How much electricity does a TV use when turned off, but plugged in?

Question

Its only about 6 or 7 years old.

Answer 1

EnergyStar units.....0.5 Watts --- about 3 cents a month in standby

Non Energy Star .....10 Watts ----about 60 cents a month

That's if your paying 10 cents per kilowatt --normal cost for electricity.

If it doesn't have the EnergyStar tag on the front (I doubt it does) then you pay 60 cents a month.

How much to watch TV? 31.68 kw/Hrs average a month.....10 cents a kw/hr = $3.17 to power your TV a month!!

OH THE SAVINGS!! LOL. A whole 57 cents savings on Energy Star....but thats only ONE TV....IF you have 30 pieces of equipment in your home, you'll save about $18.00 a month...a worth of money saved!

Answer 2

I will say none. But, it could depend on the TV too. There may be a little (Very Little) used to maintain some programing. Also I had one years ago that had a switch on back for "Quick Start" it kept something heated or ready so when I turned it on the picture came right up without any wait. So, it used some electricity to do this.

Answer 3

All electronic equipment with remote control uses power when turned off; although each item uses little, several items can add up. I use X-10 controllers to power down all my equipment overnight, or when it won't be used for some period. This power drain when equipment is "off" is called "leakage" and is a concern for electric utilties trying to reduce power usage. Certain items, such as VCRs and TiVo need to be kept powered on so they can record at any time.

Answer 4

Although it varies from Model to Model here is the usage from my TV as an example

It is a Sony 27" FD CRT.

Power Consumption : (In Operation): 180W; (In Standby): 1W

Assuming 6 cents / kWhour = 42 cents per month in standby.

Answer 5

unusual, yet genuine. it quite is what's referred to as sleep mode, or dormant. the reason of that's that if the television become not nevertheless working, even if if at a low point, you're able to could desire to teach it on and wait till finally it warmed up in the past it could initiate working. With the dormant mode, once you swap it on, you're quite in simple terms waking it up, and it quite is all waiting to bypass. in case you opt to stop it from utilising electrical energy, you will could desire to tug the plug.

Answer 6

Refer to your owners manual as every TV is different.

BTW, age will affect the amount of electricity it uses also... mainly due to dust causing the unit to run warmer.

Answer 7

Almost none.

Just enough for an infrared sensor to detect a remote control signal, but that's about it. It's negligible.

Answer 8

Actually 4.2 cents.