Site of the Day for Tuesday, October 9, 2001
Leaking Electricity
Don't be alarmed! The "leaking electricity " term, although now considered
to be technically incorrect, refers to "energy consumed by appliances when
they are switched off or not performing their principal functions." - from
the website
In other words, this is electrical wastage caused by many common household
appliances which rely on standby electricity for some facet of their
operation, such as the use of LED displays and instant on capabilities and
which consume about 5 % of residential electricity consumption in the U.S.
Now the List's energy-conscious members can be alarmed.
This website contains the text of the results from the investigations on
leaking electricity or "standby power" in the USA presented at a symposium
in Italy, by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Plug yourself into the presentation at:
http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/reports/40909/
A.M. Holm
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