Control Your Energy Use with Smart Strip Power Strip
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November 8th, 2008
Getting huge my LCD TV on a separate power strip was one of the smartest things I have ever done. I think people don’t realize how much power they use in the stand by mode. Gotta keep the TIVO box going though.
Great post!
It is cool that you explained this, because I think, at least for me it was a little known fact. I have always got nicer power strips, so they have usually had the switched and un-switched outlets.
Despite being clearly labeled, it took some time for me to realize what they actually meant. This can save a lot of power, without causing other devices that need to stay on, like clocks or routers, to suffer.
Thanks Tiger. It took me some time too to understand how this device works, but it makes complete sense once you read through it more. How this device works makes total sense and really could save you tons of money on your electricity bill without much effort.
It is amazing how much energy you can save by making sure all your devices are turned off at night and a power strip like this can help make sure that everything gets turned off. I never realized how many devices still used energy despite being turned off until recently.
Is it “healthy” for an LCD to be turned off by the power strip?
Lancer Kind: Great point you bring up. I am not completely sure on this issue. From what I have read though, as long as you turn the LCD off first and then turn the power strip off, you should be ok. Switching the power strip off while still powered on could cause issues, so I would warn against doing that.
No one has said whether a device plugged into the control outlet stops pulling power when turned off. For example, if your 60″ plasma or computer is plugged into the control outlet and you turn it off, does it really turn off (ie, power gets cut to the control outlet) or does it continue to draw power, which is what I suspect. If that is the case, then it doesn’t make sense to purchase such a device, just buy a regular surge protector/strip and flip the switch.
You know one thing why I have subscibed to this blog is because of your variation in your posts. I love that they all deal with living green but you really cover a wide range of topics. Thank you for a great post, though old, very nice. I actually saw one of these green friendly power strips at Costco the other day. Expensive but perhaps with it!
The smart strip is a great device, but even better is the kill-a-watt strip, which also displays how much power the “strip” is consuming. I wrote about this on the home-automation guide for GreenByDesign.
http://greenbydesign.com/2009/04/20/home-automation-guide/
After you purchase the smart strip, I would recommend a whole house power meter, like The Energy Detective:
http://blog.mapawatt.com/2009/02/27/the-energy-detective/
The power strip is the best you can use right now for power extensions. Very conservative product to use I’m surprised it’s mentioned.
That’s a really neat product, I’ll have to buy myself one of them.
Thank you for this post.Its really help me to understand power saving.And how much its cost for 1 pc power saver?How come i get it if i live in indonesia? Thanks
Hey, I havent seen the smart strip before, do you know how much it costs to buy? Cheers!
They need this function on wall plugins.
Thank you for a great post, very conservative product to use 🙂
Every home should have at least one of these.. I didin’t know that..
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