Comments on: Household Energy Use to Triple by 2030, Due to Power-Hungry Electronics http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Mark Bartosik http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-6472 Fri, 29 May 2009 06:09:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-6472 Just do the math…

Wired smoke detectors (required by code for new US construction) can use between 0.5W and 12.3W, you can easily have 6 of these in an average house.

12.3W x 6 x 24 x 365 = 646KWh per year.

My large 25 cubic foot fridge freezer only uses about 500KWh per year.

The problem is the 24×365 always connected devices, and the number of device, and the cheapo manufacturing.

Please read this:

http://www.netzeroenergy.org/energyguide.pdf

]]> By: Mark Bartosik http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22917 Fri, 29 May 2009 06:09:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22917 Just do the math…

Wired smoke detectors (required by code for new US construction) can use between 0.5W and 12.3W, you can easily have 6 of these in an average house.

12.3W x 6 x 24 x 365 = 646KWh per year.

My large 25 cubic foot fridge freezer only uses about 500KWh per year.

The problem is the 24×365 always connected devices, and the number of device, and the cheapo manufacturing.

Please read this:

http://www.netzeroenergy.org/energyguide.pdf

]]> By: Mark Bartosik http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22918 Fri, 29 May 2009 06:09:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22918 Just do the math…

Wired smoke detectors (required by code for new US construction) can use between 0.5W and 12.3W, you can easily have 6 of these in an average house.

12.3W x 6 x 24 x 365 = 646KWh per year.

My large 25 cubic foot fridge freezer only uses about 500KWh per year.

The problem is the 24×365 always connected devices, and the number of device, and the cheapo manufacturing.

Please read this:

http://www.netzeroenergy.org/energyguide.pdf

]]> By: Mark Bartosik http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22919 Fri, 29 May 2009 06:09:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22919 Just do the math…

Wired smoke detectors (required by code for new US construction) can use between 0.5W and 12.3W, you can easily have 6 of these in an average house.

12.3W x 6 x 24 x 365 = 646KWh per year.

My large 25 cubic foot fridge freezer only uses about 500KWh per year.

The problem is the 24×365 always connected devices, and the number of device, and the cheapo manufacturing.

Please read this:

http://www.netzeroenergy.org/energyguide.pdf

]]> By: marc http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-6471 Wed, 20 May 2009 04:03:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-6471 Buying yourself a gift or for someone dear to you on his or her special day like graduation or birthdays? You could spend time looking for a perfect gift in the mall. Malls have many different boutiques and stalls you could visit to. They got so many varieties of their items to choose from. Also, don’t forget to watch out for those boutiques or stalls who are on sale of their items. You could save up to 75% off, a lot of saving though!

]]> By: marc http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22914 Wed, 20 May 2009 04:03:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22914 Buying yourself a gift or for someone dear to you on his or her special day like graduation or birthdays? You could spend time looking for a perfect gift in the mall. Malls have many different boutiques and stalls you could visit to. They got so many varieties of their items to choose from. Also, don’t forget to watch out for those boutiques or stalls who are on sale of their items. You could save up to 75% off, a lot of saving though!

]]> By: marc http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22915 Wed, 20 May 2009 04:03:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22915 Buying yourself a gift or for someone dear to you on his or her special day like graduation or birthdays? You could spend time looking for a perfect gift in the mall. Malls have many different boutiques and stalls you could visit to. They got so many varieties of their items to choose from. Also, don’t forget to watch out for those boutiques or stalls who are on sale of their items. You could save up to 75% off, a lot of saving though!

]]> By: marc http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22916 Wed, 20 May 2009 04:03:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22916 Buying yourself a gift or for someone dear to you on his or her special day like graduation or birthdays? You could spend time looking for a perfect gift in the mall. Malls have many different boutiques and stalls you could visit to. They got so many varieties of their items to choose from. Also, don’t forget to watch out for those boutiques or stalls who are on sale of their items. You could save up to 75% off, a lot of saving though!

]]> By: jef http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-6470 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:19:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-6470 ekdog:

i think that, collectively, it’s true that gadgets are causing a spike in electricity usage.

]]> By: jef http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22911 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:19:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22911 ekdog:

i think that, collectively, it’s true that gadgets are causing a spike in electricity usage.

]]> By: jef http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22912 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:19:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22912 ekdog:

i think that, collectively, it’s true that gadgets are causing a spike in electricity usage.

]]> By: jef http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22913 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:19:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22913 ekdog:

i think that, collectively, it’s true that gadgets are causing a spike in electricity usage.

]]> By: Ekdog http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-6469 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:57:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-6469 I find it hard to believe that small devices like i-Pods and cell phones “are sucking the life out of advances in energy efficiency around the world…”.

]]> By: Ekdog http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22908 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22908 I find it hard to believe that small devices like i-Pods and cell phones “are sucking the life out of advances in energy efficiency around the world…”.

]]> By: Ekdog http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22909 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22909 I find it hard to believe that small devices like i-Pods and cell phones “are sucking the life out of advances in energy efficiency around the world…”.

]]> By: Ekdog http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22910 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22910 I find it hard to believe that small devices like i-Pods and cell phones “are sucking the life out of advances in energy efficiency around the world…”.

]]> By: Will http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-6468 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:29:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-6468 This simply reaffirms the fact that we need to be more conscientious about our energy consumption. Even if use of electricity-consuming gadgets – cellphones, ipods, etc. – continues to increase, we can at least soften the impact by increasing energy efficiency, in the gadgets themselves and in other parts of the home. Something as simple as a smart power strip – existing, readily available technology – can go a long way towards reducing the impact (economic as well as environmental) of household electronics. http://www.energycircle.com has a great video about how smartstrips work by combating vampire power.

]]> By: Will http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22905 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22905 This simply reaffirms the fact that we need to be more conscientious about our energy consumption. Even if use of electricity-consuming gadgets – cellphones, ipods, etc. – continues to increase, we can at least soften the impact by increasing energy efficiency, in the gadgets themselves and in other parts of the home. Something as simple as a smart power strip – existing, readily available technology – can go a long way towards reducing the impact (economic as well as environmental) of household electronics. http://www.energycircle.com has a great video about how smartstrips work by combating vampire power.

]]> By: Will http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22906 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22906 This simply reaffirms the fact that we need to be more conscientious about our energy consumption. Even if use of electricity-consuming gadgets – cellphones, ipods, etc. – continues to increase, we can at least soften the impact by increasing energy efficiency, in the gadgets themselves and in other parts of the home. Something as simple as a smart power strip – existing, readily available technology – can go a long way towards reducing the impact (economic as well as environmental) of household electronics. http://www.energycircle.com has a great video about how smartstrips work by combating vampire power.

]]> By: Will http://cleantechnica.com/2009/05/19/how-the-ipod-killed-the-refrigerator/#comment-22907 Tue, 19 May 2009 19:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2574#comment-22907 This simply reaffirms the fact that we need to be more conscientious about our energy consumption. Even if use of electricity-consuming gadgets – cellphones, ipods, etc. – continues to increase, we can at least soften the impact by increasing energy efficiency, in the gadgets themselves and in other parts of the home. Something as simple as a smart power strip – existing, readily available technology – can go a long way towards reducing the impact (economic as well as environmental) of household electronics. http://www.energycircle.com has a great video about how smartstrips work by combating vampire power.

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