{"id":6022,"date":"2025-11-15T16:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/?p=6022"},"modified":"2025-11-15T16:32:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:32:22","slug":"does-unplugging-appliances-actually-save-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/?p=6022","title":{"rendered":"Does Unplugging Appliances Actually Save Electricity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Believe it or not \u2014 your husband\u2019s habit of unplugging everything <em>does<\/em> save electricity. And while it might seem like a small thing, those small things can quietly add up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many household appliances and electronics use what&#8217;s called <strong>\u201cphantom\u201d or \u201cstandby\u201d power<\/strong>. That means even when they\u2019re turned off, they\u2019re still drawing electricity just by being plugged in. TVs, microwaves, chargers, coffee makers, game consoles \u2014 all can quietly sip power 24\/7 if left plugged in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a simple example:<br>A plugged-in phone charger that\u2019s not charging anything might only draw a tiny bit of power. But multiply that by every device in your house, every single day, every week, every year\u2026 and your electricity bill starts reflecting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the U.S. Department of Energy, phantom energy can account for <strong>5% to 10% of your total residential energy use.<\/strong> That can mean <strong>$100\u2013$200 per year<\/strong>, depending on how many devices you leave plugged in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If constantly unplugging everything seems like a hassle, power strips with an on\/off switch can make it much easier to cut off multiple devices at once \u2014 especially in entertainment centers or home offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes, unplugging does save electricity.<br>And your husband?<br>He might just be ahead of the curve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not \u2014 your husband\u2019s habit of unplugging everything does save electricity. And while it might seem like a small thing, those small things can&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}