Blackle vs. Google Monitor Power Consumption Tested @ PCSTATS

Ok so as a designer I have nothing against black web designs, they do look badass but also scream "I am a dated bastard you had better like something here!".  Along the same lines it stands to reason that LCDs have to spend less power displaying black designs since most of the lights will be turned off.

Is the search page, Blackle.com, really an energy efficient alternative to Google? The theory is websites with black background save energy. PCSTATS finds out if this is a blatant green washing, or an earnest energy saving tweak for something we use every day.

By the looks of it an all black design is more power efficient and LCDs use less power than CRTs but does changing your site from white to black save you more power than simply trashing the CRT??

uhhh,  no.

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