Switch to a solar cellphone charger
Why This is Green
Cellphone chargers are odd little creatures. By some estimates only 5 percent of the power they draw is used to charge phones. That other 95 percent is wasted, especially if you leave your phone plugged into the wall after you’re done charging.
Switch to a solar powered cellphone charger and you won’t have to worry about wasted electricity or remember to constantly unplug your charger from the wall. And you’ll be using the clean energy of the sun rather than electricity to power your phone.
If you have several cellphone users in your household, you’ll save energy as well as make a small dent in the electric bill.
Learn More
- PracticallyGreen.com: This Top Action Is Easy, Fun, And It Pays For Itself--Use A Solar Phone Charger!
- Treehugger.com: Unplug Your Cellphone Charger
- The New York Times: Making Solar Power Portable
- PlanetGreen.com: Make Your Own Solar Cell Phone Charger
- CNET.com: Reviews--Solar Powered Cell Phone Chargers
How To
The number and variety of solar chargers on the market is growing. Many of them also work for other electronic devices, too, like GPS units as well as MP3 players.
Comparison shopping is best done online. Solar chargers vary in price, charge capacities, capacities, compatibilities, and capabilities.
