Derek ColeGM, Simmons One Hour Heating & Air · AI HVAC Answers

Saving Energy = Saving Money

28 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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28 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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Derek Cole explains how phantom power drains your wallet. Unplugging laptops, TVs, and gaming consoles when you're not using them cuts electricity costs by eliminating standby power draw.

Hey, this is Derrick Cole, your friend in comfort and energy savings, giving you a tip to save electricity. When those laptops or those TVs or gaming consoles are not in use, make sure you power them down. Or better yet, if you're not using those plugs, get them off the wall, unplug them. That way you don't have what they call phantom loads. And this will save you electricity, therefore saving you money.

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