Phantom Loads Adding 8% to Your Electric Bill (video)

Timothy B. Hurst — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:48:41 +0000

Did you know that over the course of a year, a microwave operating in standby mode will use about the same amount of electricity as it would if it ran on HIGH for 24 hours? Frightening, isn’t it? In fact, the average American home has 20-40 appliances plugged in at any given time, and in a year those appliances will together use what is equivalent to one month of electricity for the entire household - just sitting there. This great little short from GOOD Magazine called “Vampire Energy,” explains the costs of running your home’s appliances on standby mode, and does so with tangible examples and real numbers. Enjoy.

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Phantom Loads Adding 8% to Your Electric Bill (video)