Power usage

[Skvez]

There is a false rumour being put around by the main stream media that things on standby and plugged in chargers are all consuming lots of energy in standby. The fact is this just isn’t so. Modern switched mode power supplies draw very little power in standby mode many drawing just a few pence of electricity a year.

Energy can’t be created or destroyed, if you put your hand on a charger and don’t feel it any warmer it’s drawing negligible power.

The big power consumers in my house are:
* Fridge / freezer (because it’s on all the time (the pump is running about 8 hours a day))
* Cooker
* Electric shower
* Incandescent lighting that I’ve not yet swapped out for LEDs (in places where the quality of the light is important to me, such as the kitchen).