A list of
electricity consuming appliances or processes is given in Controlled electricity consumption.
Not exact matches
He then advised the general public to
consume electricity wisely during this festive period that schools are on vacation and cautioned parents to ensure their wards turns off electrical
appliances when they are not in use.
When they were told of the comparatively meagre potential savings the Kill A Watt might reveal — for example, that a computer
consumes 25 cents - worth of
electricity per day — they became even less interested in turning off
appliances.
Microwave
appliance usage across the EU
consumes an estimated 9.4 terawatts per hour (TWh) of
electricity every year.
In total, microwave
appliances across the EU
consume an estimated 9.4 terawatts per hour (TWh) of
electricity every year.
Refrigerators and other kitchen
appliances, especially older, poorly maintained models found in many cash - strapped schools, soak up
electricity, which
consumes large quantities of water and enlarges a school's carbon footprint.
Urban citizens
consume food, water, and other commodities, their buildings and
appliances consume electricity, and their vehicles
consume fuel - the latter two also involving the consumption of raw materials in their manufacture.
Refrigerators
consume more
electricity than any other
appliance, so today I will share some tips to help you start saving energy today with your existing refrigerator:
The
electricity used to power our air conditioners, lighting, refrigerators, and other
appliances accounts for roughly half of that; water and space heating
consume the rest.
For example, before we buy a new
appliance that might
consume a large amount of
electricity, we should think not only of how much it will increase our power bill, but its contribution to the global climate change problem; look at the bigger picture.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, about 75 percent of the
electricity used to power electronics such as VCRs, televisions, stereos, computers, and kitchen
appliances is
consumed while the products are turned off.
«Vampire power,» also known as «standby power,» is
electricity consumed by electronic devices and
appliances even when they are switched off or in standby mode.