Home Office
Quick tips for reducing usage
- Turn off computers or use "sleep mode" when not in use. It is a common misconception that the equipment will last longer if it is never turned off. This incorrect perception carries over from the days of older mainframe computers.
- Unplug laptop battery chargers when not in use. Even after being fully charged, laptop adapters continue to draw power.
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Many appliances continue to draw power when they are switched off but still plugged in. In the average home, 75 percent of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. Unplug chargers and small appliances when not in use. Or plug multiple electronics such as computers, monitors, scanners and printers into a power strip – and turn them all off by using the switch on the power strip. New "smart" power strips sense when your electronics are idle and cut off the power flow to them.
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