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September 2010

Switching off mains can reduce power bills by 30%

By Raman Jokhakar
Tarunkumar G. Singhal
Chartered Accountants
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78 Switching off mains
can reduce power bills by 30%

Be careful of
electronic devices such as mobile chargers that you think don’t consume too much
power.

Putting off your
television set with a remote control does not mean that it (along with a set-top
box) has stopped consuming electricity. Similarly, pulling the charger from your
mobile handset does not mean that power consumption stops.

Not putting off
the main switches of even the smallest electronic appliances reflects in your
monthly bill. Such negligence, say power experts, inflates power bills by
25-30%. This, says power expert Ashok Pendse, means extra consumption of 75-90
units for average monthly residential consumption of 300-350 units.

(Source : The Times of India, dated 9-7-2010)

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