compared to a cellphone charger, how much energy do household electronics use

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when not turned on? I've heard the stories about how cell phone chargers use energy when they are not charging phones, and was wondering if other household electronics also use electricity if they are not in use. (like televisions, coffee makers, and lamps that are plugged in but not turned on).
 
Hey, I've wondered this myself recently! Although, it took this question for me to actually get off my virtual couch and look it up. lol

All my finds say that only estimates exist, no concrete data, as of yet. Most estimates circle the five percent area. But that's a five percent that's based off of all electronics across the whole of the U.S.. The findings were a little more in European countries.

"Standby power is typically 10 to 15 watts per device, and occasionally more" according to wiki. But, outside of those boundaries, I would say we'd have to consider how much power each thing consumes when it's actually active.

As for me... I think I'm going to stick with "approximately five percent," and call it a "mistery solved."

'Hope this helps
 
I can't see how a cell phone charger would use energy if not hooked to a cell phone. Televisions ,coffee makers, and other electronic devices when not turned on may use minimal energy " milliamps" for monitoring and leds as for as lamps plugged in but not on doesn't use energy. You got to have a load to use energy.
 
EVERYTHING when plugging in is still using POWER/ELECTRICITY! It's called vampire power.... I'm not really sure how much but, I've been making a habit of NOT leaving things plugged in. I have ALL my electronics like the television, stereo, DVD etc... all plugged into power strips that get turned off nightly and I unplug ALL small appliances as well. My computer and all it's componets get turned off via power strip as well... It's not too much of a burden...

Also, I don't use major appliances together for instance I don't run my washer/dryer at the same time. Or my dishwasher etc... Just by doing that alone I save 1/2 of my electric bill and I also try to use OFF-PEAK.. So, I run my dishwasher on time delay- when the water is heated but, no one is using it AND no other appliances are running... Dont run the dryer while the AC is on and so on... My electric bill WAS $114.00 per month and now it's around $75 and a bit less since we've started unplugging....

Good luck
 
EVERYTHING when plugging in is still using POWER/ELECTRICITY! It's called vampire power.... I'm not really sure how much but, I've been making a habit of NOT leaving things plugged in. I have ALL my electronics like the television, stereo, DVD etc... all plugged into power strips that get turned off nightly and I unplug ALL small appliances as well. My computer and all it's componets get turned off via power strip as well... It's not too much of a burden...

Also, I don't use major appliances together for instance I don't run my washer/dryer at the same time. Or my dishwasher etc... Just by doing that alone I save 1/2 of my electric bill and I also try to use OFF-PEAK.. So, I run my dishwasher on time delay- when the water is heated but, no one is using it AND no other appliances are running... Dont run the dryer while the AC is on and so on... My electric bill WAS $114.00 per month and now it's around $75 and a bit less since we've started unplugging....

Good luck
 
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