What Is The Biggest Power Hog In Your Home?
September 15, 2011 – 7:16 am
Are you are as tired of high electric bills as I am? I have tried turning off lights, caulking windows, insulating pipes and putting a blanket on my hot water tank. None of these measures really seem to have an impact on my bill.
This morning I was watching CNN and Clark Howard, the consumer advocate, came on to do his little 30 second money saving spot. He looked directly at me and said, “Hey dummy, the cable box is the number one power hog in your home!” (Well kinda) That’s right a recent study found that set top boxes like your cable box or DVR are sucking the dollars out of your pocket every month at a rate far higher than any other appliance.
The solution, hook these boxes up to a power strip and hit the switch when you leave the house – at least when you are going on vacation. Who would have figured???