[Boatanchors] Wall Warts and Switcher Power Supplies

[Jim Wilhite]

This sounds like a PhD dissertation put into practice.  My local utility 
sees the same amount of consumption at about 5 years ago, in other words, 
not much has changed.

Save me from theoretical types and give me practical people.

Jim
W5JO

----- Original Message ----- 

   Some studies estimate that US households were wasting $3.5B
> annually, or a continuous consumption of 70-125 watts by the 20-25 
> transformer-type wall-warts plugged in at the average house.  The standby 
> power consumption goal for new generation power supplies was set at 1% by 
> 2010 and 1/2% by 2013 ("One Watt Initiative").
>

> Energy Star research shows the average breakout of usage is 73% Active, 
> 24% Standby, and 3% Sleep.    So if you apply the appropriate improvement 
> in efficiency it comes up as a Big Deal.