Saturday, April 28, 2012

Save Money by Unplugging Energy Vampires

Energy Vampires are appliances or anything with a cord that you plug in that even though the item is turned off still use a small amount of electricity.  The electricity they may use can be standby power or as simple as the clock on the DVD player. 

You could save hundreds of dollars on your electricity bill by consistently unplugging virtually everything in your house that gets shut off.  For example got a treadmill that is plugged in and being used as a clothes rack?  That piece of exercise equipment is costing you money even though you aren't' turning it on.

Got smart phones and iPods that are constantly needing charging?  What about that huge flat screen TV that you have plugged in all the time?  Yep those are all wasting electricity and your money. 


The average U.S. household spends $100 per year to power devices while they are off (or in standby mode).  That is average, your home could be spending or saving much more if you have many devices plugged in.  Several people have tried an experiment even one on Oprah where they unplugged everything, and I mean everything and they saved anywhere from $45 to $200 dollars a month. 

Maybe you should try your own test and see if you can save money by unplugging everything in your house.

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