{"id":36261,"date":"2021-04-27T13:18:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/?page_id=36261"},"modified":"2021-04-27T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:44:05","slug":"home-electronics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/energy-savings\/ways-to-save\/home-electronics\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Electronics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While individual energy consumption of home entertainment systems, computers, and other home electronics may be relatively low, the cost can add up.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Unplug to Save<\/h2>\n<p>When you\u2019re away from home for the weekend or longer, don\u2019t just turn off your TV, DVD player, and cable box. Unplug them. As long as these and other small electronics are plugged in, they\u2019ll draw power to operate timer displays and other functions that stay on even when the device is switched off. You won\u2019t save a fortune\u2014from 25 cents to $3 a month per device\u2014but every little bit counts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Protect Against Power Surges<\/h2>\n<p>This simple step isn\u2019t about lowering your electric costs for home electronics. It\u2019s about avoiding the big hit you\u2019ll take if a power surge destroys your DVD player or other small electronics. Power surges are slight changes in voltage that happen during storms or other electrical events. They can damage the sensitive circuits inside electronic devices. To protect against them, plug your electronics into a surge protector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Don\u2019t confuse a power strip with a surge protector: A power strip offers no protection from power surges.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Take Advantage of Built-In Computer Features<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-36299\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/monitor.svg\" alt=\"computer monitor illustration\" width=\"20%\" height=\"340\" \/>If you have a computer that runs on Microsoft Windows, use the power management controls to put your computer to sleep after it idles for a specified period (adjustable from five minutes to more than an hour). The hibernation mode reduces the amount of power the computer uses (up to 300 watts at full power) to 15 watts or lower. In addition, some of the newest computers available have a feature called IAPC (Instantly Available PC) that sends the computer into a sleep mode of less than 8 watts\u2014and then allows it to go right back to where you left off instantaneously when you turn it back on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0 Been wanting a sleek, new flat-panel computer monitor\u2013but worried about the high price? Does it help to know they use only about a third of the energy of a traditional monitor? You may pay more for one initially, but the savings over time are likely to make up for that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Home Electronics in a Nutshell<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>When you\u2019re away for extended periods, unplug small electronics<\/li>\n<li>Invest in a surge protector to keep power spikes from harming electronics<\/li>\n<li>Take advantage of your computer\u2019s power management controls<\/li>\n<li>Consider a flat-panel monitor for energy savings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While individual energy consumption of home entertainment systems, computers, and other home electronics may be relatively low, the cost can add up. Unplug to Save When you\u2019re away from home for the weekend or longer, don\u2019t just turn off your TV, DVD player, and cable box. Unplug them. As long as these and other small [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":35759,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36261"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36261\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleselectric.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}