How Much Electricity Does Your Tv Waste When You’Re Not Watching It?
TVs are notorious for wasting electricity when they’re not in use. In fact, according to a study by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), TVs waste an average of 3.6 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per day when they’re turned off and not in use. That’s enough electricity to power a lightbulb for about three hours! TVs are especially wasteful when it comes to standby power. Standby power is the energy that TV sets use to stay on even when the TV is turned off....