My Panasonic plasma is an Energy Star appliance, so it's not using power when not on.

Also, there are several errors in the comments that have been posted.

The plasmas do use more energy than LCD's, but it's not an enormous difference.

Average plasma: 350 watts
Average rear-projection: 211 watts
Average LCD: 222 watts

Regarding burn-in, Panasonic plasmas are now in their 10th generation.

Burn-in was a problem in the 1st generation. The issue is non-issue.

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