Website review: New kind of vampire sucks power out...
beaker discovered this in Energy Industry
•14 reviews since Oct 30, 2007
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•cnn.com/2007/TECH/10/30/vampire.electronics.a...
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nuala rated 9 months ago- We already knew we waste energy this way, but I think it's a wise move to associate a phrase like "vampire electronics" with it. People like phrases, so maybe it'll keep the issue in peoples' minds.
- pseudonym rated 9 months ago
- From the page: ""About 40 percent of the electricity being used to power your home electronics is consumed while they are in that standby mode" Walton said. "If you just focus on that piece you will be making a big step." Ditto for things that charge such as cell phones PDAs toothbrushes or portable tools some of which trickle a charge even after the device that s charging is at capacity. Some chargers halt the flow of current when it s not needed which should happen automatically with chargers for lithium-ion batteries. If you re uncertain Walton advises unplugging chargers when not in use. He recommends hooking up your home computer system including accessories like a printer or scanner to a single power strip that can be easily switched off each night. He advises shutting off the other vampires too though the inconvenience of resetting the clocks, channels, and timers on those devices each morning will discourage most people." I have found that having a single power strip works best for me--at least for the computer and its related devices; as mentioned, however, the resetting many of the other "vampires"--especially those with clocks and channels--clearly represents a *major* change in habit for people...one that will be difficult for most.
- theonlysnoopy rated 9 months ago
- The funny thing about this article is that it's not really new. People already know that chargers and other electronics sap power even when not in use. Still, it's a good article and presents the details well.
- barrelhead rated 9 months ago
- Leeching power from your house 24x7.
- bhartzer rated 9 months ago
- A force as insidious as Dracula is quietly sucking a nickel of every dollar s worth of the electricity that seeps from your home s outlets.
- seajohnkayak rated 9 months ago
- This may be as bad as a blood sucker...The article helped me to become more aware of energy loss and i have already modified my behaviour. And you? john
- cyber9 rated 9 months ago
- Vampire electronics: sucking the life out of your wallet.
- JohnShepler rated 9 months ago
- You know they're in your home by the two small fang holes in your electric bill.
- bildoe rated 9 months ago
- yikes! The latest estimates show 5 percent of electricity used in the United States goes to standby power, a phenomenon energy efficiency experts find all the more terrifying as energy prices rise and the planet warms. That amounts to about $4 billion a year. The percentage could rise to 20 percent by 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
