'Follow 10pm rule' as 10 devices cost £630 a year when not in use

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New research has found that common household appliances left on standby could be adding hundreds to annual energy bills. That's according to experts, who are warning that energy-hungry appliances could be costing the average household up to £630 a year and have revealed the top ten standby culprits to look out for.

Despite the cost of living squeeze, many Brits still leave devices on standby overnight, with a new survey from Quotezone.co.uk revealing 58% of Brits admitted to leaving electrical items switched on. More than a third (34%) also said they didn’t realise they could be losing more than £100 a year to devices left on standby.

The study found that up to 30% of a home’s electricity bill can come from appliances left plugged in but unused