TV & Entertainment

Turn off your television when not in use.
Many appliances continue to draw power when they are switched off but still plugged in. In the average home, 75% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off.
Unplug the appliance or use the switch on a power strip to prevent DVD players, VCRs, and televisions from drawing power when not in use.

Type	Watts	Costs to operate for 8 hours
Small black and white TV	100 watts	5 to 6 cents
Color solid state with tube TV	165 to 300 watts	8 to 18 cents
Plasma TV	230 to 440 watts	11 to 26 cents
Rear projection TV	170 to 275 watts	8 to 16 cents
LCD TV	40 to 220 watts	2 to 13 cents
VCR or DVD player	165 to 275 watts	8 to 16 cents

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