I Unplugged My Microwave for Two Weeks to See If It Would Lower My Energy Bill—Here’s What Happened

decided to conduct a simple two-week experiment. The plan was straightforward: unplug the microwave whenever it wasn’t in use and monitor whether doing so would noticeably reduce my household energy consumption.

Before starting, I measured the appliance’s idle power usage using an electricity monitoring device. The results showed that the microwave continue reading …