Log-in Phantom Loads Excerpted from Real Goods Solar Living Source Book, edited by Doug Pratt and executive editor John Schaeffer.
Many modern appliances remain partially on when they appear to be turned off.
The solution for clocks is battery power. A wall mounted clock runs for nearly a year on a single AA rechargeable battery. Look for good quality battery powered alarm and other clocks. Clocks on house current are ridiculously wasteful. Watch out for those small cube-shaped transformers that plug into the wall outlet to power a lower voltage appliance.