Standby Power Data
Since 1996, staff at LBNL have been measuring standby power consumption of residential appliances. For more information about meters and metering protocol, please visit our Measuring Standby Power page. Our current database -- including measurements taken at the Florida Solar Energy Center and other institutions -- contains over 1000 measurements. This page provides links to charts and tables that summarize the standby power database, as well as links to measurements and estimates from other sources.
You can also find extensive databases of standby power measurements for audio and video equipment in some of our DOE sponsored reports.
To learn about ways to reduce standby power consumption, visit out Reducing Standby Power page.
Power Measurements from the LBL Database
Updated April 21, 1999
Summary Chart |
a summary of our dataset showing minimum, maximum and median values for residential appliances |
Summary Table |
a summary of our dataset showing minimum, maximum and median power values, including links to tables showing individual appliance measurements |
1-Watt Products |
electronic appliances that consume 1 watt or less in standby mode |
Other Power Measurements and Estimates of Standby Power
Global Standby |
estimates of international and global standby power use |
Residential Tours |
power measurements of standby power in several homes worldwide |
Gas Appliances |
standby power of gas appliances that have electronic functions |
If there is a chart or table not listed here that you would be interested in seeing, please send your request to Emily Bartholomew at ESBartholomew@lbl.gov.