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Energy vampires: Is it worth it to unplug your electronics?

Yahoo! Green's Blogs  • Feb 9, 2010

(Photo: Getty Images) It's common knowledge that appliances continue to draw a small amount of power when they're switched off but still plugged in. One solution is to unplug electronics and chargers when you aren't using them. Or you can plug cords into a power strip and switch it off whenever you want to cut off all power to appliances.… Full Story »

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• Appliances
• Computer
• Energy
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