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Unplugging electronic devices and appliances to save money seems like a proposition with an obvious outcome, but it’s actually much more nuanced than you might think. Here’s the inside scoop on when you will save money—and when you won’t.
Whether or not you’re going to save any money on your electric bill by unplugging a given device depends entirely on whether or not that device has what is known as a “phantom load.”
Some devices are binary. Either they are on and performing their function, consuming electricity in the process, or completely off with no power load.
Traditional incandescent light bulbs (and their “dumb” LED replacements) are like this. So are simple devices like basic space heaters. Either the heater is warming up the room, or it’s not.
But some devices consume electricity all the time, even when they don’t appear to be doing anything. Smart bulbs draw a tiny bit of power when they are off, because they need to stay “on”—at least at the circuit level—to receive commands. And if your space heater includes a thermostat to turn itself on and off automatically, it will draw power even when it appears to be off, too.
And some devices, like cable boxes or game consoles with fast-start modes, draw a substantial amount of power even when they appear to be turned off.
If you want the easy (but not necessarily the most time-efficient) way to solve the problem, here’s what to do. Unplug everything you don’t regularly use, leaving anything that has to stay plugged in for the safety and security of your home (such as your sump pump).
If you want a more nuanced approach where you’re not unplugging things with zero saving to show for it, you need to grab a watt meter and test how much power your devices draw when plugged in but turned off.
That’s how I figured out my media center setup was wasting around $30 a year. It’s also how I figured out that other devices were wasting nothing (or mere cents a year), and it wouldn’t be worth unplugging them.
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As menswear trends towards a more refined style after years of streetwear dominance, Paris Fashion Week designers put their own spin on the suit on Wednesday.
Givenchy has had success with a more casual vibe since streetwear king Matthew Williams took over designing duties in 2020.
But he opted for a dressier, sexier feel for his latest catwalk show, with some impeccable black suits and turtlenecks, while even his more casual outfits saw bermuda shorts and hoodies paired with long, elegant coats.
It followed the dark, flowing silhouettes displayed by Saint Laurent on Tuesday’s opening night — the first time the iconic French label has shown during the Paris menswear week since its Italian designer Anthony Vaccarello took over the reins in 2016.
It is seen as a sign of the growing importance of menswear, which is now the fastest-growing fashion sector in many markets.
“Saint Laurent, Gucci and Givenchy are working almost better in men’s than women’s at the moment,” Alice Feillard, director of buying for Paris department store Galeries Lafayette, told AFP ahead of fashion week.
Anthony Alvarez, designer of young French brand Bluemarble, brought a relaxed party feel to the American Cathedral near the Champs Elysees.
But there was still a place for suits among the tie-dye colours, rainbows, sequins, chapkas and oversized faux fur coats.
Backstage, Alvarez described his collection as “somewhere between the energy of the New Orleans carnival and the mystery of the Venice carnival.
“There are more suits than normal. The tailoring represents European savoir-faire, but I’ve reworked it with baggy cuts,” he told AFP.
More women are finding a place among the top-level menswear designers.
After a well-received opening show from Grace Wales Bonner, fellow Brit Bianca Saunders also offered her own twists on suits and overcoats on Wednesday.
But with some 100 shows in the official line-up, there is room for plenty of styles, however.
Belgian avant-gardist Walter Van Beirendonck put on a typically wild and colourful display, with models wearing masks reminiscent of Mexican wrestlers and little inflatable wheels dotted over their bodies.
He said the protective gear reflected our “very dark, very hard time”.
“It’s a collection with a lot of protection,” he told AFP after the show. “That’s why I started to work with the exoskeleton idea.”
But Van Beirendonck insisted real people could wear them.
“Probably they’re crazy and they’re funny and they’re expensive, but in the end, they’re wearable,” he said.
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