To help people reduce their carbon footprint and lower their electricity bills, Belkin has launched four additions to its Conserve line of energy-saving accessories. Elegantly designed and easy to use, the Conserve Insight, Conserve Socket, Conserve Valet, and Conserve Smart AV make it easy to save energy and minimize your environmental impact.
With the size of the green marketplace estimated to reach $845 billion by 2015, energy management is emerging as an important new product category. In a December 2009 survey conducted by Horizon Research and commissioned by Belkin, 81 percent of respondents indicated they would “make sure to reduce their household use of electricity that month if they noticed that their electricity bill was too high the previous month.” These are two of many findings that highlight people’s growing awareness of and desire to reduce energy consumption.
Other important statistics include: - The average cost of energy wasted from home electronic entertainment devices left on but not in use is $76 per year.
- 1.2 billion metric tons of CO2 is produced to generate electricity for one year of residential use in the U.S.
- 100 billion kilowatt hours of electricity are consumed in the U.S. for standby power.
Recognizing this demand, Belkin’s new Conserve products aim to empower people to make better decisions around their energy usage. With its easy-to-read display, the Conserve Insight energy-use monitor helps you monitor your energy use by showing how much devices really cost—in watts, dollars, and carbon dioxide. Plug a device, such as a TV or microwave, into Conserve Insight to see the true impact to your wallet and the environment.
The Conserve Smart AV auto-off surge protector detects when your TV is turned on or off, and shuts down power to connected components like video game consoles, DVD players, and home theater equipment so that no energy is wasted when the TV is not turned on. The Conserve Valet smart charging station is a convenient place to charge all of your mobile devices, and it also helps save energy by shutting off automatically when the devices are fully charged. (A charger left plugged into the wall can still draw power even when no device is attached.) The Conserve Valet charges up to four devices such as cell phones, music players, and handheld video games, and it also reduces cable clutter. The Conserve Socket power timer automatically shuts off power after a time interval you select. This helps save energy and makes a home safer by timing the power to devices such as curling irons, fans, and space heaters. These four products join the Conserve Switch and the Conserve Surge, which enable energy conservation by reducing standby power in homes and offices.
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