Anyone who has had a leaky roof knows even little drops will eventually fill a bucket and flood house. When spending money on wasted energy, small improvements can add up to big dollars saved.
One type of energy often wasted is standby power; this is the power an appliance uses when it is turned off. Hitting the power button or flipping a switch to an off position doesn’t necessarily mean the appliance stops using electricity. Individually, the electronics waste very little electricity while standing idle, but according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, a typical home has about 40 products continually drawing electricity.
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