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Standby Electricity In Australia - A Hidden Cost

Do You Really Understand What Standby Electricity Is?

Standby electricity is the power an electrical appliance uses, when it is 'not really' turned off. Turned off meaning, it is not using any power therefore it has a zero cost. Being similar to when the appliance is switched off at the wall or unplugged.

Standby electricity often occurs in appliances in the home, where the mains voltage of 240 volts, is reduced to a lower voltage. This reduced voltage powering circuit boards that often come with remote controls. This covers a wide variety of appliances, such as those used for entertainment and communication purposes. Appliances such as TVs, stereos, VCRs, set top boxes, DVD players, cordless and mobile phones. Items found in abundance in many Aussie households.

Learn more by reading our report on STANDBY ELECTRICITY - A HIDDEN COST IN YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL

The table below shows you the true cost of Standby Electricity.

• Example #1 : Electricity rate at 30 cents per kWh. 100 watts of 24/7 electrical standby.
  Costs per year are $263.00 per year or $68.00 per quarter.
• Example #2 : Electricity rate at 40 cents per kWh. 250 watts of 24/7 electrical standby.
  Costs per year are $876.00 per year or $219.00 per quarter.

The True Cost Of 24/7 Standby Electricity
 

kWh Rate Cents

Watts Of 24/7 Electrical Standby & Costs Per Year / Quarter

100

150

200

250

300

25

219 / 55

329 / 82

438 / 110

548 / 137

657 / 164

30

263 / 68

394 / 99

526 / 132

658 / 165

789 / 198

35

307 / 77

456 / 114

613 / 153

767 / 192

920 / 230

40

350 / 88

526 / 132

701 / 175

876 / 219

1051 / 263

45

394 / 96

591 / 148

788 / 197

986 / 247

1183 / 296

50

438 / 110

657 / 164

877 / 219

1095 / 274

1314 / 329

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Australia like most other developed countries has a major problem with standby electricity. Standby electricity is often quoted as 10% of the total generated electricity supply. As one could assume, this is going to be a lot of power. It is not just power that can be saved though, but also the pollution created by this unnecessary power generation. Both issues created because we are not turning off appliances.

Our STANDBY ELIMINATION SWITCH kills electrical standby 100% of the time, simply with the flick of a switch. Allowing you further to switch off appliances, which up to now had inaccessible switches.

Standby electricity greatly adds to the pressure of electrical supply, not being able to meet customer demand. We can do our bit to help!

With increased awareness and a little education on the methods and products to eliminate standby electricity, this current waste will become a thing of the past. Where we move forward as a country to becoming more energy efficient along with reduced energy usage in our homes.

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