How Twilight Taught Me To Love The Off Switch

After seeing all of Portland go gaga over much of the Twilight series filming here, I thought I would look for vampires in my own house and boy did I find some. Lurking in the corners of my living room I found power cord after power cord eating up LOTS of electricity.Much to my surprise ,and after doing some digging online I discovered that by following some of my own advice I could get rid of all the vamps in my life and come to love the off switch again. Below is some great info on how much all those blood suckers in your house consume

Data From Yahoo Green

We calculated the following averages based on energy use stats from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy using a price of 11 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Home Entertainment

• CRT TV: $1.00
• LCD TV: $2.97
• Plasma TV: $2.97
• DVD: $1.53
• VCR: $4.63
• Digital cable box: $17.65
• Satellite cable box: $15.50
• DVR: $36.63
• Digital cable box with DVR: $43.01
• Set-top satellite box with DVR: $27.52
• Video game console: $1.00
• Portable stereo: $1.64
• AM/FM tuner: $1.11
• CD player: $4.99

Home Office

• Desktop computer: $3.96
• Laptop computer: $8.81
• Laptop charger (unattached to laptop): $4.38
• LCD monitor: $1.12
• Printer: $1.98
• Multifunction printer, scanner, copier: $5.21
• Computer speakers: $1.98

Other

• Coffee maker: $1.12
• Microwave oven: $3.05
• Cordless phone: $1.98
• Answering machine: $1.99
• Power tool: $3.96
• Handheld vacuum: $2.97
• Electric toothbrush: $1.98
• Cell phone charger (unattached to phone): $0.26

Costs start adding up when you take into account electronics that may be left on when you’re not using them.

Here’s a small sampling:

• Desktop computer: $71.00
• Video game console: $23.10
• VCR: $7.69
• DVD player: $7.46
• CD player: $8.53