Faced with the uncertainty of how the future and supply prices will evolve, many of us add another big mystery: what small changes in our household habits could help us save on the electricity bill?
Here’s a practical and easy-to-implement tip: eliminate the so-called phantom power consumption of electronic devices. We’re all familiar with that small red LED light on the TV or computer monitor when we turn them off. This is standby mode, in which devices, far from saving energy, cause a significant phantom consumption because they remain connected to electricity so they can turn on as soon as we press the remote control or a key on our PC.
This quick start-up of appliances has an energy cost: it is estimated to account for 10.7% of the total household consumption per year, according to the IDAE. To put it into perspective… this is equivalent to having another high-consumption appliance at home, like a desktop computer or a dishwasher.
Fortunately, smart plugs like the SPC CLEVER PLUG MINI or the SPC CLEVER PLUG USB also act as monitors of this residual but constant consumption and can prevent it. Besides being practical and very discreet, you can activate or deactivate them through the SPC IoT app on your phone, no matter where you are, ensuring that devices in “sleep” mode are completely unplugged.
