ClipperCreek products have very minimal standby power consumption; the standby power draw on the HCS and LCS charging stations is approximately 2 watts. For comparison, leaving an HCS-40 powered up for about 2 months (50 days) would use the same amount of power as leaving a 100 watt light bulb on for 24 hours (a very small amount). ClipperCreek provides the stations without a power switch because the stations standby power consumption is so low and a switch can be forgotten (accidentally not turned on). Some customers will add a timer or standard in-line switch on their own to turn power off to the station to avoid the power draw, as this is not an issue for the station, but as stated before the power consumption is very minimal.