Whole-house measurements of standby power consumption

Conference · Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2000

OSTI ID:793739

Ross, J P; Meier, Alan

We investigated the variation in standby power consumption in ten California homes. Total standby power in the homes ranged from 14-169W, with an average of 67 W. This corresponded to 5 percent-26 percent of the homes' annual electricity use. The appliances with the largest standby losses were televisions, set-top boxes and printers. The large variation in the standby power of appliances providing the same service demonstrates that manufacturers are able to reduce standby losses without degrading performance. Replacing existing units with appliances with 1 W or less of standby power would reduce standby losses by 68 percent.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 793739
• Report Number(s): LBNL-45967; R&D Project: 475206; TRN: US200208%%32
• Resource Relation: Conference: The Second International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Household Appliances, Naples (IT), 09/27/2000--09/29/2000; Other Information: PBD: 15 Sep 2000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
CALIFORNIA
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
HOUSEHOLDS
MANUFACTURERS
PERFORMANCE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
STANDBY POWER LOSS RESIDENTIAL ENERGY USE APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY