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Don’t ‘Standby’

Did you know leaving your appliances on ‘standby’ can actually cost you up to an extra £86/ year? A recent survey advised that appliances left on ‘standby’ mode account for 9-16% of the average user’s household electricity bill. The worst offenders are televisions, satellite boxes and other audio/video equipment, but devices such as mobile phones, computers and even washing machines and dishwashers are increasingly being left in ‘standby’ mode.

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