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The next time you power on your television or game consoles, take a second to think about the waste associated with it. 大家下次给电视或游戏机通电时，花点时间想想这些设备造成的浪费吧。 A report by the International Energy Agency, an organizations that advises developed nations, released on Wednesday did just that and the sum is astounding. Over $80 billion in power was spent unnecessarily in 2013 because of inefficiencies with the world’s 14 billion online electronic devices, including printers, gaming consoles and televisions. 上周三，为发达国家提供建议的国际能源机构（International Energy Agency）公布报告，分析了联网设备造成的浪费，计算出的数额之大令人震惊。2013年，由于全球140亿台在线电子设备能效低下，导致800多亿美元的电能白白浪费。这些设备包括打印机、游戏机和电视机。 By 2020, that number is expected to climb to $120 billion as more devices like washing machines, light bulbs and refrigerators are connect online, according to the report. 这份报告还指出，到2020年，随着洗衣机、电灯泡和冰箱等设备也纷纷联网，这个数字预计将攀升至1200亿美元。 “Electricity demand of our increasingly digital economies is growing at an alarming rate,” the report said. The IEA, which is based in Paris, found that devices consumed about 616 terawatt-hours of power in 2013. The catch? Most of that power was used while the devices were in standby mode. | 
