>Assume a 80W saving, and a 12hour on-cycle/day,and that's a saving of around 1kW per day, and 250+kW per working year.<
Not to belabor the point, but, as a utility engineer, I have to cringe a bit every time I see this (the media is notorious for it). Demand is measured in W or kW; demand used over time is energy, measured in killowatt-hours (kWh). 80W x 12 hours = 960 Wh or 0.96 kWh per day. Here in Idaho, we pay a little less than a nickel for each one, but the national average is much higher, as you point out.
I'm certainly looking forward to the day when a flat panel display frees up more space on my desk. I hope they also increase the value of my investment in CHPS!
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