The total power used while an appliance is on standby can equal as much as when it is turned on. In the UK alone, one million tons of CO2 is pumed into the atmosphere by appliances on standby and the wasted energy could power 400,000 homes.
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Appliances on standby pump one million tons of carbon into the atmosphere. Wast...
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