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Standby Electronics a Waste?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the watts-the-problem dept.

gnunick writes to tell us BBC News is reporting that UK citizens waste quite a bit of electricity each year by leaving electronic gadgets on standby or charging. Critics are arguing that standby mode on electronics are completely unnecessary and should be removed for a number of reasons. From the article: "To put it another way, the entire population of Glasgow could fly to New York and back again and the resulting emissions would still be less than that from devices left in sleep mode."

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  1. Re:cold lights by Gimble · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone wondered if the light of the fridge gets off when you close it?

    Gets off with what? The cucumber ?

  2. The real question is... by benzzene · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... what would happen if all those Glaswegians actually did fly to New York. I have a feeling it would be much worse than some wasted kilowatt hours.