Are vampire appliances sucking your cash?

[Mindful]

How 23% of your electricity bill may come from devices you aren't using​

• Vampire devices suck power even when you think they're switched off
• Collectively can add hundreds of pounds to your annual electricity bill
• British Gas estimates up to 23% of electrical usage could be vampire energy
• Phone chargers draw energy constantly even if they're not charging a phone
• A printer left permanently on standby uses about £10 of electricity a year
• A Sky box can use up to 30W/hour which equates to around £73 per year.

Vampire electrical appliances sucking cash from your bank account

'Vampire devices' - named after the mythical blood-sucking creature - wreak most of their damage at night, draining power even when not in use.

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[Dekster]

I throw some minced garlic at the breaker box every night just to protect my electrons from these vampires.