an easy switch
want to do something simple to save energy? according to an article on thedailygreen.com, switching back to a corded phone from a cordless can save loads of electricity! the old-fashioned corded phones use only a tiny bit of energy that comes through the phone line, while their new fangled energy hog cousins use up power 24/7. (whether in standby or in active use, the cordless phone uses the same amount of energy.) an added bonus is the reliability of a corded phone when the electricity goes out during a storm.
i was intrigued by this article, but we don’t have home phones anymore. i think most of you also have gone over to the dark side and are entirely on cell phones now. knowing that cordless phones have so much in common with cell phones concerns me enough that i plan to do some research on cell phone energy use sometime this week. i will let you know what i find out!
