@feld The annual electricity consumption of standby appliances in Germany is estimated at over approx. 10 TWh. That's around 4,340,000 tonnes of CO2, if you calculate with 434 g CO2/kWh. Ok, we already generate a large proportion of our electricity from renewable energy sources (But, the average CO2 emissions for grid electricity in Germany are now estimated 326 g CO2/kWh, due to renewables), but that leaves quite a chunk left over. And electricity consumption is still on the rise.