Labels:text | screenshot | graphic design OCR: Even when household appliances are turned off, most are These numbers are for average standby modes, showing still using some electricity. Appliances are either in passive how much electricity is sucked out annually, in kilowatt standby mode (the clock on the microwave is still hours, and what it costs you-assuming 11 cents per kilowatt ticking) or active standby mode (the VCR is off, hour. Red lines show passive standby mode; blue lines show but programmed to record something. active standby mode. Radio 13.1 ($1.44) Cordless phone base 28.9 ($3.18) station LCD 22.8 ($2.51) monitor Computer 311.0 ($34.21) Laptop 144.5 ($15.90) Laser 113.0 ($12.43) printer Plasma TV 1.452.4 ($159.76) VCR 92.0 ($10.12) DVD player 78.8 ($8.67) Game console 233. ($25.73) Convection microwave 35.0 ($3.85) Rechargeable toothbrush 12.3 ($1.35) Vampire energy is estimated to cost U.S. consumers $3 billion a year.
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