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Where power goes

FACTS about energy usage:

  • In the average home 75% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are on stand-by
  • A Sony PlayStation 3 uses about 200 watts and nearly as much when idle
  • Google accounts for roughly 0, 013% of the world's energy use
  • Google uses enough energy to continuously power 200000 homes. - 49m.co.za

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