Vampire electronics a growing problem

Cellphones, computers, DVD players wasting $4 billion a year

Do you leave your computer in standby mode, or do you forget to turn off your Playstation? Many are, and it's becoming a huge problem.

"The latest estimates show 5 percent of electricity used in the United States goes to standby power, a phenomenon energy efficiency experts find all the more terrifying as energy prices rise and the planet warms. That amounts to about $4 billion a year."

"The percentage could rise to 20 percent by 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Energy."(more)

$16 billion wasted by 2010? What will it be by 2020?