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Stop Vampire Appliances from Taking a Bite Out of Your Budget
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Identify Energy Vampires Sucking Up Energy to Reduce Usage and Save Money
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Vampire appliances have a voracious appetite for sucking energy out of electrical outlets and money out of your wallet, even when they are turned off. These appliances and devices still use energy while powered down and they are potentially all over your home.
While these devices may have sleep or standby modes, they can still continuously use electricity to perform updates, connect to remote servers, and record data.
The connectivity of modern devices is one reason why wasted energy and money from idle gadgets has increased in recent years. The associated energy draw may account for more than 10% of home energy use. Home electronics like televisions, cable boxes, modems, video game consoles, and even DVD players are typically the largest energy vampires.
Other common vampires include any device that’s programmable or has a remote control, light, or clock.
Ways to Stop Vampire Appliances
Use Energy Star certified appliances. Energy Star appliances are more efficient than their counterparts. While you may pay more up-front, the savings in energy costs over the life of the product often makes up the difference.
Plug into power strips. It’s unrealistic to unplug each device after use. Power strips are easily accessible and can shut off power to a variety of devices at the same time.
Unplug when charged. When devices like cell phones and tablets are charged, unplug the chargers.
Let the Computer Sleep. Adjust your computer setting to go to sleep after 30 minutes or less. Disable screensavers and set the monitor to turn off after 10-15 minutes.
Utilize PG&E’s Home Energy Checkup. This online tool allows you to share basic data then provides customized energy savings recommendations tailed to your specific household.
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.
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
