Indiana Michigan Power is warning customers about a household phantom that could be causing their electric bills to go up.

I&M spokesperson Schnee Doyle tells us “phantom energy” is power drawn by items that are plugged in but not in use. She says even if something like a TV is off, that doesn’t mean it’s not drawing power.

“ All of these smaller electronic devices, if they are plugged in, they could account for about 10% of your energy use just by being plugged in and not in use,” Doyle said.

Doyle says a big culprit is cell phone chargers, which many people just leave plugged in all the time.

“ Because it’s plugged in, it’s a power cord, so it’s going to constantly keep supplying that energy, that electric service, even if it’s not actively charging your cell phone.”

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