Although the electric water heater, the dishwasher, the iron or the washing machine are the ones that consume the most in our home, it might seem that leaving the mobile charger plugged in 24 hours, 7 days a week, does not imply any considerable energy or economic expense . But we have to go further.
There are many everyday things that we often leave plugged in that could be absorbing energy that we are not even aware of, one of them is the mobile charger.
One of the biggest culprits of energy waste relates to what is called ‘vampiric energy’, where electrical appliances are still plugged into the wall or outlet in question all the time, but are not in use. Mobile chargers are the biggest offenders in this crime and can cost us our money over the course of a lifetime. It is not a negligible amount if we look at the long term and if we think about the millions of chargers that are wasting energy in every home on the planet.
Other devices guilty of depleting our cash, when out of use, include laptops, tablets, and bedside lamps. And it is that, some devices, such as the AC adapter of our smartphone, continue to supply power even when the battery is fully charged or nothing is plugged in.
As an example, the consumption of a charger plugged in without charging per year is: 1,168 kWh. And the cost of a charger plugged in without charging per year is: 0.14 euros.
Although this type of consumption is very nice, the devices that we leave on, even without realizing it, represent, in general, an expense that we must at least take into account and control. Because, as we have reflected a little above, if we add that all the people who use mobile phones leave the charger plugged in without charging all day every day of the year, we are talking about a very considerable energy waste; We could even talk that this energy could serve to satisfy the energy needs of an entire country.
Newer televisions, laptops, and other types of devices absorb energy when not in use, so although a phone charger may not absorb much energy on its own as we have seen, when combined with other electronic devices and every other phone in your house, it could add to a hefty electric bill (and needless to say wasted electricity for nothing).
And it can also lead to security issues
Although the phone charger is not an immediate danger, leaving it plugged in for a long time can cause a spark . This is most likely when a device is plugged into the charger; However, we have already seen that the device continues to receive power while plugged in, which means that there is always the possibility that it could cause an electrical fire.
Beyond making sure that mobile chargers are not plugged in for long periods of time , you can also invest in a power strip with an on / off button. By placing many of these devices on a power strip, thanks to a simple switch on the power strip button, you will have the quickest and easiest option to turn off all these power-suction devices in an instant. It will not only help you prevent a fire, but you can also save energy and also help the world with this first world energy waste.
