However, it is obvious that electronics and ICT both are parts of the problem but they are also equally part of the future solution. Current studies for the European Commission conducted by Fraunhofer IZM identify products and applications causing a multiplication of the current energy consumption in the mid and long run. High on the list are High Definition TVs, set-top-boxes and especially big flat screens. According to recent predictions TV-based consumption of 54 TWh in the year 2005 will nearly double to 91 TWh by 2010. Fraunhofer IZM identified a high potential for improvement at a minimum of 40 %. Exhausting this potential, TV-based current consumption could be stabilized at 60 TWh by 2020.
