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How much power is used for standby in the US?…Worldwide?

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How much power is used for standby in the US?…Worldwide?

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Nobody knows for sure, but here is a table of national standby power estimates for several countries. Current estimates indicate that standby power use in the U.S. accounts for about 5% of residential electricity use, implying that residential consumers in the U.S. spend over 4 billion dollars on standby power every year. In Japan, Germany and the Netherlands,standby power comprises 10 to 15 percent of total residential electricity use.

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