Phantom Load
“Standby power, also called vampire power, phantom load, or leaking electricity, refers to the electric power consumed by electronic appliances while they are switched off or in a standby mode. A very common “electricity vampire” is a power adapter which has no power-off switch. Some such devices offer remote controls and digital clock features [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Tips of Green #1 – Phantom Electricity Load
Promise of tomorrow
“The promise of tomorrow
Depends upon the way
We honor all the blessings
That are ours today.
Can we hear the voices of
The children yet unborn?
Do they call to us with gratitude,
Or do we hear their scorn?
Are we so wrapped up in taking
That we forget to give?
Wasting every resource that
Allows the future to live.
Have we killed the promise
Of tomorrows [...]
