Electricity is used by a very wide variety of equipment, much of this continually consumes electrical power in standby mode even if it is not being used, this is sometimes referred to as 'electricity leakage', this wastes electrical energy prodigiously.
It is easy to dramatically reduce electricity leakage.
Almost all homes continually consume electricity, if yours continually consumes 0.1kWh - this is quite common, nearly 440 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per household at a cost of about $40 per year.
The electricity leakage occurs because many electronic devices can't be fully turned off without switching them off at the wall socket or disconnecting them. While the device may appear to be turned off, in reality, it is one of several standby modes wasting electricity, somewhere between fully off and fully on, so it consumes electric energy 24/7.
Eliminating this standby or "leaking" electricity could save households between six and 26 percent on their average monthly electricity usage.
Tips to reduce electricity leakage:
If you are not using the equipment turn it off at the wall socket.
Do not leave electrical equipment on standby, use a switched power distribution unit for systems that have many plugs and switch it off when not in use or use an intelligent surge protector.
Unplug electric toothbrush and shaver charging cables from the wall socket when not in use.
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