Invention saving consumers trillions of watt hours and millions of dollars
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 05:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A University of California, San Diego technology that significantly reduces the amount of energy wasted by chips in computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices has recently passed the trillion watt-hour milestone in energy savings, according to the technologys current licensee, Tela Innovations. With residential energy costs at just over 11 cents per kilowatt hour, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the savings are significant and growing, so far totaling well over $100 million that consumers havent been charged on their electricity bills.
