The day’s not over yet, folks. Just as California drivers are starting to sweat over whether or not there’s enough pressure in their tires, here comes the next directive from the Politburo of the People’s Republic of California’s Central Committee:

California Proposes Ban on Energy-Hogging HDTVs Starting in 2011

“The California Energy Commission is going ahead with a proposal this summer that promises to ban State shops from selling televisions not considered energy efficient.

The proposal is set up as a two-tiered system. The first enforces efficiency standards beginning in 2011 and would save 3,831 gigawatt hours (and bring down overall TV energy consumption by 33%) by placing a cap on the active mode power usage (in watts) of individual TVs. Current standards in California only regulate TVs in standby mode, at a cap of 3.0 watts.”

[Thanks to Mark Fee for this latest lunacy.]