Comments on: What do you unplug when you leave home?

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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:59:03 +0000

[…] electricity, so after your mobile, ipod or other device has charged, unplug it. Also, according to Things That…Make You Go Hmm, unplugging can reduce your electricity bill significantly and indirectly reduce the potential for […]

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:12:42 +0000

According to the article, the xbox 360 consumes around $2.63 per year when it’s turned off.. Maybe not a big deal for 1 person, but imagine how much power these consoles waste when you apply these numbers to 1, 2 or 3 million units.

This says a lot about the North American lifestyle.

By: TDavid

TDavid — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:59:25 +0000

Thanks for sharing that link, Kiltak. I knew the Xbox 360 was a hog and having two of them definitely isn’t helping the power bill.

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:35:10 +0000

“I already know our electric bill averages over $200/month”

Move over to Canada and cut your bill in half

I don’t really unplug anything personally. the only things that keeps you power spinning are devices that have to “remember” about something.. Like an alarm clock, or an Xbox 360.

You might want to have a look at this article (Game Console Energy Consumption) to get an idea about how much energy a gaming console can eat away while it’s turned off.

By: David

David — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:01:33 +0000

The only things I leave on are the burglar alarm, the fridge, (depending on season) the heating, the adsl modem/router and a NAS with a (secured) ftp server to upload backups of photos too and which contains scans of all important docs like passport, travel docs, insurance etc.

By: Bonnie Kriebel

Bonnie Kriebel — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 14:28:02 +0000

I always unplug my computer from the phone and wall, because lightning took out the modem first time I didnt. And I always unplug the mircrowave. That is all. I never thought of appliances using electric when turned off. Thank you. bonnie

By: Sandra Shumar

Sandra Shumar — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 06:37:42 +0000

I am more concerned about a fire starting from plugged-in appliances,since electricity is going through the wires.
I unplug the coffee pot because a relative had such a fire.

By: lazy_alien

lazy_alien — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 04:29:05 +0000

yeap..we’ll we normally just switch the plug off. however im not too sure that it would still suck power if we just turn it off…but it is a little ritual running all over the house switching off eery single plug thnk next time ill time just how long it takes hehe

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:02:44 +0000

I think it’s a good idea. You are right about things being plugged in continuing to draw power. So unplugging everything you can not only saves money, it is good for the environment. I have not been doing this since I didn’t know that things being plugged in still used power, but I plan to start.