LONDON (Reuters) - British households waste as much as 1.3 billion pounds a year on leaving appliances such as televisions or computers in standby mode, much higher than previously thought, a government-commissioned study showed on Tuesday. Average households pay up to 86 pounds extra on yearly electricity bills to leave gadgets in standby mode instead of switching them off completely, the study showed. "Total standby consumption can potentially be 16 percent of domestic power demand. ...

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