Anything you can plug in that still sucks energy when it’s supposedly turned off is called a Vampire appliance. Some are pretty obvious. The clocks on microwaves and VCR/DVD players burn all day, everyday. We know they’re not “off” because we can see their LED lights glow. Even electronics like televisions and cell phone chargers draw power when they’re plugged in but not in use.
Some vampires are more powerful than others. Did you know that your cable box might be using more electricity than your refrigerator?
"The average energy consumption of a typical household setup – one high-definition digital video recorder (HD-DVR) and one high-definition set-top box – is 446 kilowatt hours/year. A 21-cubic-foot Energy Star top-freezer refrigerator, on the other hand, uses 415 kilowatt hours/year."
Read the full article here: Study: Cable Boxes Use More Power Than Refrigerators.
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