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CEA-2047, which enables consumer electronics to communicate their energy use...

CEA-2047, which enables consumer electronics to communicate their energy use to computers, tablets and smartphones running smart-energy apps and third-party energy management services, was approved as a CEA standard, said the association in a news release (http://bit.ly/TvcMYI). CEA-2047 “recognizes that…

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a manufacturer knows how much energy a device will use during operation based on its design,” CEA said Tuesday. “This information can be programmed into the device and used to calculate its energy usage over time, without adding complex metering circuitry. An energy management system or a smart-energy app can then gather the information over the network and present it to consumers on their TVs, PCs, or mobile devices.” The CEA-2047 release was announced at CEA’s Technology and Standards Spring Forum, which opened Monday in Seattle for a five-day run.