Why does leaving electronics plugged in still consume electricity?

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Let’s say I have a computer plugged in, or a microwave, or phone charger plugged in. Isn’t the point of a device being off is that it’s not supposed to be using electricity? How much watts of power am I looking at that’s being consumed per hour?

Where does this apply and where does it not? Shouldn’t I try to unplug everything as much as possible to save money?

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some of them have boards that enter standby when you power the device off so theyre always “awake” to do their job

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