I discovered that I have a vampire 👹 living in my kitchen with my Kill a Watt Meter. Hungry little beast!

My microwave averages 1.8 watts when plugged in but turned off. That’s 302 watt hours per week, completely wasted as I never bother to even set the clock.🔌 In contrast I use my microwave about 10 minutes a week. When it’s operating at full power it uses 1,300 watts or roughly 217 watt hours per week. That means my microwave uses more energy plugged in and turned off each week then it does cooking food. Hungry little vampire you might say. ⚡

While I may save only $2.35 a year by unplugging my microwave, 💡every bit counts, and it will save roughly 16 lbs of coal from being burned and 10 lbs of coal ash and scrubber residue from being landfilled.