Standby power sucking electricity out like a Vampire!
Standby power consumption from plugged in electronics, microwave, and other electrical equipment really uses a lot of power! For Canadians, eliminating standby power consumption would save a typical household 450 kilowatt-hours of electricity and $42 a year, or 4 per cent of the home’s total energy use, according to a 2008 report by Navigant Consulting Inc which is summarized in this Globe and Mail article. Pretty cool hey?
Some other interesting fact:
- Canadians would cut five of the 6.3 terawatt-hours of standby power per year with more energy efficienct products
- 6 terawatt-h is enough to power all the homes New Brunswick
- this will eliminate two megatonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions
And this is a pretty good movie illustrating how standby power, like a vampire, is sucking blood/money out of us!
Tags: climate change, Climate Change Tool, climate change video, energy efficiency
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May 21, 2009 12:20 am
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