Phantom Engergy & Vampire Power

One of the reasons I'm interested in alternative energy-powered gadgets is that many of the electronic gadgets we use everyday continually suck energy even when they're off or not in use. The phantom energy lost by these so called "vampires" such as cell phone chargers, TVs, stereos and other electronic appliances and gadgets accounts for 5% of the electricity used by a person around the home according to an article by the Union of Concerned Scientists on the TreeHugger blog.