The new gadgets trigger the household electricity bill
In the last thirty years the number of appliances and electronic junk in an average house has nearly tripled, from 17 to 47. Where before there was an iron, a vacuum cleaner, washing machine and a television for the whole family, now we have to add sugar mills of all kinds, from the scanner until the alarms, from coffee machines to computers and game consoles.
Not to mention the televisions, which have multiplied to such an extent that, for example in England, already has the existence of some 60 million sets, one for each member of the population, including newborns who never see television.
The amount of energy needed to operate this appliance explosion has doubled over the same period of time, and experts predict it will grow another 12% over the next four years.
Consumption
A plasma television 50 inches can consume 822 kilowatts per hour, compared with 350 of a LCD TV and 322 of the same size of a traditional cathode ray tube TV. A large plasma model can consume four times more electricity than the cathode ray tube model bigger, and cause, therefore, an emission of carbon monoxide four times higher.
Despite these alarming facts, the new TV in its manufacture components contain more respectable to the environment with a large number of materials that can be recycled and used in the manufacture of other products. It is, in recent years manufacturers have been forced to innovate by introducing new technologies that provide consumers savings with the advent of both devices have seen the electric bill shot up from their homes.
And is that according to recent research from the Australian Consumers’ Organization, have both “gadget” can be a great burden to the family economy and if they do not see this data.
From the PS3 to the TV
Thus, in this consumer organization continued use of the Sony PlayStation 3 may cost almost 250 Australian dollars (126.80 euros) per year, five times more than a medium sized refrigerator. The cost of the Xbox 360 is more economical about 120 per year. By contrast, a Nintendo Wii consumes about a tenth of their competitors (15 euros)
The consumption of an ancient Plasma TV is a somewhat smaller amount, 232 Australian dollars (117.5 million) nearly five times what it cost a cathode ray TV 28 “($ 51 or 26 euros).
A desktop PC has an annual cost of 66 euros or $ 130 without the additional cost of the monitor that fires at 83 euros. Apple is distancing itself from this trend, as their desktops consume only 51 euros if left always on. Laptops, meanwhile, generates only electricity through spending 18 euros.
I agree with the reasons of the rising bill but this can be controlled to a great extent, For eg: avoiding newborns to wear specs!!! http://www.cypress.com/