You may not know this, but when your TV or DVD player is turned off, you are still using electricity. Billions of dollars are wasted every year from equipment plugged in, but turned off.
When electrical components are plugged in, energy is still being used...some call it a “phantom load.”
We’re you aware that five percent of your total energy bill is consumed by appliances that are plugged in even though they are turned off? During the course of a year, one fourth of your TV's energy is wasted while it is turned off.
Everything that’s plugged in is using some sort of energy, so the best thing to do when you're not using it, unplug it. It may sound simple, but we spend about 40 bucks a year paying for stuff when it's off. That’s enough money for two DVD's. In fact, if all of us only had the DVD player plugged in while using it, we would prevent tons of pollution from being emitted.
Another easy solution if you don’t want to run around unplugging everything is to use a power strip. They cost about six bucks and only leak about 1 to 3 watts of energy, as opposed to all of the power wasted having all of your components in separate outlets.
If you're in the market for a new TV or other electronic device, find out how much power it uses for its "phantom load"...or just make sure it has an energy star label. That way, you can do your part to Go Green and Save Green.
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