predicted that mandatory energy labels for TVs because in December it would lead to the decrease in plasma-based screens that use more energy. "Plasmas follow use a hell of a lot of power." I think that they [the consumer electronics companies] will begin gradually soon. "As soon as energy labels come on, people will see the amount of energy they use really."

What? Editor of the magazine Martyn Hocking, said that the figures counted with their own research. "Flat screen TVs are significantly more efficient energy these days." Plasma TV often use up to 300 Watts three years, but some now use only 70 watts. "We are seeing similar results with other appliances such as refrigerators, freezers and washing machines."

A spokesman with energy trusts save the Government said it expected that the energy consumption of TVs drop "significantly" with the increased use of LED TVs.

But while the image of the TVs is greater efficiency, insatiable appetite of the British public for gadgets from multiple computers and iPhones to coffee machines and home entertainment systems forecast to see energy use spiral in a time of rising energy prices. Consumer electronics are predicted to become the largest consumer of electricity in our homes in 2010, hitting refrigerators and lighting as the traditional fuel superior of electricity in the home. Is likely that confirm that this change has produced a report energy saving trust in October.

Energy efficiency savings of newer TVs can also be offset by the fact that is owner of several of them with prognosis for an average of 2.6 for home before 2020, up from 2.4 today.

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