A few weeks ago, we wrote about using our Belkin Energy-Use Monitor to test the difference in energy savings between CFL bulbs and incandescent bulbs and we were able to see firsthand how much better CFL bulbs were for your energy bill. The current product of our energy-use interest? Laptops. Many of us plug our laptops in to charge and leave them plugged in for hours after their battery is full. We're curious to find out what the energy-use implications of this behavior is and whether we should pay more attention to unplugging our computer chargers when they are not actively in use.
Our first official test of the Belkin Conserve Insight Energy-Use Monitor is complete! Last Tuesday, we posted about the monetary gains of using compact florescent light bulbs (CFL) and we decided to use our energy-use monitor to see the gains for ourselves.
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