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Biggest Power Drain: Cable Boxes

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In many homes, eat more power than refrigerator or AC units.

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The biggest electricity drain in many U.S. homes is not the refrigerator, or the computer, or even air-conditioning systems. It's the little cable TV set-top boxes.

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