Power bricks are very useful. Many come with multiple USB and USB-c ports. If you're at a public space or work with an outlet you can charge it there, and later, charge your devices on the brick when at home.
I know most don't have solar panels but you can charge the brick during the day and devices off the brick at night to save electricity as well. Also if your utility charges more or less depending on the time of day you can charge accordingly.
Many of us have multiple devices like laptops, fitness trackers, phones, tablets, laptops. It all adds up, especially with energy prices increasing today.
Device charging and saving power. How to save electricity.
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Posted by DB-CooperOnTheBeach
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This is a lot of work to save maybe $1 a month.
Charge those items at work if you can!
It does not add up. Saving the electricity on charging personal devices is less profitable than looking for loose change in the parking lot or digging through dumpsters.
I could give my phone a full charge every day for a month and in total spend less than $0.25 on electricity billed at the Hawaii rate of $0.43/kWh.
My elec bill is $25 monthly(BC), there’s two of us wfh dual screens, 3D printer, hydroponics, elec heating.
Like others said……to save $1 or not even that, it’s a lot of effort, plus the bricks degrade over time
The overhead of getting a solar charger would take about three years to balance out in the electric savings.
Chasing a ghost with this one.
It’s better to do stuff like keep your phone plugged in when actively using it like on calls. That reduces the overall wear on the lifespan of the device’s battery. Going around charging bricks in public is quite the hassle for an extremely low payoff.