In this month’s newsletter, my electric utility company has an article on vampire electric loads. Vampire load is electricity that is used by a device even when it appears to be turned off. According to the EPA, nearly 10% of the average household electricity use in the US is due to vampire loads. That’s a lot of electricity when you multiply it by all the homes and apartments in the country. Many electronic devices such as TVs, computers, and game units use a lot of electricity while they are in sleep or off mode, getting updates or maintaining readiness to turn back on. Chargers that are plugged in to the electric socket but not to a device are still using electricity. Many devices have little indicator lights that stay on even when the device is turned off. Take a look around your home or office and then try some of these ideas:
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