California imposes energy-efficiency standards on battery chargers

Category: Science

Publish Date: 01-12-2012 08:49 PM -0800

The California Energy Commission votes to approve efficiency standards designed to cut energy use by 'vampire' charging systems that waste as much as 60% of the electricity they consume.

California's cellphones, tablet computers, power tools and hundreds of other portable electronic devices will be required to have energy-stingy battery chargers beginning next year.

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