Appliance Standby Guide

Below is a summary of the major products that make a contribution to standby power. The cumulative consumption of standby power is around 10% of the electricty used in the average Australian home. The percentage of the total standby power, as used by these appliances, is shown in the list along with the average watts. 

Product	% of total standby power	Watts
Air Conditioners	2.9%	2.7
Answering Machines	0.5%	0.5
Burglar Alarms	0.8%	0.7
Clock Radios	2.9%	2.7
Clothes Dryers	0.1%	0.1
Clothes Washers	1.6%	1.5
Computer	15.7%	14.5
Computer drives, routers, hubs etc.	2.3%	2.1
Computer Monitor	3.6%	3.3
Computer Speakers	2.2%	2.0
Cordless Phone Equipment	4.0%	3.7
Dishwashers	0.8%	0.7
DVD Players/Recorders/VCR'	2.6%	2.4
Electric Space Heater	0.1%	0.1
Extern Power Supplies	1.1%	0.1
Facsimiles	1.4%	1.3
Free-to-air Set Top Boxes	2.0%	1.9
Game Consoles	0.4%	0.4
Gas Cooktops	0.1%	0.1
Gas Space Heater	1.4%	1.3
Instantaneous Gas Water Heaters	1.1%	1.0
Microwave	2.4%	2.2
Modems	3.7%	3.4
Motion Sensors	0.1%	0.1
Photocopiers	0.2%	0.2
Pool equipment	1.5%	1.4
Portable Stereos	1.1%	1.0
Printers	2.2%	2.1
Remote Garage	1.3%	1.2
Scanners	2.2%	2.0
Smoke Alarms	0.2%	0.2
Stereo Systems	5.8%	5.4
Tape Recorders, Record Players	2.5%	2.3
Televisions	6.7%	6.2
Video Cassette Recorders	6.4%	5.9
Other appliances	16.1%

 The above data is based on product surveys published in the October 2006 document "Standby Power - Current Status" produced for the Australian Greenhouse Office.