Americans spend $19 billion a year, or around $165 a household, on something completely wasteful. You’ve probably never thought about the electricity your “always on”— but idle — electronics consume ...

As you open your door to hand out Halloween candy Saturday, you are likely to see neighborhood kids outside your home dressed as vampires. There are also vampires inside your home that suck up plenty ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A force as insidious as Dracula is quietly sucking a nickel of every dollar’s worth of the electricity that seeps from your home’s outlets. Insert the little fangs of your cell phone ...

These vampires aren’t the ones you see on Halloween… The ones we’re talking about stay all year long…and they’re running up your bills. Vampire electronics are appliances such as microwaves, TVs and ...

Idle gadgets add up to an extra $10 billion in energy costs A "smart" power strip will shut down an outlet with a gadget in standby mode Power usage monitor determines operating costs of gadgets ...

Everyone knows to turn off lights when you leave a room or to turn off the TV when you're done watching it. That's a good start, but did you know you're still wasting electricity every month? You can ...

A force as insidious as Dracula is quietly sucking a nickel of every dollar's worth of the electricity that seeps from your home's outlets. Insert the little fangs of your cell phone charger in the ...

Americans spend $19 billion a year, or around $165 a household, on something completely wasteful. You’ve probably never thought about the electricity your “always-on” but idle electronics consume all ...