Iberdrola’s advice to avoid phantom consumption
Phantom consumption is basically any device that you have connected to electricity, even if you are not using it at the moment. For example, television stand by, which keeps the red LED on. Also other devices such as game consoles, video players or simply chargers.
It is estimated that the total spending on phantom consumption can reach 10% monthly. As you can see, it could be a significant amount. If you take into account what you would save in the whole year, it is as if you saved the bill for a whole month in some cases. To achieve this, from Iberdrola they have given some advice.
Use rulers
The first tip is to use rulers. You will be able to connect multiple devices and turn them on or off easily. An example is the television and everything that surrounds it: game console, video player, speakers… Just press a button and everything turns off, so there will be no phantom consumption.
We add the recommendation of let those rules be smart. In this way you will be able to control them remotely, without having to be at home. You could even leave some device on, while all the others are turned off. It is an option to take into account and with which you will be able to improve your energy saving capacity.
You will be able to these rules wear anywhere. The ideal is to put them in areas where you have many connected devices and they will contribute to phantom consumption when you do not use them.
You can see some smart rules:
Use smart plugs
Another advice that Iberdrola launches is to use smart plugs. In this case you will only be able to connect one device and not several as in power strips. The idea is to be able to decide at any time when to turn off or on something. For example a lamp or any appliance.
The good thing is that the smart plug cuts the current, so that device stops consuming completely. For example, if you connect the dishwasher or the washing machine, when it finishes working the clock will remain on or simply the warning that it has finished. By disconnecting them completely, they stop spending. Of course, keep in mind that a smart plug also has consumption, even if it is little. It is important to troubleshoot Wi-Fi, since you need to connect it to the Internet.
Disconnect things you don’t use regularly
One more recommendation is disconnect completely what you don’t use regularly. Maybe you have a robo vacuum that you don’t usually use but keep plugged in. Also some secondary screen that you barely use or basically any appliance that you keep plugged in, but that you generally don’t use.
All this will make your phantom consumption decrease. You will have fewer things connected and although each one of them consumes very little, in the end the sum of everything can do a lot.
In short, these are Iberdrola’s tips to put an end to phantom consumption. You will be able to save even 10% of the total bill. However, the savings may be more or less depending on each case, the number of devices you have in Stand By and other factors.
