Comments on: When “Off” Really means “On”: Standby Power

By: plumbing

plumbing — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:52:12 +0000

I think 20% of our electricty is consumed when we do not turn off the aplliances on its main swithed. The electricity is still running because the main swithched is still on. We have to be wise in that manner because today every cents counts.

By: plumbing supplies

plumbing supplies — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:23:44 +0000

My sister and I used to argue with that before. Does a switched-off device really consume energy or not? The answer is YES. Because it is in stand-by mode, electricity still flows through it. Thanks for this post! Just un-plug your things when not in use.

By: Normand Caoili

Normand Caoili — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:21:37 +0000

Interesting article. Were did you got all the information from…?

By: alex wilson

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By: How to Measure your Household’s Energy Consumption | Natural Environment Blog

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:08:58 +0000

[...] you’ve read my article about standby power, you’ll know that most households burn through much more electricity than they really need. [...]

By: 5 Easy Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas | Natural Environment Blog

5 Easy Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas | Natural Environment Blog — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:47:32 +0000

[...] sad thing about this is that, up to 13% of household greenhouse gas is produced while our electrical appliances are turned off. When turned off, these devices still consume electricity and produce greenhouse [...]