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My Actions This Week
  • Number of successful unplugs this week: 0
  • Number of unhelpful actions today: 0 / 3
  • Total kWh saved today: 0.00
  • Total money saved today: $0.00
  • Total lbs of CO2 prevented today: 0.00
Appliances That Can Be Measured in Whyville
Appliance Brand Off (watts) Standby (watts) On (watts)
Cell Phone Charger
Apex 0.26 2.24 3.68
Nebula 0.02 4.5 0.27
Spark 1.0 4.11 7.5
Microwave
Apex 3.08 ??? 1433.0
Nebula 1.4 1.6 ???
Spark 4.9 39.0 1723.0
Television
Apex 6.6 ??? 186.09
Spark 48.5 ??? 186.09
Laptop Charger
Apex 4.42 15.77 44.28
Nebula 0.15 0.82 27.38
Spark 26.4 ??? 68.9
Game System
Apex 1.01 ??? ???
Nebula 0.0 ??? 5.4
Spark 2.13 63.74 67.68
Desktop Computer
Apex 2.84 21.13 73.97
Nebula 0.0 ??? 27.5
Spark 9.21 ??? ???
Blender
Spark ??? N/A 190.0
Coffee Maker
Apex 1.14 65.0 ???
Nebula 0.0 60.0 875.0
Spark 0.0 ??? ???
Lamp
Apex 0.0 N/A 76.7
Nebula 0.0 N/A 53.6
Spark 0.0 N/A 80.5
Halogen Lamp
Apex 3.5 N/A ???
Nebula 0.0 N/A 100.0
Spark 10.0 N/A 313.0
Vacuum Cleaner
Spark 0.0 N/A 995.0
Speakers
Apex 5.6 ??? ???
Nebula 1.2 1.4 1.7
Spark 3.6 6.8 11.2
Toaster Oven
Apex ??? N/A 899.0
Nebula ??? N/A 1121.0
Radio Clock
Apex 1.1 ??? 2.95
Nebula 1.5 ??? 1.7
Spark 1.1 3.61 4.2
Boom Box
Apex 1.66 4.11 6.8
Nebula 0.7 ??? 3.96
Spark 5.44 6.83 9.2
Fan
Apex ??? N/A 57.0
Nebula 0.0 N/A 48.9
Spark ??? N/A 37.4
DVD Player
Apex 1.55 7.54 9.91
Nebula 0.0 0.24 ???
Spark 10.58 12.7 17.17
Laser Printer
Apex ??? N/A 481.9
Spark ??? N/A 1200.0
Blow Dryer
Spark ??? N/A 802.0
DVR
Nebula 0.0 15.9 ???
Spark 0.0 18.7 18.7
Cordless Phone with Answering Machine
Apex 2.92 ??? ???
Nebula ??? 2.15 2.2
Stand Mixer
Apex ??? N/A 75.0
Nebula ??? N/A 60.5
Spark ??? N/A 68.0
Pencil Sharpener
Apex 0.0 N/A ???
Nebula ??? N/A 85.4
Electric Heater
Apex 0.4 N/A 750.0
Nebula 0.0 N/A 1250.0
Spark 0.0 N/A 919.0
MP3 Player Charger
Apex 0.26 2.24 3.68
Nebula ??? ??? 0.27
Spark 1.0 4.11 ???
Router
Apex 1.6 N/A ???
Nebula ??? N/A 4.5
Spark ??? N/A 6.3

** Measure each appliance at least once to earn the Vampire Power Technician badge. **

** For every two types of appliance you measure in all their states, you will increase your salary by 1 clam.**

In this section of your Vampire Book you will list appliances you have noticed exist in your home. For each appliance you will try to get information on how much power they use in various state. Enter at least 15 appliances that you saw in your home to unlock the Engineer level Vampire Power badge.

Not sure how to find the informations? Consult the instructions found at Vampire Manor Outside.

You have access to a meter and have found data. Contribute it to Whyville's database to help other whyvillian:

You can't find data on an appliance in your home? Others might have measured it, search our database:

Appliances in my home
Contributor Type Brand Model Plugged & Off (Watts) Standby (Watts) On (Watts)    
abradical vacuum Hoover Cyclonic 0.0 100.0 180.0 Remove from home  
LOUDnSHY printer HP PhotosmartPlusB210Series 10.0 0.0 100.0 Remove from home  
LOUDnSHY night_light BathAndBodyWorks WallFlowers 3.0 0.0 16.0 Remove from home  
WolfCap microwave Emerson Expres. cook 0.0 5.0 200.0 Remove from home  
lMAKE coffee_maker nestle cof4 0.0 30.0 157.0 Remove from home  
VVaffles camcorder sony hd355 0.0 9.0 109.0 Remove from home  
VVaffles modem flow modem 0.0 1.0 30.0 Remove from home  
HipstaRuh camera Nikon D3300 0.0 0.0 0.0 Remove from home  
20coolRub laptop love LOVE 0.0 0.0 0.0 Remove from home  
MapleDog hair_straightener Bella BB06663 0.0 1.0 38.0 Remove from home  
hihi303 microwave Sharp 3.0 4.0 1534.0 Remove from home  
Gaberdine curling_iron Tool science 0.0 0.0 175.0 Remove from home  
hihi303 fan Hawaiian breeze 0.0 0.0 56.0 Remove from home  
hpaige18 ac Cuisinart ---- 0.0 0.0 1540.0 Remove from home  
MapleDog pc Hp 0.0 0.0 29.0 Remove from home  
Ltg123 toaster Sunbeam 0.0 1.0 890.0 Remove from home  
Ltg123 vacuum Shopvac 3.0 0.0 1.0 903.0 Remove from home  
shanjesse toaster Oster 1.0 0.0 1386.0 Remove from home  
Brat821 game_system Sony PS3 0.0 0.0 2.0 Remove from home  
Cyborg300 rice_cooker Aroma 300 0.0 39.0 682.0 Remove from home  
Nyeguy1 pc Apple 6.0 8.0 15.0 Remove from home  
Blaise147 electric_heater Pelonis HC-0109 0.0 1.0 1100.0 Remove from home  
Blaise147 light_fixture Ecosmart Ecosmart 0.0 1.0 14.0 Remove from home  
Malguy2 ac Oster 1.0 1.0 182.0 Remove from home  
ryanc0727 pc HP Windows 0.0 2.0 53.0 Remove from home  
ryanc0727 slow_cooker CrockPot Rival 0.0 0.0 219.0 Remove from home  
ryanc0727 tv Emerson LCD 0.0 0.0 153.0 Remove from home  
nappy299 aquarium Fish 2012 0.0 0.0 4.0 Remove from home  
Xav2016 oven Unknown Unknown 1.0 0.0 24.0 Remove from home  
Nachos863 curling_iron Conair 0.0 1.0 28.0 Remove from home  
nappy299 light_fixture Small 16.22 0.0 0.0 16.0 Remove from home  
Corn169 pc Microsoft Other 1.0 1.0 2.0 Remove from home  
nappy299 power_tool SkillSaw Wired 0.0 0.0 1200.0 Remove from home  
Corn169 modem Timewaner Other 1.0 1.0 2.0 Remove from home  
Kp11524 hair_straightener Revlon 0.0 0.0 63.0 Remove from home  
Nyeguy2 printer HPphotosmart 7260 0.0 0.0 75.0 Remove from home  
Nyeguy2 rice_cooker Panasonic 0.0 0.0 620.0 Remove from home  
Jaden485 vacuum Bissell Powerforcehelix 0.0 1.0 766.0 Remove from home  
Jaden485 light_fixture Lamp Hi-524 0.0 1.0 61.0 Remove from home  
Jaden485 receiver Sony Playback 1.0 3.0 4.0 Remove from home  
Lavoie605 fan Sunbeam 0.0 1.0 22.0 Remove from home  
Lavoie605 phone Apple iPad 0.0 1.0 14.0 Remove from home  
Derp2003 microwave GE NA 0.0 0.0 1.0 Remove from home  
Eragon49 satelite_box Radio . 0.0 0.0 11.0 Remove from home  
Eragon49 ac CarbonMonoxideAlarm Alarm 0.0 0.0 1.0 Remove from home  
Gman93 game_system Microsoft XboxOne 1.0 1.0 62.0 Remove from home  
Kansas231 coffee_maker Kureg i 0.0 1.0 870.0 Remove from home  
Jess4221 hair_straightener Remington S-7901 0.0 1.0 167.0 Remove from home  
Zacl12 phone With Headset 0.0 4.0 21.0 Remove from home  
Lobna1D video_recorder Toshiba Geprgranger 2.0 35.0 113.0 Remove from home  
Andydrew4 toaster Procter Toaster 0.0 2.0 8.0 Remove from home  
Katie1590 phone Apple 4s_Charger 0.0 6.0 6.0 Remove from home  
Ayeni_30 tv sony black 0.0 67.0 132.0 Remove from home  
Ayeni_7 dvd_player Panasonic 0.0 1.0 10.0 Remove from home  
Ayeni_19 curling_iron ra 5.0 24.0 43.0 Remove from home  
Fanta8481 curling_iron Ace 45.0 234.0 689.0 Remove from home  
VorCirque cable_box Apsno 79493-0 1.0 100.0 700.0 Remove from home  
s998 fax AmeriFax 1111 0.0 1.0 2.0 Remove from home  
MsTimes amplifier poop yup 0.0 1.0 3.0 Remove from home  
MsTimes water_cooler mahayana lol 1.0 50.0 60.0 Remove from home  

If you live in , by stopping vampire power from these appliances, each month you would save xxx kWh which means saving $xxx and avoided emitting xxx lbs of CO2.

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Current Leaders In This Week's Contest:

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cazicat1
98

koshka
30

sharonff
1

polkadot4
1

Every week, Whyville holds a contest to see who can earn the most points in Vampire Power.

The contest starts and ends every Sunday morning at midnight. Whoever earns the most points each week gets a bonus of 100 Pearls! Second place gets 50 Pearls and third place gets 25 Pearls!

Vampire Power is made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation Innovative Technologies Grant # 1312168.