Jodie and I try to be pretty conscientious of our power usage. We subscribe 100% to Greenpower program from our local utility, EWEB, for example, powering our house with wind and solar. We're good about unplugging or power-stripping "energy vampires" to cut down on wasted power, and therefore wasted money. And now, if we want to see if there are other areas where we need to trim power consumption, we can check out a watt gauge from the library:
Link: Kill A Watt gauges available at Eugene library: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore..
"A device that measures the amount of electricity used by computers, flat-screen televisions, lamps, recharging iPods and other electronic devices in homes and businesses is available for checkout at the Eugene Public Library"
