What is the cost of "vampire energy"?
 

*Source: News.com (http://www.cnet.com/8301-13641_1-983...547-1_3-0-20)*
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I've been curious recently about how much electricity all our devices that stay plugged in all the time and in some sort of standby mode consume, even when we are not actually using them. And what does that translate into in terms of real money?

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