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Originally Posted by Jim1mack View Post
SECO sends us an email every month breaking down usage by appliance and what not. There is always a $10-11 charge titled ‘Always On’. We scratched our heads trying to think of everything that’s always on. Clock on stove, microwave, coffee maker. Clocks in BR and LR. Modem. CO2 monitor (which happens to be in our BR). Two or three small indicator lights here and there. We started unplugging the coffee maker after use in the morning. Didn’t affect this charge.
Some TVs and other electronics are always on, but there is a power saving setting. Personally, I totally ignore this setting.