CNN: New kind of ‘vampire’ sucks power out of homes
From CNN…
New kind of ‘vampire’ sucks power out of homes
It rehashes an important topic that’s been mentioned here before: Unused power transformers (e.g., cell phone, iPod, whatever) draw a lot of power that goes nowhere except as residual heat. As the article says, use a power strip and turn it off when the devices plugged in to it are not in use.