25-04-2006, 06:45 AM
By Chris Long
Click producer
Remote control
Any device with a remote consumes electricity when on standby
Electrical power has changed our lives and given us phenomenal freedoms, from talking to people around the world, to going to the moon.
But do we know just how much power we are using when we switch things off or put them into standby mode?
Energy management consultant John Field says: "Electronic devices like TV or video or stereos, anything which has a remote control, have to be live so you can switch on remotely.
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