On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:18 PM, J. Forster <j...@quik.com> wrote: > One of the big networks ran a program on "being green" a couple of years > ago and suggested that the "energy crisis" could be solved by unplugging > iPod chargers.
In the US "Standby Power" is about 5% of total. But standby includes things like instant on TV sets and computers in sleep mode not just iPod and cell phone chargers. So if you actually unplugged devices not in use the most we'd save is 5%. That's a lot but not nearly enough to solve the world's energy problems. But 5% is nothing to ignore. It is exactly the same as taking one house in 20 completely off the grid. Getting back to iPods. Technology can help. Apple's latest battery charger uses 30 milliwatts in standby (after the batteries are charged) while the industry average is 10 times that much at about 300 mw. The trouble is that these new chargers are complex and cost more to make. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.