Hello again.
I found this quick video while browsing on the internet today, and thought I’d show you all. The video is a quick and fun one advertising the importance of turning off devices and not just leaving them in standby mode.
Before I show you the video, I’d just like to share a few facts on standby mode with you.
- Britons waste the equivalent of around two power stations’ worth of electricity each year by leaving TV sets and other gadgets on standby.
- Electrical equipment in sleep mode used roughly 7TWh of energy and emits around 800,000 tonnes of carbon.
- Standby modes on electronic devices account for 8% of all British domestic power consumption.
-Estimated annual CO2 emissions from devices left on standby:
Stereos – 1,600,000 tonnes
Videos – 960,000 tonnes
TVs – 480,000 tonnes
Consoles – 390,000 tonnes
DVD players – 100,000 tonnes
Set-top boxes – 60,000 tonnes
(Source: Energy Saving Trust)
Shocking isn’t it?
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