The fight against phantom energy (that’s not the new Stars Wars movie, either)
Here’s an energy statistic that recently grabbed my attention: “On average, 75 percent of all energy used to power household electronics is sent to these devices while they are turned off, according to the U.S. Department of Energy,” wrote Graham Hill and Meaghan O’Neill in “Ready Set Green: Eight Weeks to Modern Eco-living.” The authors go on to write, “We actually spend more money to power our DVD players and audio equipment, for example, while they’re in standby... Read More
