How about we go slow on that claim? My sister recently bought a 55″ TV that pulls only 40 watts. My old 20″ CRT computer monitor pulled 150 watts. In 2008 the average 25″ TV used 150 watts.

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I’ve checked my newer power bricks with a Watt-O-Meter and they pull no power when the connected device is not being used. That includes battery chargers.

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If one wants a larger monitor than a laptop provides then using a netbook is a good alternative. My ASUS netbook pulls only 15 watts. I plug in a 20″ monitor (35 watts), external keyboard and trackball.

All the functionality of a desk top with a lot less power usage. Plenty of processing power for internet/word processing stuff. I can process RAW images fairly fast.

And it travels well. Hardly notice it in my pack.

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Missed here – light bulbs. It’s time to switch out the most used lamps to CFLs or LEDs. CFLs are the best value right now but LEDs are coming on strong. About 11% of residential power use goes to lighting. We could cut that by 75% and save money at the same time.