Why your power costs $200 more than it should
The Current powered by Kim Komando
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4.6 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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| 0:43.5 | 2026. All right. I want to start with something that is costing you money right now, not someday, |
| 0:52.4 | right now while you're listening to me. It's called Phantom Power, |
| 0:57.2 | and it is the sneaky little gremlin living inside your electric bill. Here's what's happening. |
| 1:04.0 | Your devices, even when they're switched off, never fully go to sleep. Your TV is sipping electricity. |
| 1:11.4 | Your microwave is sipping it. |
| 1:13.1 | Your game console. |
| 1:14.4 | Your curig that bruise exactly one cup a day |
| 1:16.8 | and then just sits there humming to itself |
| 1:19.2 | like it pays rent. |
| 1:20.3 | The Department of Energy puts the tab |
| 1:21.9 | at $100 to $200 a year for the average household. |
| 1:25.1 | And that's your cash walking straight out the door |
| 1:27.0 | without you ever touching a switch. And the's your cash walking straight out the door without you |
| 1:27.5 | ever touching a switch. And the fix only takes $20 and a smart plug. Here's how it works. You drop a |
| 1:33.9 | smart plug between your wall outlet and whatever device you're powering. Connect it to your Wi-Fi. |
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