/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/energy-star-level-vi---standards-for-external-chargersFor years energy experts have been telling consumers to unplug their devices and chargers when not in use because a lot of them have high standby currents, so called &quot;vampires&quot; How much energy do household appliances use?ApplianceWhen on (watts...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/energy-star-level-vi---standards-for-external-chargersTue, 09 Dec 2014 22:16:59 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a24e468f-1c8e-41e4-95e2-3d46d2d7888eDAB0<p>Yes, it is easy to ignore the cost of just plugging in these so called smart appliances.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I will definitely take a harder look at which devices I have plugged in stealing power.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=19395&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">