Electricity Savings Plugged In Appliances
Plugged in appliances could be robbing money from you every month, They could be charging eighteen dollars or more of electricity usage that you have never benefited from. Listen again your appliances that are plugged in, and not in use are sucking electricity,
Lets explore this deeper my electricity cost for New York state says I pay $24.84 cents just for delivery, I haven’t even used any electricity yet, My electricity usage was 46.47 for a grand total of $75.23 but lets say I have twenty things plugged in that are not energy star labeled and twenty things plugged in that are energy star labeled,I go on vacation and turn every thing off in my home. My bill will look like this twelve dollars electricity usage for the first twenty items and sixty cents for the other energy items, plus a twenty-five dollar delivery charge for a total of $37.60 when I used no energy at all
You might say well isn’t forty items a lot look around your house your TV most likely has at least ten things by it that are plugged in and your computer has another ten things
The lesson to learn here, or the way to combat this problem, is to buy mostly energy star products and to unplug items when not in use, you could also buy special power strips that are smart and turn off all the electricity to a product when it detects it’s not in use.
Buying florescent low wattage bulbs can save you even more money, CFL’s use up to 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer, substitute ceiling fans for air conditioning. Run only full loads in your dishwasher and wash machine.
More detailed facts if you like to do the math your self
Power drain when equipment is “off” is called “leakage” and is a concern for electric utilities trying to reduce power usage.
EnergyStar units…..0.5 Watts — about 3 cents a month in standby
Non Energy Star …..10 Watts —-about 60 cents a month
That’s if your paying 10 cents per kilowatt –normal cost for electricity.
If it doesn’t have the Energy Star tag on the front (I doubt it does) then you pay 60 cents a month.
How much to watch TV? 31.68 kw/Hrs average a month…..10 cents a kw/hr = $3.17 to power your TV a month!!
A whole 57 cents savings on Energy Star….but that’s only ONE TV….IF you have 30 pieces of equipment in your home, you’ll save about $18.00 a month…
If you implement as many of these money saving tips into your life you may be able to have a extra $216 A year for yourself
Some good sources on saving money on electric bills and understanding electricity usage
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http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/howmuch.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Save-Money-on-Electricity
