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60" TV Power Consumption, ranked by energy efficiency
| Rank | Model | Type | Screen
size | Power on | Annual
cost (*) |
| Watts | W per
sq. inch |
| 1. | Sony KDS-60A2000 | RPTV | 60" | 190.45 | 0.12 | $41.03 |
| 2. | LG 60PG60 | Plasma | 60" | 507.83 | 0.33 | $109.40 |
| 3. | Vizio VM60PHDTV | Plasma | 60" | 523.13 | 0.34 | $112.69 |
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(*) Calculation using 5.2 hours on and 18.8 hours off--based on a 2007 PG&E study cited (PDF) by the California Energy Commission--along with 11.35 cents per kw/Hr, the average residential electricity cost for 2008
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