Are My Appliances Using Energy When They Are Off?
The short answer is yes. The average north American home is believed to waste at least 50 Watts of electricity constantly, even when appliances like tv’s and computers are turned off. This equals about 450 kilowatt hours per year. “Wasting electricity” and “phantom loads” cost us all, and in the end it costs the environment.
Most power supplies waste 20 to 30 percent of the energy they draw. As it would go, the majority of this loss is in the form …