If i leave my charger plugged in and the switch is on without any device charging, does it ‘waste’ electricity? Why/why not?
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Yes, but really not much. Your charger, plugged or unplugged, used or not, uses a negligible amount of electricity, unless you are talking about an electric car charger. Appliances that consume the most energy are (water) heaters, AC and fridges basically.
You also need to factor your definition of “wasting” ; typically, you could think using electricity to power lights at night for closed stores is “wasting” but the truth is power plants can hardly regulate their output fast. The result is, if you turn off said lights, the energy that would have been used is produced anyway, but is not billed to a customer.
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