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How much extra a month are you paying to the electric company just so that your cable box powers up instantly, rather than taking a minute or two, the way your computer does?
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Also unplug anything with a clock, and the devices that charge up your cell phones. I think I read someplace that 35% of the electricity used in the USA is from "instant on" stuff.
At our off the grid property and on our boat where we are using solar panels and batteries to run our electrical devices, not only do we turn off the lights, but we unplug what we are not using. Not a big deal, and we have all the power we need...and yes we use an electric fridge, toaster, hairdryer, etc.
Posted by portland native | June 26, 2011 9:28 AM
Both are on constant idle, so not something I really need or have to pay for. I don't think I have ever turned my computer off, and though I often turn the TV down, it is rarely off.
Posted by Gibby, | June 26, 2011 9:53 AM
Not wasting money on cable (or satellite) TV is a good start toward saving the electricity $$$$.
POwer strips with easily accessed ON - OFF rocker switches for your stereo components, TVs etc are technically simple.
There is land line phone unit with a digital answering machine which I will not unplug, though.
Posted by Nonny Mouse | June 26, 2011 10:08 AM
"http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Conserve-Switch-F7C01110q-Energy-Saving/dp/B003P2UMOE/ref=sr_1_1"
You can get up to three similar devices on one remote with somebody else's version of this.
Posted by dyspeptic | June 26, 2011 2:52 PM
My main computers are always on, though the screens shut off. Maintenance operations don't need 'em. Maybe we just got shot in the butt with luck, but the dvr doesn't run full-tilt boogie all night long either. Even the subwoofer shuts down when it's not pumping bass.
Posted by Max | June 26, 2011 3:06 PM