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Bye
Bye StandBy
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Save
the environment
and save on average up to £38.00
on your annual electric bill.
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Facts
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- The
average television set is
left on standby for more
than 17 hours a day while
most set-top boxes and video
recorders are never turned
off (Energy Saving Trust)
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- Leaving
the TV or other electrical
appliances on standby could
cause a fire. Always switch
it off and unplug when not
in use (Government Fire
Prevention Handbook)
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- Households
in the UK now spend around
10% of their electricity
bill on standby power.
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- The
average household wastes
£37 each year by leaving
appliances on standby (Energy
Saving Trust data).
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- An
independent test confirms
that a family of four using
three Bye Bye Standby devices,
could save around £38
per annum.
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- The
UK's DVDs and VCRs consume
over £255 million
worth of electricity whilst
on standby, producing over
1m tonnes of CO2.
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- An
independent report concludes
that if the majority of
UK households were to adopt
this energy saving kit,
then we could save around
8.4 TWh of energy (about
half the potential output
power of a coal-fired power
station) - Energy Saving
Trust.
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