Australians wasting $800 million on vampire appliances
Australians are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars a year on power bills for appliances that are on stand-by.
Televisions, air-conditioners, coffee machines and microwaves are among a number of appliances that add to our power bills while they’re on stand-by.
Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT University Alan Pears says you could say yourself a pretty penny by switching your gadgets off at the wall.
He spoke with Adam Shand.