Green Options » unplug http://greenoptions.com/tag/unplug Posts tagged 'unplug' Thu, 03 May 2007 12:59:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Tip o’ the Day: Unplug that Cell Phone Charger http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/05/03/tip-o-the-day-unplug-that-cell-phone-charger/ http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/05/03/tip-o-the-day-unplug-that-cell-phone-charger/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 12:59:12 +0000 Amy Stodghill http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/05/03/tip-o-the-day-unplug-that-cell-phone-charger/ So you want something simple to do your part? Just unplug your cell phone charger.

When your phone is charging it's only using about 5% of the power it sucks from your outlet. That other 95% adds up to a lot of wasted energy, especially if you leave it plugged in minus the phone.

Of course you could get rid of that conventional charger all together and go wireless with Wild Charge, or opt for a solar powered charger. (Solar powered cell phones are still a little ways off.)

Soon your cell phone may even remind you to unplug. Last year, the European Commission's mobile industry task force (led by Nokia) announced that cell phones will include alerts to remind people to unplug the charger once the phone is fully charged.

Amy says: I used to be very guilty of leaving the charger plugged in. Now I've got into the habit of disconnecting the charger from the wall, then disconnecting the phone from the charger. It seems easier to remember doing it in that order rather than the other way around.

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