Standby power or vampire loads, also called phantom loads, account for over ten percent of the power used in the United States. This power is wasted for no other reason that to help some electronics turn on faster or be ready for a signal from a remote control. You can save hundreds of dollars on your power bill over the course of a year if you place phantom load devices on a power strip and turn the button off. This is not the only way you can get rid of many vampire loads. The other way is to use a smart strip power strip. Here is more about phantom loads.