 Energy Savings of LCDs
 Contribution as an energy saving product
 How many LCDs are used for PCs in Japan?
76% of PCs will use LCDs in 2003.
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Energy Savings of LCDs in Japan
 Energy Consumption- Amount of energy consumption of PCs would reach to 6 billion kWh in 2003 if LCDs did not exist in Japan.
The change over from CRT to LCD contributes to reduction of power consumption to 3 billion kWh, which is equivalent to the amount of total power consumption consumed by about one million households yearly.
- Power Generation Demand
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No. of PCs
(million) |
Watts per PC
(W) |
Operating rate
(%) |
Power generation
demand
(10,000 kW) |
No LCD exist
(CRT:100%) |
Desktop PC
(CRT) |
44 |
133 |
65 |
380 |
LCD in market
(CRT:24%) |
Desktop PC
(CRT) |
10.6 |
133 |
65 |
92 |
175 |
Desktop PC
(LCD) |
11.4 |
73 |
65 |
54 |
Notebook PC
(LCD) |
22 |
20 |
65 |
29 |
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Difference |
205 |
In 2003, LCDs will reduce electric power equivalent to that generated by 2nuclear power generation plants.( 1 million kW per plant).
| Source: | The Mechanical Social Systems Foundation, Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association "Study Report of LCD Environmental Impact and Recycling Process" (Mar. 2000) |
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