http://1800recycling.com/2009/09/exposing-electrical-vampire-in-your-house/ Green is Good. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:26:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://1800recycling.com/2009/09/exposing-electrical-vampire-in-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-153352 Conserve Energy in Your Living Room: Efficient Electronics : Wiki, Photos, Wallpapers, News, Blogs Thu, 19 May 2011 20:22:54 +0000 http://1800recycling.com/?p=1699#comment-153352 [...] (monitor, speakers, DVD, etc.) to eliminate their “phantom loads.” Also known as “vampire” energy usage, a phantom load is the energy consumed used when your appliances are turned off but [...] [...] (monitor, speakers, DVD, etc.) to eliminate their “phantom loads.” Also known as “vampire” energy usage, a phantom load is the energy consumed used when your appliances are turned off but [...]

]]> http://1800recycling.com/2009/09/exposing-electrical-vampire-in-your-house/comment-page-1/#comment-153253 Monitor Your Vampire Energy Usage With P3 International’s “Kill A Watt” | Go Blog Green Thu, 19 May 2011 16:18:47 +0000 http://1800recycling.com/?p=1699#comment-153253 [...] One of the easiest ways to reduce your electric bill is to deal with "vampire' electrical items aka standby electrical items. Vampires/standbys are those appliances that you keep plugged in when they are not in use. Even though the item may technically be in the "off mode" they are still using electricity. According to the Department of Energy, “Standby energy accounts for anywhere from 5 to 10% of an average home’s annual power usage. Convert that percentage into dollars, and you’ve got around $4 billion in wasted spending across America every year.” This is a staggering amount of wasted energy, considering that much of the world’s hunger problem could be solved with U.S. vampire energy cost. 1-800-Recycling [...] [...] One of the easiest ways to reduce your electric bill is to deal with "vampire' electrical items aka standby electrical items. Vampires/standbys are those appliances that you keep plugged in when they are not in use. Even though the item may technically be in the "off mode" they are still using electricity. According to the Department of Energy, “Standby energy accounts for anywhere from 5 to 10% of an average home’s annual power usage. Convert that percentage into dollars, and you’ve got around $4 billion in wasted spending across America every year.” This is a staggering amount of wasted energy, considering that much of the world’s hunger problem could be solved with U.S. vampire energy cost. 1-800-Recycling [...]

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