{"id":509773,"date":"2022-11-13T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/"},"modified":"2022-11-13T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T12:00:00","slug":"how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Much Money Will Unplugging My TV and Accessories Save?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29917004e93\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#%E2%80%9CHow_Much_Money_Will_Unplugging_My_TV_and_Accessories_Save%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How Much Money Will Unplugging My TV and Accessories Save?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#Heres_How_to_Estimate_Your_Savings\" >Here\u2019s How to Estimate Your Savings<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#The_Television_Standby_Load_10W\" >The Television: Standby Load ~10W<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#The_Set-Top_Box_Standby_Load_10W\" >The Set-Top Box: Standby Load ~10W<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#Streaming_Sticks_Standby_Load_1W\" >Streaming Sticks: Standby Load ~1W<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#Game_Consoles_Standby_Load_12W\" >Game Consoles: Standby Load ~12W<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#Stereo_Receiver_Standby_Load_25W\" >Stereo Receiver: Standby Load ~25W<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#Soundbar_Standby_Load_5W\" >Soundbar: Standby Load ~5W<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#Estimating_the_Idle_Load_Cost\" >Estimating the Idle Load Cost<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#Heres_How_to_Measure_Exactly_How_Much_Youll_Save\" >Here\u2019s How to Measure Exactly How Much You\u2019ll Save<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-much-money-will-unplugging-my-tv-and-accessories-save\/#And_Heres_What_to_Do_About_It\" >And Here\u2019s What to Do About It<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_Much_Money_Will_Unplugging_My_TV_and_Accessories_Save%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How Much Money Will Unplugging My TV and Accessories Save?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-844949 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UnplugTV1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A sunny living room with a TV and media console.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/interior-living-room-sofa-furniture-2171553445\" data-credittext=\"Andrey_Popov\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/interior-living-room-sofa-furniture-2171553445\">Andrey_Popov\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Your television and all the devices plugged into it can easily use 30W or more of standby power. Unplugging the TV and devices when you&#8217;re not using them can save you over $30 per year.<\/p>\n<p>TV sets and all the various support devices and accessories can carry a surprising phantom load, adding to our electric bills even when we\u2019re not using them. Here\u2019s how much you can save by unplugging them.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_How_to_Estimate_Your_Savings\"><\/span>Here\u2019s How to Estimate Your Savings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are so many sizes of televisions with so many different generations of power optimization. Combine that with the huge number of potential accessories that might be part of your <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> TV setup like consoles, streaming sticks, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> receivers, sound bars, cable boxes, and so on, and it becomes impossible for us to give you a straight answer like \u201cYou\u2019ll save $38 a year unplugging it all when you\u2019re not using it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But we can talk about the average standby power consumption of common devices so you can estimate roughly how much standby power your media center setup is using in standby mode. And if you want a more precise look at your exact hardware, in the next section, we\u2019ll talk about how to skip the estimate and measure your devices directly.<\/p>\n<p>First, let\u2019s look at the averages for various devices. Keep a running total of the number of watts (W) for all of the devices below you have. Then we\u2019ll estimate how much it costs to idle them 24\/7 for a year.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Television_Standby_Load_10W\"><\/span>The Television: Standby Load ~10W<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the TV itself. How much idle standby power TV sets use varies widely.<\/p>\n<p>Some models barely sip power in standby mode and use under 1W, while others use as much as 20W. It\u2019s safe to estimate that yours likely uses around 10W.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Set-Top_Box_Standby_Load_10W\"><\/span>The Set-Top Box: Standby Load ~10W<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Set-top boxes for cable and satellite service are notorious energy vampires. Fortunately, since the mid-2010s, the situation has improved a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it\u2019s not unusual to find set-top boxes with idle power consumption as high as 25W, though there are now lighter-weight models with better power optimization that idle around 5W. It\u2019s safe to estimate your box is probably using around 10W.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Streaming_Sticks_Standby_Load_1W\"><\/span>Streaming Sticks: Standby Load ~1W<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Streaming sticks, dongles, and boxes use very little power. The idle draw is usually at or under 1W, and even the more power-hungry models, like the Roku Ultra, still only idle at 3W.<\/p>\n<p>Of all the things you have plugged into your TV, streaming media players have among the lowest idle power demand.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Game_Consoles_Standby_Load_12W\"><\/span>Game Consoles: Standby Load ~12W<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019ve tweaked the settings in your <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> console to use the most energy-friendly options, the idle load is likely around 0.5-1W.<\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re using any of the console options like the Xbox\u2019s \u201cInstant On\u201d or the PlayStation\u2019s \u201cRest Mode,\u201d you\u2019re using a lot more power to keep the console in an always-ready mode.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stereo_Receiver_Standby_Load_25W\"><\/span>Stereo Receiver: Standby Load ~25W<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you have a stereo receiver feeding the speakers attached to your TV setup, we\u2019d encourage you to actually measure it with the techniques and tools highlighted in the next section. Stereo receivers vary <em>wildly<\/em> in how much standby power they use.<\/p>\n<p>You might have a unit that uses less than 1W of power in standby mode, or you might have a unit that doesn\u2019t really have a standby mode to speak of, and leaving it on and ready pulls down 75W or more. For the purpose of this estimate, we\u2019re sticking with 25W as a middle ground.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Soundbar_Standby_Load_5W\"><\/span>Soundbar: Standby Load ~5W<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Soundbars use less power, most of the time, than stereo receivers, but the energy consumption is all over the map. Some models use as little as a watt, while others have a much higher standby power of around 10W.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estimating_the_Idle_Load_Cost\"><\/span>Estimating the Idle Load Cost<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So let\u2019s put all of those estimated power loads together. Let\u2019s say you have the TV (10W), plus a cable box (10W), a game console with a fast-start mode (12W), and astreaming stick (1W). That\u2019s 36W of standby power.<\/p>\n<p>Now we just need to use a simple equation, which you\u2019re familiar with if you\u2019ve read our guide to measuring your energy use, to see how much 36W of idle power costs us over the course of a year.<\/p>\n<p>We need to multiply the watts by the time the watt-drawing devices are powered on and divide that by 1000 to convert watts into kilowatt hours (kWh), which is the unit your electric company bills you in. There are 8,760 hours in a year, so we\u2019ll us that are our time value.<\/p>\n<p><code>(36W * 8760H)\/1000 = 315.36 kWh<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Now we simply need to multiply the number of kWh by the price our electric company charges per kWh. The national average is 12 cents per kWh, so we\u2019ll use that.<\/p>\n<p><code>315.36 kWh * $0.12 per kWh = $37.84<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the year, the idle power consumption for our TV set and attached accessories burns up almost $38 doing nothing but idling there.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_How_to_Measure_Exactly_How_Much_Youll_Save\"><\/span>Here\u2019s How to Measure Exactly How Much You\u2019ll Save<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Estimating is all well and good, but unless you actually measure your devices, you just won\u2019t know the real story. In our experience, manufacturer-supplied standby numbers are overly generous (and assume you\u2019re using the device with every single power saver option turned on). There is too much variability between devices to get the true answer without measuring.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, it\u2019s unbelievably trivial to accurately measure how much energy household devices use.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you want to know how much energy the media center in your den pulls down when it\u2019s idle, how much energy your movie projector uses while you\u2019re watching a movie, or even something unrelated to media, like how much energy your basement dehumidifier uses, all you need is a simple watt meter and a few minutes of time to find out.<\/p>\n<p>You can test individual devices or you can plug them all, if you want to know how much power all the devices in your media center are using, into a power s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> if they aren\u2019t already plugged into one and test the whole strip at once.<\/p>\n<p>Doing so is how I found out that the plethora of consoles, chargers, media players, and such that I have hooked up to my main TV, combined with the idle power of the TV set itself, cost me about $40 a year.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_Heres_What_to_Do_About_It\"><\/span>And Here\u2019s What to Do About It<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If the culprit is a TV and cable box in a lesser-used area of the house, perhaps a guest room or a rec room that doesn\u2019t get much use besides game days, the obvious solution is to just unplug the devices in question and save $20-40 a year or whatever it might be.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s a more frequently used area and you don\u2019t want the hassle of having to crawl around plugging stuff in, you could always put some or all of the devices on a smart strip or smart plug.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say your setup only wastes $10 in standby power per year. 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