Three cheers for switches!

By Denis Delbecq • July 9th, 2008 in 11:15 · Category: Actuality

The European Union decided to attack the electrical consumption of apparatus household appliance and electronics in mode stays up. According to the Committee of Brussels, she would represent an electrical consumption of 50 TWH, the upper to that of a country as Denmark. A plan of regulations aiming at reducing this 75 % wasting before 2020 was approved by the Member states of the European Union. He must cross European Parliament in front of this year before being issued by the Committee. From 2010, the power drawn at network by an apparatus in mode stays up will have to be less than 1 or 2 watts (according to the object). Three years later, the threshold will be divided by half.

Loaders of portable, television set, hi-fi system, reader of DVD, computer, battery charger, microwave The list is long of apparatus which use energy when they are of use for nothing. About fifteen on average in every home, who draw each some watts The bill comes to several thousand million euro a year for the consumers.

The worst it is because some apparatus consume even in lifeless mode. Notably television sets and computers. In short, until the constructors fit, the hair slide of catch with switch is the best of solutions!

Picture: © Denis Delbecq - on 2008

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