Submitted by bravestatevt t3_107ovly in vermont
CalicoFlannel t1_j3osrpd wrote
Reply to comment by 1T-Nerd in Have your electricity rates gone up recently? by bravestatevt
I'm an unplugger too, but my partner argued that unplugging and replugging electronics daily shortens the life of said electronic because of the small surge in power that occurs each time it's plugged back in, and that this life shortening and extra energy flow is more wasteful than just leaving the item plugged in when not in use. I haven't put much effort into determining if this is true or not.
df33702021 t1_j3s1ial wrote
On the flip side of that, the appliance isn't subjected to normally occurring fluctuations in power that happen all the time since it's not plugged in.
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