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Typical Household Appliances
Maximum
Power
Typical
Standby
Comments
Annual Cost
21”CRT Television
100W
15W
on 4 hrs/day +20 hrs stand by
£22
32” LCD Television
170W
3W
on 4 hrs/day +20 hrs stand by
£28
42” Plasma Television
280W
3W
on 4 hrs/day +20 hrs stand by
£44
Video/DVD player/recorder
40W
3W
on 4 hrs/day +20 hrs stand by
£8
Digital/analogue radio
4W
n/a
on 8 hrs/day
£1
Music centre
75W
1W
on 4 hrs/day +20 hrs stand by
£12
Satellite/freeview/cable box
40W
9W
on 24hrs/day
£35
Games console
45W
5W
on 24hrs/day
£39
Desktop PC + CRT monitor
200W
30W
on 4 hrs/day +20 hrs stand by
£61
Inkjet printer
60W
20W
4 hrs/day +20 hrs stand by
£24

Note all costs based on on-peak electricity at 10p/kWh.

Energy used by different manufacturers products may vary.
º This annual cost is an estimate based on the annual requirement for a home, not on the hours used.

 

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Estimated annual CO2 emissions from devices left on standby in the UK

* Stereos - 1,600,000 tonnes
* Videos - 960,000 tonnes
* TVs - 480,000 tonnes
* Consoles - 390,000 tonnes
* DVD players - 100,000 tonnes
* Set-top boxes - 60,000 tonnes

Energy Saving Trust
(Source: Energy Saving Trust)

Typical Appliance Energy Usage in an Average Household use the data on the right to see just how much you could save

 

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