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The amount of electricity that is used on standby mode varies between equipment, but the combined consumption is enormous. The British Department of the Environment has calculated that the UK could reduce CO2 emissions by 3.5 million tonnes by avoiding the use of standby mode. As much as eight percent of the country’s electricity consumption goes on standby. In Denmark, the proportion is seven percent and in Sweden research has been carried out showing that the use of standby increases an average family’s annual electricity bill by 1500 kroner. 

 

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