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Article: Switch on the Savings: Make an Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Conversion to Digital TV With ENERGY STAR(R).
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- PR Newswire
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- August 25, 2008
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- When TV broadcasts switch to all-digital format February 17, 2009, Americans with analog televisions who do not subscribe to cable or satellite services and rely solely on over-the-air programming for their TV-viewing will need a digital-to-analog (DTA) converter box in order to continue receiving television broadcasts.
It is estimated that consumers will purchase 22 million DTA converter boxes to help them make this transition. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that conventional DTAs could consume more than 3 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) per year and cost Americans $270 million annually in electricity costs.
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