Editing Consumer electronics (section)

===Standby power===
[[Standby power]] – used by consumer electronics and appliances while they are turned off – accounts for 5–10% of total household energy consumption, costing $100 annually to the average household in the United States.<ref name="energygov2012">{{Cite web| title = 3 Easy Tips to Reduce Your Standby Power Loads| last1 = Chu| first1 = John| website = Energy.gov| publisher = [[United States Department of Energy]]| date = 1 November 2012| access-date = 10 September 2014| url = http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/3-easy-tips-reduce-your-standby-power-loads| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140910222654/http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/3-easy-tips-reduce-your-standby-power-loads| archive-date = 10 September 2014| url-status = live| df = dmy-all}}</ref> A study by [[United States Department of Energy]]'s [[Berkeley Lab]] found that videocassette recorders (VCRs) consume more electricity during the course of a year in standby mode than when they are used to record or playback videos. Similar findings were obtained concerning [[set-top box|satellite boxes]], which consume almost the same amount of energy in "on" and "off" modes.<ref name="energygov2009">{{Cite web| title = Please Stand By: Reduce Your Standby Power Use| last1 = Lippert| first1 = John| website = Energy.gov| publisher = [[United States Department of Energy]]| date = 17 August 2009| access-date = 10 September 2014| url = http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/please-stand-reduce-your-standby-power-use| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140911010754/http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/please-stand-reduce-your-standby-power-use| archive-date = 11 September 2014| url-status = live| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

A 2012 study in the United Kingdom, carried out by the [[Energy Saving Trust]], found that the devices using the most power on standby mode included televisions, satellite boxes, and other video and audio equipment. The study concluded that UK households could save up to £86 per year by switching devices off instead of using standby mode.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harvey |first=Fiona |author-link=Fiona Harvey |date=26 June 2012 |title=Leaving appliances on standby 'can cost UK households up to £86 a year' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jun/26/appliances-standby-cost-households-energy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910204647/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jun/26/appliances-standby-cost-households-energy |archive-date=10 September 2014 |access-date=9 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |df=dmy-all}}</ref> A report from the [[International Energy Agency]] in 2014 found that $80{{spaces}}billion of power is wasted globally per year due to inefficiency of electronic devices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-02/electronic-devices-waste-80-billion-of-power-a-year-iea-says.html|title=Electronic Devices Waste $80 Billion of Power a Year, IEA Says|first=Matthew|last=Carr|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|date=2 July 2014|access-date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195603/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-02/electronic-devices-waste-80-billion-of-power-a-year-iea-says.html|archive-date=10 September 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Consumers can reduce unwanted use of standby power by unplugging their devices, using power strips with switches, or by buying devices that are standardized for better energy management, particularly [[Energy Star]]-marked products.<ref name="energygov2012"/>