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When on standby, wasting energy. british gas has estimated that as much as £147 per household could be saved by switching devices like microwaves and games consoles off at the wall. estimates by some other organisations are lower, but the fact remains that leaving things on unnecessarily is costing us money and harming the environment. joining me with more on this dr tara shirvani, an academic and expert on sustainability, innovation and green infrastructure. welcome to bbc news. i would like to start if i may with this figure from british gas that we would say £147 by switching off all our devices. does that figure sound about right to you? does that figure sound about right to ou? . , ., , does that figure sound about right to ou? . , ., to you? the ranges of estimates are all va in: to you? the ranges of estimates are all varying between to you? the ranges of estimates are all varying between high to you? the ranges of estimates are all varying between high and - to you? t
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