energy vampire Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:52:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Energy Vampire Numero Uno is Your Cable Box! https://www.greenoptimistic.com/energy-vampire-numero-uno-cable-box-20140627/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/energy-vampire-numero-uno-cable-box-20140627/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:52:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48202 The modern home is full of electrical and electronic devices, just about all of which are energy vampires, that is, they continue to use electricity even when you shut them off. The difference can be quite surprising, and energy vampires hide where you least expect it. We expect a refrigerator to continuously run, since it […]

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