Your Cable Box Is Wasting Absurd Amounts of Energy and Money - Gizmodo

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IEEE Spectrum

Your Cable Box Is Wasting Absurd Amounts of Energy and Money Gizmodo Electricity bill got you down? Blame your cable box or PlayStation or printer or refrigerator or any of your smart, networked devices that have a gentle-sounding but energy-sucking "standby mode." A new report from the International Energy Agency puts ... Networked Gadgets Waste 400 Terawatt-Hours of Energy Every Year IEA study: $80 billion worth of energy wasted for 'smart' devices last year IEA calls for action to cut $80 billion online energy drain

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