Saving Power for a Better Future

5 Power Saving Facts

• A typical household of four people spends around $2,800 a year on power, not including transport.
• Did you know it takes more electricity to keep a DVD player in standby mode for a year than most use for playing DVDs during that year?
• Overnight, microwaves, TVs and DVD players continuously consume electricity. If your appliances' lights and clocks are on, they're using electricity.
• Turning off appliances at the wall when you're not using them will make a noticeable saving to your energy bill over a year.
• This is called standby electricity. Most appliances that you can switch off with a remote keep using electricity, slowly but steadily, often without you realising.