My electric bill dropped $75 in one month after a simple change

I got a smart plug for my home office gear and saw it was pulling power all night, so I set it to shut off at 8 PM. My bill went from $220 to $145 from April to May just by cutting that phantom load. Has anyone else found a single device that was secretly costing them a ton?

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taylor.mary1mo ago

Old cable box was a power hog.

nora5351mo ago

Mine ran so hot it warmed the whole room.

jade_grant951mo agoMost Upvoted

Oh wow, that brings back memories. @nora535, was yours one of those big silver ones? I swear my parents' old box was like a space heater. It made a constant low hum and you could feel the heat coming off the back panel. I always wondered how much extra that added to the electric bill every month.