It was initially used by BP to shift blame to consumers instead of oil companies.

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    5 months ago

    Vampire power used to be a big deal. If you have any old time power supplies that feel solid and heavy, they’re analog, transformers, and used significantly more power. While it was little compared to the appliance, it would always draw power and that adds up as we got more devices.