Comments on: TV standby buttons will be outlawed http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/07/17/tv-standby-buttons-will-be-outlawed/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:55:55 -0500 hourly 1 By: Top 10+ ways to save money and help the environment | The Good Human http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/07/17/tv-standby-buttons-will-be-outlawed/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Top 10+ ways to save money and help the environment | The Good Human Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:10:52 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/07/17/tv-standby-buttons-will-be-outlawed/#comment-428 [...] This is related to my earlier post about the UK OUTLAWING STANDBY BUTTONS . Seems everything in our houses is on standby about 75% of the time, just waiting for you to walk [...] [...] This is related to my earlier post about the UK OUTLAWING STANDBY BUTTONS . Seems everything in our houses is on standby about 75% of the time, just waiting for you to walk [...]

]]> By: Jane http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/07/17/tv-standby-buttons-will-be-outlawed/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Jane Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2006/07/17/tv-standby-buttons-will-be-outlawed/#comment-68 It's great that standby buttons are going over here - lots of things don't need them - why have a standby on your microwave or dishwasher? Crazy! (Anything where the socket is accessible in our house gets turned off when it's not in use)<BR/><BR/>We have come across a great device <A HREF="http://www.ecolocal.co.uk/uk/home_life/show/wattson" REL="nofollow">Wattson </A> for monitoring your electricity usage (yes, it's pricey, but stylish and if devices do use up to 70% of their "on" power when they are on standby then it'll soon pay for itself) It’s great that standby buttons are going over here – lots of things don’t need them – why have a standby on your microwave or dishwasher? Crazy! (Anything where the socket is accessible in our house gets turned off when it’s not in use)

We have come across a great device Wattson for monitoring your electricity usage (yes, it’s pricey, but stylish and if devices do use up to 70% of their “on” power when they are on standby then it’ll soon pay for itself)

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