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title: The Perks of Upgrading Six Electronics in Your Living Space
description: Did you know your electronics can be up to 45 percent more efficient and use up to 65 percent less energy when they are ENERGY STAR® Certified?
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## The Perks of Upgrading Six Electronics in Your Living Space

Did you know your electronics can be up to 45 percent more efficient and use up to 65 percent less energy when they are ENERGY STAR® Certified? We compiled a list of the top six electronics in your living space and included facts, stats, usage recommendations and greenhouse-gas savings when you make the switch to more energy-efficient models.

**TV**

- Conserves energy when on or off
- Standard-size to big-screen models featuring internet connectivity and 3D
- Save energy by using other modes to stream content than your game console
- Greenhouse-gas savings would increase to 15 billion pounds per year if every TV sold in U.S. was certified by ENERGY STAR

**Set-Top Boxes**

- Satellite, DVR or cable box
- 45 percent more efficient
- Ask satellite or cable providers for boxes with ENERGY STAR label
- Greenhouse-gas savings would expand to 52 billion pounds annually if each set-top box sold in U.S. was certified by ENERGY STAR

**DVD or Blu-ray Disc Player**

- Conserves energy when idle, on or sleeping
- Turn off when not being used
- 2.2 billion+ pounds of greenhouse-gas emissions would be avoided every year if each DVD player, home-theater system and TV in U.S. was certified by ENERGY STAR

**Small-Network Equipment**

- Switches, modems, gateways and routers
- 20 percent less energy used
- Ask internet or cable providers for equipment with ENERGY STAR label
- Greenhouse-gas savings would build up to 7 billion pounds every year if all the small-network equipment sold in U.S. was certified by ENERGY STAR

**Certified Computer![AdobeStock_187103741_Preview-1](https://residential.savenow.cpsenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AdobeStock_187103741_Preview-1.jpeg?width=300&name=AdobeStock_187103741_Preview-1.jpeg)**

- Laptop, desktop and integrated desktop models
- 30-65 percent less energy used
- Sleep settings on monitor and computer conserve energy
- Laptops use least amount of energy
- Greenhouse-gas savings would bump up to 52 billion pounds each year if every computer sold in U.S. was certified by ENERGY STAR

**Printer/Copier/Scanner**

- Set up power-management features
- Use double-sided copies
- Print only when required
- Turn off when not being used
- Greenhouse-gas savings would add up to 37 billion pounds per year if all imaging products sold in U.S. were certified by ENERGY STAR

**Vampire Energy**

- Also known as phantom load and standby power
- All the energy being used by every plugged-in electronic in your home when they’re not actually in use
- Costs consumers $3 billion annually in the U.S.
- Makes up 25 percent of electricity use in average U.S. house
- Help combat it with smart power strips and switch to energy-efficient models certified by ENERGY STAR

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