Energy Vampires

Don’t Let Energy Vampires Drain Your Wallet

• The average home uses up to 10% of its energy powering devices that are turned off or not in use!

Energy Vampire Examples

The average number of watts used by the following devices while off or in a standby mode:

• Set-top cable box with DVR – 43.46
• DVD/VCR (on, not playing) – 14.5
• Subwoofer (not playing) – 10.7
• TV (rear projection – off by remote) – 6.97
• Notebook computer (power supply only) – 4.42
• Microwave (door closed) – 3.08
• Cordless phone with answering machine – 3
• Cell phone charger (on) charged – 2.24
• Portable stereo (off) – 1.66
• LCD computer monitor (sleep mode) – 1.38
• Multifunction Inkjet printer (off) – 1.26
• Game console (off) – 1.01

Those are wasted watts each hour – adding up to wasted energy dollars!

Taming Energy Vampires

Tame your “Energy Vampires” by:

• Unplugging rarely used electronics
• Using power strips to turn off multiple components with a single switch
• Lear more on the Energy Council website