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Energy Wasters

JUST BY BEING PLUGGED IN, EVEN IF TURNED OFF, MANY APPLIANCES IN YOUR HOME ARE SUCKING ELECTRICITY AND ADDING TO YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL.  LEARN WHICH ONES ZAP THE MOST, ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE. 

YOU WOULD THINK THAT WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE TELEVISION, IT WOULD STOP USING ELECTRICITY.  BUT THAT’S WRONG.  TODAY’S APPLIANCES COME WITH STAND-BY OPTIONS THAT KEEP GOING EVEN WHEN THEY’RE TURNED OFF.  THE MORE APPLIANCES YOU LEAVE PLUGGED IN, THE MORE IT ADDS UP, AND ALTOGETHER THEY CAN WASTE ABOUT FIVE PERCENT OF YOUR HOME ELECTRICITY USE. IF YOU ADD UP ALL THE HOMES IN AMERICA, RESEARCHERS ESTIMATE IT COMES TO ALMOST SIX BILLION DOLLARS WASTED EACH YEAR. 

SOME OF THE BIGGEST ELECTRICITY WASTERS ARE THE ADAPTERS THAT COME WITH CELL PHONES, DIGITAL CAMERAS, AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY-POWERED CORDLESS PHONES.  SO THE NEXT TIME YOU’RE DONE WITH AN APPLIANCE THAT ISN’T USED FREQUENTLY, PULL THE PLUG!        

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

To learn more, visit the U.S. Department of Energy site.