An initiative to reduce the power used by...
An initiative to reduce the power used by set-top boxes expanded to include another STB maker. Pace PLC joined the voluntary agreement between makers of consumer electronics and multichannel video programming distributors that itself expanded in December to also include…
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advocates for reducing the devices’ energy consumption, said NCTA on its blog Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1n7GVGK). It said a request for proposal for field verification of STB energy use was finalized Feb. 25, when the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and Natural Resources Defense Council first met with the steering committee of CE and MVPD interests that ACEEE and NRDC joined. The RFP will be issued next week, and those interested in being a contractor to confirm that the amount of energy the set-top boxes promise to use isn’t exceeded can contact cable lawyer Paul Glist of Davis Wright at paulglist@dwt.com for a copy, said NCTA. It said CableLabs has now put on its website (http://bit.ly/1czw5mv) information on STB power use of the six largest cable operators, which also are participating in the initiative. CableLabs helped assess the devices (CD March 3 p4).