+ + Household Electronics Standby Mode Energy Consumption

As you may have learned from our previous post household electronics still consume power when in a standby mode. This "vampire" power consumption is consistently happening when many of us think our devices are actually off.

Why do our devices use power when we are not using the devices?

Many devices we leave plugged in all the time because of a digital clock associated to it -- your microwave. For many if not most of our household products we see no difference from the product when it is off, or unplugged. The difference is however, if something is plugged into the outlet, it is drawing power for what is called the stand by mode. This standby mode started to become more and more popular in the last 10 or so years. It is what allows us the ultimate convenience of instant gratification when we press that ON button. It used to be that devices needed to warm up for about 30 seconds before they were operating at their prime.

Who wants to wait that long for a TV to turn on? Well, not too many.

Who has the time or patience to go through the house and unplug all the unused devices (computers, radios, toasters, coffee pots, cell phone chargers left in the socket all year long...) ?
Again, not many..

But here is another way to conquer the Energy Vampires lurking in our homes. We can install the GreenSwitch. The GreenSwitch was originally developed for the hospitality industry for this very problem. Energy is the second largest cost for the hospitality industry. After they implemented this switch, they had savings on their energy bill for 25-46%. Thats a nice chunk of change. After the great success, the GreenSwitch has been developed for the consumer market. It can be fitted to any home, and pays for itself in about 1-2 years after it is installed.