Title: Explain the concept of phantom loads and their associated costs.
Course: Renewable Energy (17105) > Section: Conserving Energy

Explanation should include

- defining phantom load
- identifying examples of phantom loads and their associated costs.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What percentage of an average electricity bill is a result of phantom loading?
- What is the estimated phantom load of a desktop central processing unit (CPU) compared with the phantom load measured by a given energy meter?
- Why are phantom loads sometimes necessary?