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As a homeowner we often use an extreme amount of energy without even considering where it is all going to.\u00a0 In this article we will look into the ways in which we use energy throughout our homes on a daily basis and how you may be able to address the largest areas of waste within your home.<\/p>\n

Appliances and electrical components that use a lot of power are often referred to as electrical vampires.\u00a0 These appliances rack up high energy bills not only when they are being used but as they are plugged in and sit waiting to be used.\u00a0 This wastes energy and increases home energy bills.\u00a0 To avoid the extra expense consider using power savers on the following pieces of\u00a0electrical equipment<\/a>\u00a0within your home.<\/p>\n

Video Game Consoles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who doesn\u2019t enjoy unwinding at the end of the day with a game shared with the family on a video console?\u00a0 Although video game consoles are a great way to unwind they are a huge draw on the energy within your home.\u00a0 If the console is plugged in it is drawing energy.\u00a0 So even if you are not enjoying the console it is using energy.\u00a0 Even when a console is turned off if it plugged in it is expending approximately one watt of energy.<\/p>\n

Laptop Computers<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is almost impossible to believe but a laptop uses more energy than a desktop computer.\u00a0 Laptops have many different components that are running within together in one place.\u00a0 This means that the system need additional energy over that off a desk top computer to function.\u00a0 A desktop, on average, uses about three watts of energy whereas a laptop runs on about nine watts while it is turned off.\u00a0 Consider though that a desktop also uses electricity to run speakers, monitors, scanners, modems and USB hubs.\u00a0 When deciding which source is a better use of energy for your home consider the entire system as a whole and not each component separately.<\/p>\n

Cable Boxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cable boxes may seem completely innocent as they sit on top of the television console waiting to be used however they are one of the worst electrical component offenders when it comes to energy usage in your home.\u00a0 When off, on average a cable box uses about twenty eight watts of power.\u00a0\u00a0 While in use a cable box uses about thirty watts.<\/p>\n

If you are concerned with the amount of energy that various\u00a0electrical components<\/a>\u00a0are using while plugged in and turned off or turned on there is only one way to eliminate the issue and that is to unplug it.\u00a0 As a homeowner you may be looking for a solution that does not require you to unplug and plug in appliances as they are used within the home.\u00a0 In this case an easy, straightforward solution is the addition of power strips.\u00a0 A power strip in the off position only uses about a single watt of electricity which is far less than any of the above components.<\/p>\n

J&P Electrical is a full\u00a0service\u00a0electrical equipment company<\/a>. \u00a0At J&P, we supply contractors, end users and supply houses with new surplus, quality reconditioned and obsolete electrical equipment. Contact us today at\u00a0https:\/\/jpelectricalcompany.com<\/a>\u00a0for all of your bus plug, circuit breaker, switchboard, fuses, disconnects and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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