[Pc_Support] Reducing Electricity Costs

[Jason Boxman]

Phil Barnett said:
> On Tuesday 07 February 2006 14:57, Jason Boxman wrote:
>> Anyone know just how much waste is created from these 'always-on'
>> appliances?  I just realized my TV is 'always' on.  The DVD player is more
>> obvious, since it has a standby light.  What about CRT monitors in 'energy
>> saver' mode?
>>
>> Is there any sizable savings in screwing with this stuff, or is it not
>> worth the effort to calculate up how much power things draw?
>
> The guys who build solar electric houses call these loads 'Phantom Loads'.
> Google it.

Is there any long term risk to continuously cycling these devices at the
wall with a switch?  Do the caps wear out sooner, or some such?  I don't
want to kill my five year old TV before I replace it some day...