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It’s no secret that we all cause a power drain to our local grids on a daily basis. The biggest culprits are the appliances and electronics that still pull power even when turned off. This type of power drain is called vampire power and according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) it’s a power drain that wastes between 200-400 terawatts of electricity per year on a global scale.

In the United States alone, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that the overall vampire power waste is costing us $10 billion a year and accounts for 11% of our country’s power usage.  Up to 40% of an appliances power drain on the grid comes from when the device is turned off but still plugged into the wall.

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