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11-18-2009, 06:55 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Gravity Picks | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio/West Virginia | | | Unplug your chargers!
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I heard on the news this morning that it costs $0.20 an day to leave your phone charger plugged in when its not in use.
I usually leave mine in all day everyday, but Im going to start unplugging it.
Just thought I would give you a heads up.
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11-18-2009, 07:10 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Close to Los Angeles, CA | | | Better yet, just flip the power switch off on a surge strip. No need to unplug. |
11-18-2009, 07:16 AM
| | | One of THESE would be useful. Then you would know for sure. |
11-18-2009, 07:18 AM
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11-18-2009, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by RWP  One of THESE would be useful. Then you would know for sure. | I wonder how much power it takes to run a power monitor? |
11-18-2009, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoover I wonder how much power it takes to run a power monitor? |  |
11-18-2009, 08:01 AM
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11-18-2009, 10:38 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | $.20 a day for 30 days is like $6. My electricity bill is split 4 ways. I will gladly skip the hassle of having to unplug every morning and replug every night for $1.50
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11-18-2009, 10:42 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Yikes. I need to take care of this |
11-18-2009, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar Yikes. I need to take care of this | Maki to the rescue!
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11-18-2009, 11:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N / East Texas | | | Do the math - it's nowhere near that much. It's more like 2 cents a day. How many watts is the charger, and how much do you pay for electricity?
Watts * 24 hours / 1000 = Kilowatt-hours. Then multiply by your electric bill rate.
eg: 10w * 24 / 1000 = 0.24 kwh. My electric is 9c / kwh, so 2.2c / day.
This assumes the charger does not have a low-power sleep mode, but many do.
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11-18-2009, 11:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | When the total for my utilities comes to $23.25 I dont feel the need to worry.
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11-18-2009, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian Do the math - it's nowhere near that much. It's more like 2 cents a day. How many watts is the charger, and how much do you pay for electricity?
Watts * 24 hours / 1000 = Kilowatt-hours. Then multiply by your electric bill rate.
eg: 10w * 24 / 1000 = 0.24 kwh. My electric is 9c / kwh, so 2.2c / day.
This assumes the charger does not have a low-power sleep mode, but many do. | I doubt a wall wart not be used draws 10 watts either. I bet it's more like 1/10 watt. So your probably looking at 0.22 cents per day. However,
if 100 million people unplugged their chargers that would be $220,000.00 a day. |
11-18-2009, 12:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N / East Texas | | I just checked my charger - 18w max. I also doubt it draws that much, even when charging.
Someone tested theirs, and it draws 3.85 watts while charging and 1.56 in standby. That's only 0.34 cents a day in standby mode. http://blogs.sun.com/kkranz/entry/va...working_remote
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11-18-2009, 01:13 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Gravity Picks | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio/West Virginia | | | Im just going by the news, Im just the messenger. Thought I would throw it out there.
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11-18-2009, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Wilson Don't pay for electricity.
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I don't. Mine's free.
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11-18-2009, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Side SA | | | when i bought my house a few years ago, i had to take a class.. our city's electric provider showed up and talked about many topics.. this was one of them.
been doing this for awhile.. if something isn't being used, it's not plugged in, not even my electric snuggie.
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11-18-2009, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by NJL when i bought my house a few years ago, i had to take a class.. our city's electric provider showed up and talked about many topics.. this was one of them.
been doing this for awhile.. if something isn't being used, it's not plugged in, not even my electric snuggie. | Just curious, who made you take a class to buy a house? |
11-18-2009, 03:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago, IL | | | If you really want to save some serious money, try to do major things on off-peak hours like running your washer, dryer, dishwasher, etc. Assuming, of course, that your energy provider has designated on-peak and off-peak hours.
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11-18-2009, 04:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | The real impact of this is in millions of wall warts plugged in 24 hours a day, adding to the overall load on the power grid.
Problem is that there are too many of them for the average person to go around and unplug or turn off AC strips when they're not in use. Lots of household devices use 12V or some similar voltage, and almost all of them have wall warts to step down AC to the required DC voltage.
Another aspect of this that many don't recognize is that "instant on" appliances achieve that quick "on" by using current constantly to keep the electronics ready. That adds to the load on the power grid the same way.
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