Look - we all do it. We leave our chargers plugged in at the wall, our gaming console on, our laptops charging overnight.
Your appliances still use 20% of the electricity when they are on standby, which means they are switched off but still plugged in. Again, this doesn't sound a lot, but think of all the appliances you're leaving plugged in throughout the day and night.So a typical household could save a total of €3.88 per month or €46.56 per year by just plugging out their appliances each night.
While these don't sound like big costs, this is money that could be saved yearly or put towards a trip or a big purchase.
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