Remember the days before power strips? Those huge bundles of wire that you could find behind everyone's TV. Of course back then it was only 3 plugs, because we simply did not have so many gadgets.
In fact, it those gadgets that are what is wasting so much of our energy in the home today. It is estimated that 5 - 20% of a home's electricity is wasted on powering devices that are not even being used.
Fortunately, there are some really cool systems on the market that can control this power consumption, but most of us do not have the money to purchse these systems.
However, there are many small changes that you can make without a huge cost. Do you really need to see the time on your DVD player while you are at work? Of course not.
So start small and pick up one or 2 power strips and get them plugged into places where you have electronics that can be turned off while you are away. When you leave in the morning click the power off on the power strip and when you come back turn it back on.
You might be suprised out easy thise becomes and how it easy other small changes around the house could be.
For instance, all those chargers for phones, and laptops and any other powered device consume electricity even while they are not charging anything. Itwould be just as easy to unplug these chargers when you are not using. Not only would you save money and energy, but you would save wear and and tear on the charger or device.
