Astonishing waste of electricity, equal to what the state of MD uses in 1 yr.: "Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain..."

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First paragraph alone: "Those little boxes that usher cable signals and digital recording capacity into televisions have become the single largest electricity drain in many American homes, with some typical home entertainment configurations eating more power than a new refrigerator and even some central air-conditioning systems."