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Saving energy - turning things off at the plug
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Turn it off if you haven't set any timer recordings.Time is an illusion - lunch time doubly so.0
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If its consumption is 17 watts then the cost of running for the year without will only be about £11.50, less if you have economy 7.
You'd be far better advised to concentrate on reducing your use of major consumers of electricity/gas. Heating , cooking , water heating etc.
I assume all you light fittings have low energy bulbs fitted.That gum you like is coming back in style.0 -
penrhyn wrote:If its consumption is 17 watts then the cost of running for the year without will only be about £11.50, less if you have economy 7.
You'd be far better advised to concentrate on reducing your use of major consumers of electricity/gas. Heating , cooking , water heating etc.
I assume all you light fittings have low energy bulbs fitted.
That's more electricity than I use in a month!0 -
Gas cooker, gas heating,
and a minimalist lifestyle(and energy bulbs) (and an efficient Bosch fridge-freezer which is currently 5 years old and no worries.)
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I read somewhere that turning off your PC monitor could save you up to £30 in electricity costs per year which I thought was a scary amount of money. Another good reason for turning off the PC and not leaving it to sleep is what happened to us last month - a big storm in the early hours of the morning that blew out the router, the PC was only saved by the power surge lead I had it plugged into!0
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I'm dubious about those power surge protector things - it's just as likely the PC happened by chance to survive. PC power supplies have built-in surge protectors.Time is an illusion - lunch time doubly so.0
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I received some environmental info with my bill from NIE (Northern Ireland Electricity)
The typical costs of appliances left on standby in the home are as follows:
Microwave £7.00
Cooker £5.00
TV £5.00
Video £5.00
Mobile phone charger £ 6.00
Cordless phone £8.00
Answer Machine £8.00
Stereo System £10.00
Washing Machine £2.00
PC £10.00
Printer£ 15.00
PC Speakers £5.00
Total £86.00
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I hope there were some explanatory notes with this: microwaves and cookers without clocks will take no power at all when not operating. Washing machines without electronic controls take no power once they finish their cycle.Time is an illusion - lunch time doubly so.0
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