Americans spend $19 billion a year, or around $165 a household, on something completely wasteful. You’ve probably never thought about the electricity your “always on”— but idle — electronics consume ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A force as insidious as Dracula is quietly sucking a nickel of every dollar’s worth of the electricity that seeps from your home’s outlets. Insert the little fangs of your cell phone ...

As you open your door to hand out Halloween candy Saturday, you are likely to see neighborhood kids outside your home dressed as vampires. There are also vampires inside your home that suck up plenty ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A force as insidious as Dracula is quietly sucking a nickel of every dollar's worth of the electricity that seeps from your home's outlets. Insert the little fangs of your cell-phone ...

Everyone knows to turn off lights when you leave a room or to turn off the TV when you're done watching it. That's a good start, but did you know you're still wasting electricity every month? You can ...

Idle gadgets add up to an extra $10 billion in energy costs A "smart" power strip will shut down an outlet with a gadget in standby mode Power usage monitor determines operating costs of gadgets ...

As the nation prepares for Halloween, new research by British Gas has revealed that households could save 23 per cent on their electricity bills a year by switching off “vampire electronics”, which ...

A force as insidious as Dracula is quietly sucking a nickel of every dollar's worth of the electricity that seeps from your home's outlets. Insert the little fangs of your cell phone charger in the ...

What is a home “energy vampire”? ANSWER: I addressed a similar question about three years ago, but it’s an issue that’s worth revisiting today as prices for electricity soar in most parts of the ...

Americans spend $19 billion a year, or around $165 a household, on something completely wasteful. You've probably never thought about the electricity your "always-on" but idle electronics consume all ...