How much electricy is used when the tv is on all day?

Question

I know I will get yelled at for this one...

I leave my TV on all day for my dog. Yes, dog. I find she tears less up when it's on. No, I don't crate her, she barks like crazy and I get complaints. Anyway...

My electric bill is very high. Like I said, I leave the tv on pretty much all day. I also leave the computer on all day mostly because I forget to turn it off. So, how much electricity is that using? If I start to turn both things off during the day will I see a significant change in my bill? I have replaced my bulbs with the new kind and started to be more conscious about other things. Anyone have further tips? I could really use your help and not criticism. I know I've been bad...

Answer 1

I have heard it does use up a good fraction of electricity... in fact,   in a news story,  it was mentioned  that when you are not using appliances to actually unplug them from the wall.  I have never done that... but to think about it...  we have almost every plug-in  in the house in use 24/7.   It might be worth it to test it out by unplugging all that are not in use for a month... everyone knows that would be a problem getting behind the sofa or TV.. under the bed... and such.  

I have gotten in the habbit of turning off the computer after we are finished with it.   Some people say that is bad for the computers.... but the computer people say that is a bunch of rubbish.  

One of the things we are getting accustomed to,  and you might not be able to do this,  but it is saving us hundreds of $$$ on electricity, is turning off the air conditioning at 10 PM and leaving it off until 9 AM.   That is 11 hours of electricity not being pulled.  We do use some space fans... but they use hardly nothing.

Hope that gives you a little something to think about.

Thanks for reading.

Answer 2

depending on your t.v...quite a bit and if your computer is a desktop or laptop, desktops take up more energy...

you might see some change if you were to turn them off when not in use.

and don't forget, even things that are not in use but plugged in suck up energy, so unplug things you don't use, like coffee maker, toaster, cell phone charger etc.

Answer 3

idk, but most likely ALOT, so what i would do is get a cordless boom box (you can find them pretty cheap) and leave that on for your dog, just so you don't have to plug it in