EEWEB FEATURE
Energy efficiency is becoming a prerequisite for any power device coming into the market. The International Energy Agency (IEA) calculates that the demand for energy in network-enabled devices is growing at a rate of 6 percent each year, with an estimated rate of 1,000 terawatt-hours consumed by the year 2022. With this growth in energy demands and consumption comes significant energy waste at a global scale. This picks up on what is known as “vampire power,� referring to lost power when electronic devices are switched off or put into standby mode.
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