Is your DVR hiking up your electric bill? Yes, yes it is. According to a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (PDF), that magic machine you use to record The Real Housewives is using "more than half the energy of an average new refrigerator and more than an average new flat panel TV." And you really can't do anything about it if you're using the DVR to record shows when you aren't home!
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Your DVR Is Using More Energy Than Your Fridge
Obscure Tax on Con Ed Bill Sends NYC Money Upstate
A little-noticed fee on Con Ed bills goes to finance energy efficiency projects throughout New York State, but a Times analysis of how the money gets distributed found that a disproportionate amount of NYC dollars gets out of town. The so-called SBC [System Benefits Charge] typically amounts to about a dollar a month for the average NYC Con Ed customer. According to the Times, local Con Ed customers paid half of the state's total SBC charges over the past decade, while about 59% percent of the rebates, loans and other benefits handed out by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority went to fund projects outside of the metropolitan area.
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