Ghost or vampire power users are devised that are "turned" off but still draw
power. Included in this category are batter charges used for cell
phones and the like. Most people leave these charges plugged in all the time and they are "burning power" all the time. Feel the charger and it is usually warm .... wasting electricity.
"AT&T estimates their customers consume enough energy by leaving idle phone chargers in the walls to power 24,000 homes for a year. ... their new ZERO charger .... Available at the end of May ... will sense when it is not connected to a cellular phone and will block the power supply from the socket."
Via: SmartPlanet LINK
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