Stop Phantom Power Drain with the Belkin Conserve Surge Protector
A good way to cut down on energy use and electric bills is to turn off standby power. Standby power, also called phantom power, refers to the power consumed by electronics while they are switched off or in standby mode. These include DVD players, microwaves, devices with remote controls or power adapters that have no power-off switch, such as those Christmas tree lights we all just took down.
The wasted standby power of household electronic devices is typically very small, but the sum of all such devices in the home can become significant – reaching up to 22% of all appliance consumption and around 10% of total residential consumption. You can turn off your surge protectors or unplug each appliance while they are not in use, however, that can be time consuming, especially when you are short on time and running out the door.
The Belkin Conserve Energy Saving Surge Protector with Remote Switch makes it simple to eliminate wasteful standby power, helping you reduce energy consumption and save on energy bills. Equipped with ten surge-protected outlets, eight of which are “switchable” and two that are “always on,” just plug in up to eight devices into the “switchable” outlets, such as your TV or DVD player, that can be turned on or off by the remote switch, and two devices into the “always on” outlets, such as your DVR or router, that will need to stay on at all times.
The Conserve has plenty of room around all the outlets so that you can plug in all the energy eating power supplies into in it without covering up the adjacent plug. The remote switch is also very handy and needs no programing to work.
