According to EPA, in the average home, 75% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. Across the US, this equals the annual output of 12 power plants and costs consumers over $1 billion each year.
There are two ways to eliminate this slow leak, otherwise known as phantom power:
1) plug all electronics into power strips and switch the power strip off when not in use
2) buy energy star rated electronics
Learn more at: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product.showProductCategory_code=HEF
