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Can We Save The World ?Reduce electricity leakageElectricity is used by a very wide variety of equipment, much of this continually consumes electrical power in standby mode wasting electrical energy prodigiously even if it is not being used, this is sometimes referred to as ‘electricity leakage’. It is easy to dramatically reduce electricity leakage. Almost all homes continually consume electricity, if yours continually consumes 100 watts and this is quite common, the annual cost to you can be more than $100. It is estimated that in the US 5 billion watts of energy is used each year by electrical equipment in standby mode, this is equivalent to the output from 26 average sized power stations. The electricity leakage occurs because many electronic devices can't be fully turned off without switching them off at a power strip, the wall outlet, or disconnecting them. While the device may appear to be turned off, in reality, it is one of several standby modes wasting electricity, somewhere between fully off and fully on, so it consumes electric energy 24/7. The most common devices that exhibit electricity leakage are TV, video, and audio systems, PC systems and peripherals that have a standby mode, and appliance rechargers. A modern PC system, and LCD monitor that is ‘shut down’ continues to consume and waste electricity, such a system can continuously use 30 watts and cost $30 a year in standby mode, older systems can cost more than $50 per year. Many other electrical appliances often have black or white power modules containing a transformer that plug into wall outlets, these continually consume power unless switched off at a power strip or disconnected at the wall outlets. Examples are portable phones, Ipod’s and device recharger modules. These power supplies feed electricity into electronic products providing standby mode current and are amongst the most energy-inefficient of all common devices. Some devices need to remain in standby mode, e.g. security alarms and telephones, but most do not. Consumer concerns about electricity leakage or standby mode power consumption are leading to the development of devices that automatically remove power from devices that switch to standby mode. "OneClickPower", a British firm, has been selling a range of intelligent power strips with outlets for a computer, monitor, printer, scanner and other devices. Its circuitry senses when the devices go into 'sleep mode' and automatically disconnects them reducing waste. What can I do to reduce electricity leakage:
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reduce TV, video, audio energy use |
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