Green Idea: Online Standby Cost Calculator

By now, most of us know that we should be turning off our electronics in order to conserve energy. Even though we know it makes a difference, it is not so obvious as to how much of a difference such a simple action makes.

The online standby calculator, a UK based website can give you an idea of how much it is costing you to run all your appliances as much as you do as well as the cost to the environment in terms of C02 emissions. How much do your electronic usage habits cost?

- via Ubergizmo

Comments (1)

Wow. I have to wonder what kind of TV they were using. My 32" LCD uses a large 139W or so when running, but less than a watt while in "standby". I wonder what they were using that would pull only 49W while on...

Meh. When I went around with my Kill-A-Watt I was actually surprised at how much power I wasn't using. My PS2 (which doubles as a DVD player) uses less than a watt (the lowest measurement resolution on the Kill-A-Watt) when on "standby" and my speaker setup has a hard-power switch that pulls nothing.

I just think that there are better places to concentrate your energy than a few watts (which are so inconsequential that the power company bills you in cents per thousands of them).

posted by phantomdata on October 6th 2007 at 11:50am
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