If you thought simply having your phone charger plugged into a wall outlet all day was running up your electric bill then think again.
Phone charger plugged into wall.
As soon as the battery displayed 100 charge you yanked out the power cord from the laptop but forgot to switch off the mains or remove the charger from the wall.
Millions of chargers left plugged in 24 7 365 translates into millions of kilowatt hours consumed every year.
What if a charger is plugged in but not connected to any device.
We started plugging in chargers and watched the meter continue reading 0 0 even after several chargers were plugged in.
So you were charging your device say a laptop with a wall charger.
Cell phone chargers only use electricity when they are charging lamay explains.
Eventually with six separate chargers plugged in we arrived at a solid measurable reading.
My phone is totally safe in a public charging port.
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Using a public port could put your information at risk.
The power strip itself despite its red led light registered 0 0 watts when we plugged it in.