Appliances That Use Energy Even When Turned Off

Microwave

When they’re not zapping your food, microwaves also have a clock to display the time, which requires energy in order to be displayed.

Phone Charger

It sure is convenient to just grab a cable and plug it into your phone, but leaving your chargers plugged into an outlet will continuously draw power even when nothing is plugged into them. This is also the case when a cell phone is fully charged but still plugged in.