Energy-efficient set-top boxes mean big savings for U.S. consumers

WASHINGTON, DC — American consumers have saved more than $500 million in energy bills since a voluntary agreement to improve the energy efficiency of set-top boxes was adopted by the pay TV industry, consumer electronics manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates in December 2012, according to a new independent audit report by D&R International.The independent auditor’s Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes 2014 Annual Report shows the improved energy efficiency achieved by set-top boxes in 2013 and 2014 also avoided nearly three million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions during the first two years of...