How to reduce phantom Power and reduce Electricity bills by 10 %

To save energy in a efficient way is impaortant for all specially for the country like Pakistan, whoch facing severe energy crises. Pakistan's agriculture, industry is electricity dependant and these sectors are facing problems naw a days, along with home users. Alternative resources are very important and it is better to take some initial seteps to take initiatives, Public private partnership should be taken immediately. Awareness among the people to save the energy is also a tool to conserve the energy for Industry and Agri purpose. And also as individual, we all can take some steps to save energy.

However, We all want to conserve energy, but because so much of our lives depend on electronic equipment, we can often feel as though conservation is like losing weight. it is really hard to do. But, what if you could reduce your electric bill by 10 percent a year just by eliminating "phantom power?" What is phantom power you ask? Phantom power is the current that electrical items continue to draw even when they are not in use. Cell phone chargers, computers, TVs and other electric items all suck electricity even when we're not using them. If you're like most people, you have a schedule that you try to keep to, for instance, how much time you watch TV at night. Here are some easy ways to reduce phantom power from your TV and other items in your home.

How to Reduce Phantom Power From MP3 Players, Cell Phones and Other Small Electronics

• Take an area of your home or office and make it the centralized charging station.
  
• Plug in a multi-outlet surge protector power strip, the type with the on/off switch.
  
• Plug all of your small electronics charging cords into this power strip.
  When your equipment is charged or not in use, simply turn the switch on the power strip off. Not only will this help reduce your phantom power, but all of your devices will be located in one spot, so you won't have to hear "Where's my iPod?" quite as often.
  

How to Reduce Phantom Power From TVs, DVD Players and Home Entertainment Systems

• Plug all of your devices into a multi-outlet surge protector power strip.
  
• Plug the power strip into a timer that gets plugged into the wall outlet.
  
• Set the timer to turn the power off around the time of night you usually go to bed. If you don't watch TV in the morning before you go to work, set the timer to turn the power back on right before you get home. This way, all night and all day your equipment won't be drawing unnecessary power.
  
• Learn how much phantom power a piece of equipment uses before you decide to purchase it.