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How much are your home electronics consuming?
June 15, 2007 |
Have you ever thought about how much that DVD player is consuming while not in use? I bet you haven’t. Saving water while brushing your teeth is easy since you can see it going down the drain, but all those electronic devices from your computer to the DVD and TV?
I was reading this great article in the New York Times yesterday, “Putting Energy Hogs in the Home on a Strict Low-Power Diet” by Larry Magid. What an eye opener! He suggested that by just turning off devices that you are not using rather letting them remain in standby will save a lot of energy and you’ll see the difference on monthly bill. In his words, “Tweaking can pay off. Annually, my desktop PC is now using 73 percent less energy — saving me $119 a year and depriving the earth of 1,405 more pounds of CO2.”
So how did he discover where the energy was getting wasted? Simple he purchased a nifty $25 energy meter and started testing devices around the house. That device paid for itself in a hurry!