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"Don Klipstein" wrote in message
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On 2011-09-16, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On 16 Sep 2011 05:43:18 0 UTC, Don Klipstein
wrote:

On 2011-09-12, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On 12 Sep 2011 14:36:41 GMT, Han wrote:
slight snip to edit for space
If you leave your TV on standby when not watching, then that is a
significant portion.

Wrong. On standby it's next to nothing. When it's on (a significant
part of the day) it's around 100X the power.

I have a TV and a "Kill-A-Watt" meter. My TV consumes 12 watts when
"off" and averaging about 70 watts when "on".

500W on/5W standby = 100x. Next.

As a result, I have a power strip to cut power to my TV for the
majority
of the day when I am sleeping, at work or commuting, using my computer,
or
doing other activities besides TV-watching.

Not worthwhile.
SNIP from here

12 watts * 22 hours/day * 365 days/1 year * 1KW/1000W * $.14/KWH =
$13.49/year in the case of my TV. In my case, the power strip paid for
itself in less than a year.
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- Don Klipstein )

Excellent, Don. 12 watts is indeed substantial. I've been wondering why
the California Energy Commission folks have been so interested in what they
call "phantom loads". You prompt me to measure my TV as well.

Terry McGowan