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In Germany, the standby
mode accounts for an average of 22% of all appliance electricity
consumption; in Japan it is estimated to account for 9.4%
of total residential electricity consumption, compared to
8% in the UK and 11.6% in Australia. Annual average standby
power levels were reported to be 32W in the UK, 29W in China
and 87W in Australia.
So, what does it mean
for us in Australia? It represents an annual cost of about
$83 for the average household, and the release of greenhouse
gasses, including almost 700kg of CO2 from power stations.
Source: Appliance Efficiency
Newsletter Vol 5 2001
Reducing The Waste
The good news is that
governments, manufacturers and standards organisations are
now working together to cut standby losses significantly by
2010.
In the meantime, you
can help by simply turning off equipment at the power point.
If that’s too hard, get a little exercise by WALKING
to your TV and Video and pushing off the power buttons so
that the ‘standby’ red light goes out.
By the way, do you turn
your work computer monitor off if you’re not using it?
That would help the university focus more resources into teaching
and research – and help save the planet.
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