A while back, a friend sent me a link to this picture of an Australian electrical outlet with a On/Off switch (have to scroll down past the kangaroos). I need to find a similar outlet that works in the US.
These type of outlets would be helpful in a few different rooms of my house. Particularly in places that a power strip really does not fit. An example of this would be the kitchen. I would like to be able to just shut off the outlet feeding the clocks on the microwave and coffee maker. It would be easier than perpetually unplugging them.
Additionally, I could use a Kill-a-Watt meter to do a energy inventory of the house and then place of few of these outlets around the power wasting devices. Of course, I would still have to remember to flip the switch.
(hi, found you on a google search)
I would like to find these sorts of outlets in the US as well. We went to Ireland last year and we found similar outlets there.
After reading that 40% of the power used by electronic appliances is consumed when they are ‘off’ I’ve been quite motivated to unplug them when not in use. It would be much more convenient to simply switch them off!