Look around your home at all the technology that uses chargers: cell phones, MP3 players, iPads, laptops, portable game systems and a whole slew of similar devices. The more tech- and gadget-oriented you are, the more likely you are to have these devices plugged in and sucking energy from your home — and the more likely you are to pay an expensive electric bill because of them.
Solution: Unplug AC adapters and chargers from sockets when not actively charging a device