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Written by Ben Hall
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Monday, 17 December 2007 |
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Using data from a 2005 report by the US Dept of Energy, GoodMagazine has produced this graphic showing how much power various appliances use when left in standby mode (e.g. the state your TV’s in when you use the remote to turn it off). Even when your household appliances are turned off, most are still using some electricity. And in fact, one recent study, as reported in the Times UK Online, found that standby modes on electronic devices account for 8% of all British domestic power consumption.
Appliances can be either in passive standby mode (the clock on the microwave is still ticking) or active standby mode (the VCR is off, but programmed to record something). The Vampire Energy Chart will show you how much money these energy-sucking appliances leech (in KWh) and how much it costs you (US$ at 0.11c per KWh) – check it out; the red lines indicate passive standby mode and the blue lines active standby.
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