Life Cycle Cost Estimate for 1 ENERGY STAR Qualified Television(s)
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Number of units Electric Rate ($/kWh) Screen Size (Diagonal Inches) Average Hours TV is On per Day Average Hours TV is Off (standby) per Day
0"-20"
1 $0.106
5 19
ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit
Initial Cost per Unit (estimated retail price) $269
Conventional Unit
$269
Annual and Life Cycle Costs and Savings for 1 Television(s)
1 ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit(s) Annual Operating Costs*
Energy cost $9 $9
*
1 Conventional Unit(s)
$11 $11
Savings with ENERGY STAR
$2 $2
Total Life Cycle Costs
Energy costs Maintenance costs Purchase price for 1 unit(s)
$49 $0 $269 $318
$59 $0 $269 $328 Simple payback of initial additional cost (years)†
$10 $0 $0 $10
Total
0.0
* Annual costs exclude the initial purchase price. All costs, except initial cost, are discounted over the products' lifetime using a real discount rate of 4%. See "Assumptions" to change factors including the discount rate. † A simple payback period of zero years means that the payback is immediate.
Summary of Benefits for 1 Television(s)
Initial cost difference Life cycle savings Net life cycle savings (life cycle savings - additional cost) Simple payback of additional cost (years) Life cycle energy saved (kWh) Life cycle air pollution reduction (lbs of CO2) Air pollution reduction equivalence (number of cars removed from the road for a year) Air pollution reduction equivalence (acres of forest) Savings as a percent of retail price
$0 $10 $10 0.0 113 173 0.0 0.0 4%
Assumptions for Televisions
Category Power
ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit Active Broadcast Power (Selected) 0"-20" 21"-30" 31"-40" 41"-50" 51"-60" >60" Standby Power 0"-20" 21"-30" 31"-40" 41"-50" 51"-60" >60" Initial Cost Per Unit 0"-20" 21"-30" 31"-40" 41"-50" 51"-60" >60" Lifetime Conventional Unit Active Broadcast Power (Selected) 0"-20" 21"-30" 31"-40" 41"-50" 51"-60" >60" Standby Power 0"-20" 21"-30" 31"-40" 41"-50" 51"-60" >60" Initial Cost Per Unit 0"-20" 21"-30" 31"-40" 41"-50" 51"-60" >60" Lifetime 55 55 95 162 298 400 474 1 1 2 2 4 8 17 269 269 354 598 1,314 2,390 4,355 6 Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Selection EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 Selection EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Appliance Magazine, 9/2006 45 45 90 139 238 372 422 1 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 269 269 354 598 1,314 2,390 4,355 6 Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Watts Selection EPA 2008* EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 Selection EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 EPA 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Industry Data, 2008 Appliance Magazine, 9/2006
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Usage
Active Broadcast Hours per Day Standby Hours per Day 5 hrs/day 19 hrs/day DOE Report on Miscellaneous Electric Loads, April 2008** Calculated
Maintenance
Labor cost (per hour) Labor time (hours) $20 0 EPA 2004 Assumption
Discount Rate
Commercial and Residential Discount Rate (real) 4% A real discount rate of 4 percent is assumed, which is roughly equivalent to the nominal discount rate of 7 percent (4 percent real discount rate + 3 percent inflation rate).
Energy and Water Prices
2008 Commercial Electricity Price 2008 Residential Electricity Price $0.0952 $/kWh $0.1059 $/kWh EIA 2008 EIA 2008
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Factors
Electricity Carbon Emission Factors 1.54 lbs CO2/kWh EPA 2008
CO2 Equivalents
Annual CO2 sequestration per forested acre Annual CO2 emissions for "average" passenger car For more information, please contact Last updated 10/08 *EPA, 2008: refers to analysis of Cadmus analysis of spec data located at http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/prod_development/revisions/downloads/tv_vcr/Dataset.xls **Residential Miscellaneous Electric Loads: Energy Consumption Characterization and Savings Potententila in 2006 and Scenario-based Projections for 2020", U.S. Department of Building Technologies Program, April 2008. 9,700 lbs CO2/year EIA 2007 12,037 lbs CO2/year EIA 2007 Escalcs@cadmusgroup.com