Did you know that a number of household electrical appliances are designed for drawing power 24/7? Even if you switch them off, they continue to suck energy which is popularly known as standby power - for operating features or receiving remote control signals. Although 0.5 to 25 watts is the consumption of standby power by most of the devices, number of such devices drawing this power is growing with every passing day. Several standby power enabled features are useful but the use of electricity in this mode is greater than required. In various products, this power goes waste due to the inefficient design of the product. Also known as “vampire power” or “leaking electricity” it accounts for approximately 6-10% of all electricity usage in a typical American house. Unnecessary using up of standby power not only affects the environment but also leads to wastage of money. So, even if you have switched off your television or computer before going off to sleep, it will keep on using energy. If you don’t want this to happen, make sure you buy electrical devices for your house that are Energy Star qualified. These products are said to use only 50% energy in the standby mode. There are no changes in the performance of the device due to this feature. Make sure to turn off all electronic items from the main point if you are not using them. http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:eKrqB0QeXCwJ:www.hydro.mb.ca/your_home/home_comfort/ps_standby_power.pdf+standby+power-off+is+on&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk
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