US Home Internet Devices Suck Enough Energy to Power Silicon Valley

Although appliances and consumer electronics are getting more efficient, they still represent about 35 percent of the energy consumed in U.S. homes.
And it’s not just the big appliances using up energy. A 2011 study from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that typical...energy star, green it, internet, internet service providers, modems, natural resources defense council, routers