Many appliances continue to consume power even when they are turned off or in standby mode, especially at night, this is called “vampire current”. These devices consume between 5 and 10% of the total energy consumed in the home.
The Lawrence Berkely lab made a list of the 10 devices that suck the most energy and empty your wallet due to the high bill costs you spend on them.
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1. Cable TV Set-Top Box
![TV set-top box](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TV-set-top-box.jpg)
The decoders that consume the most energy are those that have the mode of recording video, they use up to 43. 4 watts per hour.
2. Laptop
![laptop](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/laptop.jpg)
Laptops can consume up to 8.9 watts per hour, in standby or sleep mode, up to 15.7 watts.
3. Mini-Component
![Mini-Component](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mini-Component.jpg)
If you have a radio, the consumption can go up to 14.4 watts.
4. Rear projection TV
![Rear projection TV](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Rear-projection-TV.jpg)
This old model that looked like a box, consumes more power than LCDs, it can use up to 6.6 W even when turned off if it is kept connected.
5. Microwave
![microwave](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/microwave.jpg)
The microwave consumes 3.8 W per hour, but if the door is left open, it reaches 25W
6. Desktop Computer
![Apple computer on a chest of drawers](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Apple-computer-on-a-chest-of-drawers.jpg)
If you leave the computer plugged in, it consumes 2.8 W per hour, if it is in standby mode 21.1W.
7. Coffee maker
![coffee pot](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/coffee-pot.jpg)
It consumes 1W per hour while plugged in.
8. Video Game Console
![Play Station Console](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Play-Station-Console.jpg)
Off consumes 1W, but if left in “out-of-the-box” mode, the figure is 23.3W.
9. Cordless Phone
![Cordless phone](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cordless-phone.jpg)
It consumes 0.98W per hour, now that if it includes an answering machine, it is 2.9W.
10. Cell Phone Charger
![Cell Phone Charger](https://www.zdwired.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cell-Phone-Charger.jpg)
It consumes the least energy, at 2.36 W per hour. However, if the phone is already charged, it doesn’t make sense for it to stay connected.
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