Global Warming Unplugged
CPP'd on January 2nd, 2008Tags: Green Your Day
Posted in Environmental, Global Warming |
Electrical appliances and chargers (including cancer cell phone chargers) left plugged in drain electricity like there’s no tomorrow - even when they’re not in use! Yes, even appliances that are switched off can draw power from the grid (it’s called phantom load).
For example, a TV set that’s switched on for 3 hours a day (the average time Europeans spend watching TV) and in standby mode during the remaining 21 hours uses about 40% of its energy in standby mode. Forty (freikin) percent of all electricity is used to power home appliances while they’re turned off!
Yeah, but what could I possibly do about it?
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January 2nd, 2008 at 1:18 pm
This was an eyeopener. I did not know that the wastage was that high. I knew that there would be wastages but never knew the magnitude of the wastages. Thanks for this info. I am still a bit sceptical about the 40% though
January 7th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Anoop, I know it might sound crazy or unreasonable, so I am adding here a quote from the New York Times which confirms it… Believe me, I was as shocked as you are…
Bottom line, people: it IS as crazy as it SOUNDS!