Fire!: CEA sounds the alarm about California’s proposed energy standards

You, me and the neighbor’s dog knew this debate was coming.

Soon after the official word about the California Energy Commission’s proposed TV electricity regulation leaked, the Consumer Electronics Association has released a strongly worded press junket to rally gadget users and get them fired up against the proposal.

According to its own statistics, setting “arbitrary” limits on TV power usage will end up costing California $50 million annually in tax funds and could endanger 4,000+ jobs in TV sales, distribution and installation businesses. Never mind that our environment could be at stake (something conveniently not mentioned in this press release), and that these standards aren’t that strict (based on what we’ve heard).

In the CEA’s view, the CA plan: “eliminates consumer choice and will remove 25 percent of televisions from the market.”  We think that’s an inflated number, and the CEA is acting in its own best interests, and not ours, or the planet’s.

Here’s their press release in all its slant and bias.