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“Set-top
boxes are the ultimate home energy vampires,
silently sucking significant amounts of
energy and money when nobody’s using them,”
the NRDC said in a statement. “The consumer,
who pays the electric bill, deserves
technologies without hidden costs. At a time
when everyone is trying to cut waste from
our budgets and electric grid, service
providers shouldn't saddle their subscribers
with boxes that unnecessarily squeeze their
wallets.”
Feinstein notes in her letter that Sky Broadcasting in Great Britain uses a DVR that reduces its energy consumption in the late night and early morning hours. She urges the U.S. TV providers to work together to manufacture a similar energy-efficient set-top. If not, she warns, the federal government may step in to require it.
Feinstein notes in her letter that Sky Broadcasting in Great Britain uses a DVR that reduces its energy consumption in the late night and early morning hours. She urges the U.S. TV providers to work together to manufacture a similar energy-efficient set-top. If not, she warns, the federal government may step in to require it.