Five Percent of U.S. Electricity Wasted By "Vampire" Electronics

You know, a previous blogger made a good point, about huge corporations using too much power. Simply take a look at any downtown, in any country, and you can see the TREMENDOUS amount of waste on lights. Hong Kong is a fantastic city to see at night, but even they turn off the Island building lights after midnight now. Still a waste while on, but it's a start. Compare a downtown usage to you and I changing a light bulb to a more efficient one. Sounds to me like we need to count the dollars first, not the pennies.

When these curly fluorescent light bulbs came out, I put one in a hamging ceiling lamp. It was fine until I tried to use my TV remote. It sapped it good. Remote would not function at all. After going so far as to chnging out the batteries for new ones, it still would not function. For some unknown reason, I moved close to the TV and away from the lamp. Remote worked perfectly. I discovered the problem when I got farther from the TV and closer to the light. Turned off the light, remote worked perfectly again. So, lesson learned. Use regular filament type light bulbs close to your remote(s). Number two problem: I had one of those curly type fluorescent blubs in a desk lamp close to my computer monitor. Made it do all sorts of crazy things like pause, stop, go blank, etc. What ever frequency they emit screws up some other types of electronic equipment so be careful when using one close to the computer. Might even affect pace makers for persons with heart problems. Better check and be safe rather than sorry.

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Its all about the buyers and the sellers, called capitolism. Imagine what could have been saved by not creating this blog, or the image of the vampire. Self justification has always been a problem in conserving. I promptly pay my power bill each month. Is there something else? If one conserves too much, rates are increased, not a hard thing! Assisted suicide is legal is some states, more people should try it if they don't like it here, I would assist you!

I'ITS NOT PRATICAL TO CUT OFF POWER TO YOUR EQUIPMENT,VCR,COMPUTER,ANSWERING MSG,TV,ECT.MOST ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES[MENTIONED ABOVED]USE PENNYS A DAY,for example,14 to 24 cents a day,multply by 5. my avgerage use per day[per edison bill.is $00.76 cents.light bulbs/miroc waves,and other high wattage appliances draw more power,anything with a heating typy element will eat a lot of juice. mike

Most of our technology today if you disconnect all of the electrical to whatever appliance you are referring to what happens is that you will need to go in and reset everything. So it is nice to think that we could save electric by shutting everything down. But we can't. The makers of these products need to redesign them so that the information that is stored is saved and we will not need to reset the cable box, refrig, etc. etc. Back to the drawing boards!

I think everyone should lighten up on this guy. Giving is always good, but who said it was an obligation for someone who has the means to give to the needy. He might give to charaties, it is a personal thing. I'm sure everyone that is criticizing did not think of homeless people in their own town last time they got a burger or starbucks coffe. May be they should not have had it, if the homeless person can't afford it. If someone has something they should enjoy it before they die. People should spend their money according to their heart.

All these things are great, but if they are so great, then why not mandate the Federal Government must comply with any of these first? No more big cars, Prius, no more private flights, commercial (except for the Pres & Vice Pres., zero footprint energy efficent homes. Just making all State and Federal vehicles hybrid would go a long way towards energy independance. And if trigger locks are so great, put them on cops guns first.

If we are serious about this hyped up global warming bull, then all Government vehicles should be hybrid, no more big SUV's, Prius instead. I recall seeing a picture of Bill Bradley, one of the original signers of the first clean energy programs cutting his tiny yard. The lawn mower was so old and belching smok, you could hardly see him. If it sounds good, make local, State and Federal Governments do it first. No more private flights for anyone except the President and Vice President (due to security concerns)and their homes should have a zero footprint on energy, all solar panels and geothermal energy as the current President. After 'they' have to live with it, then pass it down to us. Notice how they all ignore all of it, especially Al Gore the Bore? And trigger locks and ballistic fingerprinting...put it on Police guns first to see how it works out, then we'll see how it does. Why should licensed carry holders be placed in greater jeaporady than the police?