• by Jack Loechner , Staff Writer @mp_research, March 6, 2017

According to the Department of Energy's U.S. Energy Information Administration's most recent figures, reported by John Eggerton, the average number of TVs in homes is on the decline, while younger households have higher concentrations of broadband-content access devices. The Residential Energy Consumption Survey says that there are an average of 2.3 TVs per home in 2015, down from 2.6 in 2009. 

In addition, a larger share of homes reported not using a TV set at all. In fact, the percentage doubled from 1.3% in 2009 to 2.6% in 2015, says the report.

The survey found that "…younger households tend to have a lower concentration of televisions per person and a higher concentration of portable devices such as laptops and smart phones… older households are more likely to have higher concentrations of desktop computers."

TVs, cable boxes, DVRs and video game consoles account for 6% of all electricity consumption in the U.S, reported the Department of Energy reviewing more than 200 energy related objects from more than 5,600 households.

For more as reported by Broadcasting and Cable (B&C)