On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:06:14 +0100, Rob
wrote:

I remember reading it - quite staggering! It's annoying (to say the
least) how the recent rash of digital receivers (DAB, Freeview) use
almost as much electricity in standby as when they're switched on.

Just a small point - is that 400W taken over 24 hours? I could
understand the figure if things like the fridge and freezer were active,
but it does seem very high, as does your annual figure - my total use
for the last quarter was 509 kWh, almost half your 'background'
consumption, and I consider myself an environmental thug (relatively).
You seem to be using 400W per hour background - that's just bonkers!

"Watts per hour" isn't quite what you mean, I suspect :-)