(4) Simple Tips To Reduce Energy Consumption For Electronics

By: Andrew John

The amount of electronic appliances we have in a house has risen considerably for the last ten years. Once we usually had just a TV-set and stereo. Now, we have also one or two computers, a DVD player and who knows what else. This situation, of course, impacts our energy bills a lot. While all those appliances taken separately use very little electricity, the situation looks quite differently if we sum up all the energy they use.

1)Turn your PC on only if you need to work on it. Switch it off once you're done. The common misconception is that a PC uses so much energy while starting up that it is cheaper to keep it on all the time. This used to be true in times before the first Apple was created. Now PCs use only a bit more power during the startup. While turning your PC on and off every fifteen minutes will certainly add to your energy bill, an hour or two is long enough to switch your PC off and let it rest a bit.

2)Never keep your chargers plugged in when you don't need them. You may not know about it, but they still use up energy even if you don't charge any batteries. Of course, it is only around $5 per family per month, but do you feel like giving out $3 every month for your electricity provider for nothing?

3)Unplug any electronic gadgets you don't need. Remember that your TV, DVD player and all other electronic appliances use energy even if in the standby mode. The only way to prevent this is a hard power down (using a button on the appliance rather than the one on your remote).

4)Avoid buying electronics without the Energy Star certification. The devices without it often need even three times as much energy as those marked by Energy Star, so there is a lot money to save if you make the right decision during the purchase.

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