Really interesting! We have very few "always-on" devices. One is our security system, which is also our fire detection system. Another is an air circulation system for our basement. I do let my desktop idle, but our laptops turn off, and I shut off my music computer and our one printer. We also have a couple of clocks. Overall, our energy usage hasn't changed much since we moved into the house in 1993, it's hard for me to imagine what people are doing with all these devices.
Yeah, it is difficult to image 50 electronic plugged in devices that could idle. I wondered if it possibly has to do with a Californian lifestyle? Or perhaps a younger cohort? And I can't imagine our electricity bill is not 23% idle devices either. I suppose many newer appliances have idle modes like washing machines, dryers and dish washers, microwaves, ovens. Then there's the whole TV set up many people have and those use a lot of idle energy ... I'm going to go through the house today and check out what we do have ...
LOL, we are too! This really has me curious, and I feel it would be good to know. Interestingly, the technology my wife works on has protocols for sending small packets of data over the air to "awaken" devices that need updates or what not, then they can go back to being totally idle. "Always on" devices is actually a sore spot in some industries, and they wanted a workaround to avoid the associated energy costs. It is an issue, and it's good that some industries are thinking about it!
Really interesting! We have very few "always-on" devices. One is our security system, which is also our fire detection system. Another is an air circulation system for our basement. I do let my desktop idle, but our laptops turn off, and I shut off my music computer and our one printer. We also have a couple of clocks. Overall, our energy usage hasn't changed much since we moved into the house in 1993, it's hard for me to imagine what people are doing with all these devices.
Yeah, it is difficult to image 50 electronic plugged in devices that could idle. I wondered if it possibly has to do with a Californian lifestyle? Or perhaps a younger cohort? And I can't imagine our electricity bill is not 23% idle devices either. I suppose many newer appliances have idle modes like washing machines, dryers and dish washers, microwaves, ovens. Then there's the whole TV set up many people have and those use a lot of idle energy ... I'm going to go through the house today and check out what we do have ...
LOL, we are too! This really has me curious, and I feel it would be good to know. Interestingly, the technology my wife works on has protocols for sending small packets of data over the air to "awaken" devices that need updates or what not, then they can go back to being totally idle. "Always on" devices is actually a sore spot in some industries, and they wanted a workaround to avoid the associated energy costs. It is an issue, and it's good that some industries are thinking about it!