Manufacturers of electronics have eliminated the warm up time for many products by having them be in "stand-by" mode when they're off - which means they're still drawing electricity.These "energy vampires" can eat up electricity at a rate that's both alarming and expensive - about $100 a year according to the EPA.
The biggest vampires in our homes? Televisions, especially flat-screen plasmas; desktop computers and the stuff we use with them like printers and scanners; and last but not least stereo and sound system equipment.
The simple solution is to pull the plug on electronics not in use. For me, the easier solution was to invest in a few power strips and plug in my electronics then flip the power strip to "off" when I'm not using those items.
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