Can plugging appliances into a power chord save energy & reduce a utility bill?
May 26, 2010 by MrAuthor
Filed under Appliances
I saw a news story a couple days ago about this and would like some more info. Does this only apply to appliances not in use, like a TV or microwave?
Plugging appliances into the power cord saves you money only if you turn the power cord OFF. If it is on, it is the same as if the appliances were plugged into the wall. Anything plugged into the wall uses energy when even when it is turned off like a TV, but if it is plugged into a power bar and the bar is turned off it does not use energy. If you plug in your cell phone charger to the wall but don’t have your cell phone hooked up to it, it still uses up power, so unplug anything you don’t use often, and for those things you do use often you can plug them into the power bar and turn the power bar off when you go out or are not using them. You will notice more money will be in your pocket when you do this.