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Originally Posted by Xringer
In Standby mode, the power monitor shows about 60W, / 1.3 kW per day.
I'm wasting around 27 cents a day, just to keep the circuits warm! 
If we get a lot of mild days like this one, I'm going to start going down
stairs and flipping the circuit breaker..
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Or maybe I need a 60w PV panel to off-set the waste?? |
I'd go with the circuit breaker. It's better to not waste energy, than to use resources (PV in this case) to balance the waste. The rule of thumb is something like $1 invested in energy reduction is equivanent to $5-$10 invested in renewable energy.
Maybe install a switch between the Sanyo and circuit breaker, so that you don't have to go downstairs?