EPA Lets UHD TVs Consume 45% More Energy Than 1080p Sets to Be 'Most Efficient'
An Energy Star Version 8.0-compliant Ultra HD TV can consume 45 percent more energy than a comparably sized 1080p set and still get “most efficient” status, said the EPA. It rejected green groups’ call to reduce that gap to 20…
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percent. Though TV makers reduced “power consumption gap between HD and UHD TVs in recent years,” the agency found that of Energy Star TVs, 1 percent of UHD models “could meet the criteria were the UHD adder reduced to 20%.” Friday’s disclosure is the first that the EPA plans significant reductions in the UHD adder in V9.0; V8.0 takes effect March 1.