Clock Radios Clock radio ownership was found to be 1.4 per house. Ownership is very high, and the market is likely to be saturated. The stock average in use was 2.1 W. Answering Machines Answering machine ownership was found to be 0.42 per house. Ownership is moderate, with the market probably saturated. The stock average standby was 3.3 W. Dustbusters Dustbuster or portable vacuum cleaner ownership was found to be 0.26 per house.
Ownership is moderate and possibly increasing.
Power Distribution Boards Power Distribution Board ownership is high at about four per house. Most have no power consumption, although models with surge protection or lights consume some power. Many small appliances were not measured such as irons, vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, toasters as most of these are zero Watts in off. Fans and rangehoods were found to have mostly 0.0 W off mode. Breadmaker ownership is increasing and they average 2.0W in standby.