Many electronic devices today have dormant functions, such as TVs, laptops, mobile phones, and of course, various game consoles. However, some people may not know that even if you let these devices "sleep", they will still consume power. In other words, they're also wasting energy, wasting your electricity bill.
In today's era of emphasizing green environmental protection and low-carbon energy saving, the dormant function of electronic devices has obviously caused dissatisfaction among some institutions. British gas, a British energy supplier, recently said that a variety of standby electronic devices, such as laptops, TVs, game consoles and more, may be one of the reasons for the high cost of utilities.
British Gas warns consumers not to leave game consoles in dormant mode as they are "vampire devices", and to save money, it advises consumers to turn them off completely when they are not using them.
However, this slightly "absurd" warning of British natural gas has in turn led to criticism from many people, who believe that the cost of green energy should not be counted on consumers.
Britain's warning proposal came at a time when the country saw energy prices rise. While the revenue of its energy service providers is growing.