[koksik202]

This shows how bad we are at wasting resources running AC smart appliances things even when we are not home, I remember going on holiday and parents switching entire house off - electricity, gas, water. We would plan to eat stuff from fridge and freezer and whatever was left give it to relatives. When we came back after a week or two we had spotless freezer ready to go for another year till we do the same thing next summer. We weren’t around there was no waste of running appliances. First world problems like this just make you realize those aren’t real problems

[ianburrell]

Turning off appliances is a very small savings. Average fridge uses $0.50/day. Modern fridges have gotten much more efficient and have automatic defrosters. Throwing out any food wipes out any savings.