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I've got savings opportunities all over my house according to this story. Where to start, where to start...
Today I'm starting to do this. Not sure yet what I'm going to do with the extra $9 next year at this time, but I have a year to think it over.
Now we're talkin the big bucks.
Dont stand by as devices sap standby power
The energy-sapping can add up. "The average amount that people waste in their homes is between 5 (percent) and 10 percent," Kielich says. The average household spends about $2,200 per year on energy consumption, according to the DOE. So you could save up to $220 per year by eliminating standby power.
Based on the findings of a 2010 study on standby power by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Bankrate has calculated the estimated annual cost to consumers for the electricity sapped by various home devices and offers ways to avoid it.
Save first by going to sleep mode. Your desktop uses just $21 per year in sleep mode. A notebook computer uses almost $16 per year in sleep mode, Kielich says.
For even more savings, turn your computer off using a power strip if necessary. In the off mode, your notebook consumes almost $9 per year in electricity and a desktop computer takes dainty sips of electricity -- just $3 per year, Kielich says.
Today I'm starting to do this. Not sure yet what I'm going to do with the extra $9 next year at this time, but I have a year to think it over.
TV set-top box DVR, about $37 per year when not recording or off;
Now we're talkin the big bucks.
Dont stand by as devices sap standby power