Leaving electronic devices on standby is costing Britons more than £2bn a year as energy prices increase.
UK households could save an average of £147 per year by switching off electrical devices when not in use aka ‘vampire devices’.Households in the UK are spending £2.2 billion a year just by leaving these power-sucking devices on standby, according to research from British Gas.Smart speakers, laptops, internet routers all come under this category of vampire devices. As long as they’re plugged in, you’re paying for it.
‘There are smart plugs you can buy which will let you check everything is turned off from your phone. At night, or when not in use, try switching off devices at the mains rather than switching to standby, as even the standby light on a television uses energy,’ Marc Robson, a British Gas energy expert, told the BBC.
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