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California poised for energy-hungry plasma TV crackdown

 
Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 6 January 2009 at 12:10:00 Regulators propose new energy efficiency standards to take effect from 2011 The most power-hungry flat screen LCD and plasma TVs could effectively be banned across California from 2011 under new regulations proposed yesterday.... (link)

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