6. Turn it Off. No REALLY Turn it Off.

Did you know your office appliances are using power even when you’re not using them? Yes, you think you’ve done right and powered down, but no, simply by being plugged into an electrical outlet you’re appliances are still sucking power faster than Count Dracula on a dark and stormy night.

The United States Department of Energy estimates that up to 75% of the electricity used to power office electronics is consumed while the devices are turned off. Seventy-five percent! Yikes . . . that’s a huge percent we can easily prevent! The simplest way to avoid such wasteful energy expenditure is to plug office equipment into a power strip or surge protector that can be shut off as you leave the office each day.

A surge protector/power strip with an on/off mechanism makes turning off electronics just as easy as turning off the lights. When you leave your desk just give the on/off switch a good tap you’re your toe. That simple off tap will not only help you build rock solid ankles, but also you’ll be saving a lot of energy . . . energy that you didn’t even know you were wasting. How’s that for “feel good?”

Posted on September 17th, 2007 by Olivia Zaleski