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6th April 2008: Saving our planet

Standby Saver works with the consumer’s remote control to switch on and off and any appliances plugged into the unit, therefore ensuring zero energy consumption all the time the appliances are in standby mode.

Standby Saver can also work with USB devices using its technology to switch off peripherals.

The installation of Standby Saver in the average home will therefore save 100s of standby hours every month for each of the appliances plugged in. In one year each installation could achieve a saving of £43 at current electricity prices.

According to research supported by the Energy Saving Trust, the total UK cost of running standby power for TVs, Hi-Fis, VCRs and DVDs is over £572 million per year and produces 3.1 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.

If 10 million Standby Savers were installed then £370 million worth of electricity costs would be saved, as would 2 million tonnes of CO2 emissions!

The unit contains no batteries and therefore does not create an environmental problem for battery disposal, as do many of the other market products.