How much electricity is wasted by leaving the TV on all day?

Question

How much electricity is wasted by leaving the TV on all day?

Answer 1

Too much. You really do have to conserve on everything not just for environmental purposes but for your wallet too. Save energy so your children will not suffer.

Answer 2

My TV, an old model with CRT screen, uses 110 watts.  You can check the wattage of your set by looking at the nameplate on the rear of the case.  If I had my TV on 16 hours a day, it would use 1.76 kW-hr of energy.  Here in California we pay 11.4 cents per kW-hr, so it would cost about 20 cents a day, or $73.23 per year.  If you are running your air conditioner, it will use more power, too, to remove the heat that your TV produces.  That gives you the opportunity to pay twice!

Answer 3

The average American household puts out just over 3 1/2 metric TONS of carbon in the atmosphere with their electricity usage every year.  It seems that any way you look at it, you should probably only have the TV on when youre actually watching a program.  If you can't sleep without the TV on, get a nightlight (4 watt bulb) and maybe open your windows to simulate the noise.  If you want to track how much actual carbon YOUR family puts in the air (and how you can reduce it) go to www.begreennow.com

Answer 4

depends on the type, size, features of the tv.

best thing to do: just turn it off.

Answer 5

It is about time you stop wasting your electricity and do not leave TV on all day. I do know it may not waste much but if you do it for a year it will adds up. Sorry Pow.

Answer 6

probably less energy required for my AC to run for an hour

Answer 7

Why do you need to quantify it?  It's a waste.  Turn off the TV and any appliances or lights not in use.  Unplug what isn't being used often.

It's not a huge waste, but the cummulative effect in a single household means wasted money paid, and as a society increased or high demand means companies finding new ways to generate electricity, which may mean new power plants, dams, etc.  So conserve, save money.

When our daughter moved out our gas and electric bill dropped substantially.  She left the TV on a lot!