Need to Reduce Energy Consumption to Save Money? Cut Back On ‘Standby’ Drain!

It’s easy to cut this costly power draw by unplugging these devices when they’re not in use. Of course, for some electronics, like clocks, televisions and the other devices related to them, cordless phones and the like, this can be very inconvenient.

For example, if you unplug your alarm clock, the time settings will be erased and you will have to set the time again when you switch it on, and the satellite and cable boxes always need power. But many devices like cell phone chargers, printers, print servers, fax machines, laptop charging cords, power supplies for computer speakers, and etc, really don’t need to be switched on or even in “standby mode” 24 hours. Simply leaving the computer monitor to be on standby draws extra energy needlessly.

The simple way out? Simply pull out the electronic appliances from the main power outlet and transfer them to a extendable power cord with individual switches, in this way, you have the convenience to turn off the devices when you do not need it, like overnight.

It is very easy now and you just have to plug in all the affected gadgets into this extension power strip, and preferably one with a power surge protector and switch it off if you are sleeping at night or on holidays. Yes, the solution is simple, straightforward and flexible. It lets you safe your home energy usage and also doing your part to save this planet by reducing unncessary power consumption. This is the easiest way one can save money off the power bill each month, and also doing your part to make the Earth greener.

To go into more details, just plug in your printers, home theaters, servers, routers and any devices into a switchable power extension. Next you should individually switch off the devices that you don’t need at night and only turn them back on in the day time.

Moreover, some of the chargers only work at night, so my suggestion is to plug these chargers right to another power strip that you turn on when you plug in your “daytime devices” to charge at night.

Then, in the morning to start your day, turn off the power strip with the chargers for the cell phone and other “rechargeable daytime devices” and turn on the daytime working devices like the computer, etc. The important thing is always think about power use and unplug, don’t just turn off – unplug or switch off with a power strip or anything you’re not using.

Through this, you can save a great amount of power and decrease your energy bill. You also save on the resources used to create this electrical power. Even if you have your own personal energy generating methods like solar panels or wind mills, if you try to reduce on electricity usage, you will have more resources on hand for other things.

You don’t have to be a physicist to know that by doing so, you will be saving quite a lot each month as these standby powers do draw a decent amount of electricity.

In conclusion, this is a method I will highly recommend to everyone, not just in this country, but everywhere in the world. We also need to do our part to educate our children the importance of having a good habit when it comes to energy usage.