This simple device can cut electricity costs by up to €150 and it only costs a fiver.
As energy bills soar, thousands of families struggling to make ends meet across Ireland. Leaving appliances plugged in can cost up to €150 a year on average.
This includes:
- Leaving just one TV on standby can waste up to €19.09 of electricity a year
- Games console, like an XBox or Playstation, use around 10 watts in standby - so €19.37 a year each when not in use.
- A laptop will add €5.88 a year to your bill if you leave it sitting untouched but plugged in.
- Google Home or Alexa Smart speakers use almost as much power when in standby as when in use, so €4.12 a year on your bill for each speaker.
- People working from home may have a printer, which even when unused adds €7.75 a year to your bill.
- A plug-in baby monitor will cost you €5.81 a year when not being used.
- A phone charger left plugged in, when not charging, adds 38 cent a year to your bill.
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However, there is one small device that can cut down on electricity costs by €150 a year. Woodies is selling a plug-in timer that shuts devices off automatically. These timers can be used to turn off TVs, radios, smart speakers, set-top boxes, games consoles and other devices that drain power when plugged in.
They can be purchased from other stores in Ireland too including DID Electrical, and are also available online on Amazon, and RS Ireland.
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