Energy Savings Alert – Unplug That Phone Charger When You Are Done Using It

Apparently, a lot of people are leaving their cell phone chargers plugged into a live socket, even after fully charging their cell phone. Today Nokia has announced a new line of mobile phones that give energy savings alerts to users, reminding them to unplug the charger when the battery is full. From Nokia’s press release:

Nokia has launched the first mobile phones to include alerts encouraging people to unplug the charger once the battery is full, a move that could save enough electricity to power 85,000 homes a year. Starting with the new Nokia 1200, Nokia 1208 and the Nokia 1650, the alerts will be rolled out across the Nokia product range.

Kirsi Sormunen, Vice-President of Environmental Affairs at Nokia said, “Around two-thirds of the energy used by a mobile phone is lost when it is unplugged after charging but the charger itself is left in a live socket. We want to reduce this waste and are working on reducing to an absolute minimum the amount of energy our chargers use. The new alerts also play an important role, encouraging people to help us in this goal by unplugging their chargers.”

So even if you don’t buy one of the new Nokia phones, just remember to unplug your charger and you’ll save on energy.