Slay Vampire Appliances Lurking in Your Home this Halloween
10/14/2021 - 01:06 PM
Find the Energy Vampires Sucking Up Energy to Reduce Usage and Save Money
SAN FRANCISCO --(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Halloween is near, so you’d better beware of vampires.
But it is not your blood these vampires are after – it’s your energy bill. Vampire appliances lurk in your home, sucking up electricity day and night. This energy suck can add an extra 10% to your monthly utility bill, increasing the average American household’s annual electric bill by $100 $200
Pressing the off button on an appliance or electronic devices doesn’t mean it stops drawing power. Energy vampires are appliances and devices that still use energy while powered down and they are all over your home.
Stopping an energy vampire doesn’t require a wooden stake or a braid of garlic. It just takes a little awareness of where they might be lurking.
Here’s a Room-By Room Guide to Find the Energy Vampires Sucking Up Electricity
Kitchen
Most appliances with a digital clock are constantly sucking power to keep the time and displays running. Unplug coffee makers, microwaves, and toaster ovens when not in use.
Living room
Flatscreen, TVs – are the most unquenchable. The cable box, game consoles, stereos and DVD players also are huge consumers of standby power. Install a smart power strip to make saving energy easy.
Home office
Change the setting on the home computer and unplug the laser printer as well as laptops when not in use.
Bedrooms
Look out for alarm clocks (anything with a LED display is a vampire), unplug cell phone and other electronic chargers when not in use.
Garage
When finished charging, unplug electric drills, saws, screwdrivers, and other tools.
Tap into the Halloween spirit by spooking energy vampires into giving your utility bill a treat! For even more ways to reduce energy use, check out our energy-saving tips .
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company , a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California . For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news .
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pg&e corporation, through its subsidiary, pacific gas and electric company, engages in the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in northern and central california, the united states. it generates electricity using nuclear, hydroelectric, fossil fuel-fired, fuel cell, and photovoltaic sources. as of december 31, 2019, the company owns and operates approximately 18,000 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines, 33 electric transmission substations, approximately 107,000 circuit miles of distribution lines, 68 transmission switching substations, and 760 distribution substations; and natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution system consisting of approximately 43,300 miles of distribution pipelines, approximately 6,300 miles of backbone and local transmission pipelines, and various storage facilities. it serves residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. the company
