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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by sundvor on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @09:40PM (#16480253)
My own upgrade took a similar path:

Mid 2000s 50" Panasonic Viera plasma: ~500W. Samsung late 2016 65" 8-series flat SUHD: ~200W.

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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by fludlight on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:31AM (#16480906)
You bring up an interesting point: most people have a much larger TV than they had in the 90s or 2000s, potentially offsetting any efficiency gains.
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