Good Magazine has a great graphic depicting the economic implications of leaving appliances plugged in for an entire year. We all know that a minuscule amount of energy is being consumed just by leaving a device plugged in – but, an average consumer with a reasonable electronics collection will waste around $300 leaving all those gadgets plugged in year round. Thats 2,500 kilowatt hours completely wasted!
In a recent research published by the Energy Saving Trust they’ve calculated that if one mobile phone charger per household in the UK is left on standby, the energy wasted is enough to provide the electricity needs of 66,000 homes for one year.
Those of you with a plasma TVs, take notice…
Story via the fantastic PSFK
January 5th, 2008 at 11:29 am
GOOD magazine supports nuclear energy… this, when light emitting diode technology could easily reduce global consumption of electricity by as much as 60% in less than a decade. If GOOD was truly supportive of a green planet, they’d advocate cleaning up the 10,000+ nuclear waste dump sites around the world. It’s leading to wonder where they are getting their funding from. They’re in LA… maybe a little less dirty Utility money, and a little more adult industry money might make GOOD Gooder!