Mobile Phone Companies Push For Greener Chargers
Mobile phone chargers can be sneaky little power guzzlers so, to help us silly consumers, some of the biggest mobile phone makers have created a simple way to show just how much juice our chargers drink. The common energy rating system has been agreed by LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. It’s essentially a star-rating system that lets you choose the most energy efficient charger for your mobiles. Will it make those companies build greener chargers? Not just yet, but the group say it’s the first step in “reducing the environmental footprint of its products”.As they point out: “Many consumers are unaware that chargers consume electricity when disconnected from the phone but left plugged into the wall socket. Around two thirds of the energy used by mobile devices is wasted in this way. The new rating system indicates how much energy each charger uses when left plugged into the wall socket after charging is completed. The ratings covers all chargers currently sold by the five companies, and range from five stars for the most efficient chargers down to zero stars for the ones consuming the most energy.” Obviously they will want you to buy a new 4-5-star rated charger and dump the greedy power guzzler one they already sold you. Or, you could just turn off your charger at the wall once you′ve juiced your mobile.-Martin Lynch phone mobile phone energy
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