Have you ever thought about all the household appliances and electronic devices you leave plugged in? Did you know that many appliances, such as TVs, Cable boxes, VCRs, DVD players, computers and kitchen appliances continue to draw a small amount of power when they are switched off?

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that in the average home, 75% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off  (”standby mode”). Furthermore, “leaking” appliances use between 5 percent and 8 percent of the energy we consume in our home.

One solution is to use Smart Power Strips.

These power strips eliminate “phantom power use” by plugging multiple appliances into one of them. The strip features one shut off switch that “kills” power to all the items you have plugged into it.

Power strips are also available with phone cords surge protection and with phone and cable wire surge protection.

While most smart power strips have one shut off switch that “kills” power to all the appliances plugged into it, you can purchase one that controls power to individual outlets.

Smart power strips will not only save you money - you’ll sbe greener by saving energy.

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