What is standby power waste?
When appliances such as VCRs, DVDs and cell phone chargers are plugged into the wall, they consume energy even when the product is not in use. Consumers often believe that their appliance is off, when in fact it is standing by and still consuming power. For example, when you turn off a VCR with a remote control, it continues to consume energy in the standby or sleep mode because the power supply inside the VCR is still on, powering the remote control receiver. Even though the remote control receiver consumes very little power (approximately 0.1 W), power supplies that use inefficient technology such as linears, are not smart enough to reduce consumption during the standby state and end up wasting several watts of power. This is what we refer to as standby power waste.
