Update on the Timed Power strips

Well, as per an earlier posting, we installed CFL's and timed power strips to completely shut off components of our home theater that were supposed power-suckers in "standby mode" and I don't think we'll really get an accurate picture for a while.

We just got the power bill from the last month of using these, and compared to the prior month, our bill was actually more - due to higher AC usage. Sooo it's pretty tough to figure out if they're saving us any electricity or not.

Ah well - tis a good effort.