Green Options » National Vampire Awareness Day http://greenoptions.com/tag/national-vampire-awareness-day Posts tagged 'National Vampire Awareness Day' Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:16:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Ward Off Energy Sucking Vampires Just in Time for Halloween http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/24/ward-off-energy-sucking-vampires-just-in-time-for-halloween/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/24/ward-off-energy-sucking-vampires-just-in-time-for-halloween/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:16:08 +0000 Robin Shreeves http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/24/ward-off-energy-sucking-vampires-just-in-time-for-halloween/ vampire pictureDid you know that you could have vampires in your home at this very moment? Most of us do - in the form of a vampire load. A vampire load (also known as a phantom load) is the power that is sucked from a piece of electronic equipment when it is seemingly turned off (but still in standby use) or not in use.

In order to bring awareness to this waste of energy, Best Buy has created National Vampire Awareness on October 30th. They are working to educate consumers on the effects of vampire loads and how to avoid unnecessary energy use. They have a Halloween spoofy video on their website to help them do the job as well as some facts and tips.

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