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Energy savings assessment for digital-to-analog converter boxes

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  • Cheung, Hoi Ying (Iris)
  • Meier, Alan
  • Brown, Richard

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The Digital Television (DTV) Converter Box Coupon Program was administered by the U.S. government to subsidize purchases of digital-to-analog converter boxes, with up to two $40 coupons for each eligible household. In order to qualify as Coupon Eligible Converter Boxes (CECBs), these devices had to meet a number of minimum performance specifications, including energy efficiency standards. The Energy Star Program also established voluntary energy efficiency specifications that are more stringent than the CECB requirements. In this study, we measured the power and energy consumptions for a sample of 12 CECBs (including 6 Energy Star labeled models) in-use in homes and estimated aggregate energy savings produced by the energy efficiency policies. Based on the 35 million coupons redeemed through the end of the program, our analysis indicates that between 2500 and 3700Â GWh per year are saved as a result of the energy efficiency policies implemented on digital-to-analog converter boxes. The energy savings generated are equivalent to the annual electricity use of 280,000 average US homes.

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  • Cheung, Hoi Ying (Iris) & Meier, Alan & Brown, Richard, 2011. "Energy savings assessment for digital-to-analog converter boxes," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(3), pages 1312-1317, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:39:y:2011:i:3:p:1312-1317
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