Comments on: Is Your House Haunted by Electronic Vampires? http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/08/27/is-your-house-haunted-by-electronic-vampires/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Gunshinan http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/08/27/is-your-house-haunted-by-electronic-vampires/#comment-12149 Jim Gunshinan Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:44:29 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3464#comment-12149 Hi Ken, You could plug your electronic devices into a power strip, and then turn them off from there. There are also "smart" power strips such as the Wattstopper and Smart Strip that include occupancy sensors and other ways to turn off devices (completely off) when you are not using them and on when you are using them. Also, when it comes time to repalce any of your electronic devices, look for ones with the Energy Star label, or ones that use none to little standby power. Switch out incandescent bulbs to CFLs, look at LCD TV displays rather than Plasma screen..... Hope this helps! Hi Ken,

You could plug your electronic devices into a power strip, and then turn them off from there. There are also "smart" power strips such as the Wattstopper and Smart Strip that include occupancy sensors and other ways to turn off devices (completely off) when you are not using them and on when you are using them.

Also, when it comes time to repalce any of your electronic devices, look for ones with the Energy Star label, or ones that use none to little standby power.

Switch out incandescent bulbs to CFLs, look at LCD TV displays rather than Plasma screen…..

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Ken Logwood http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/08/27/is-your-house-haunted-by-electronic-vampires/#comment-12150 Ken Logwood Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:33:31 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3464#comment-12150 Great post. Most of the electronic devices I have hooked up drain my power, even when they are not on. I tested my power use by turning everything in my house off. My meter was still running. Any advice as to what I can do. I live in OH and my average electric bill is $200.00. Great post. Most of the electronic devices I have hooked up drain my power, even when they are not on. I tested my power use by turning everything in my house off. My meter was still running. Any advice as to what I can do. I live in OH and my average electric bill is $200.00.

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