Take out that adapter plug

[slx]

Not all of those plugs are transformers, many of them (particularly the ones that are very light) are switched-mode power supplies. These are a LOT more efficient on stand by:

Read for more information:

Switched-mode power supply - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A transformer will generally be a big heavy plug which runs quite warm.

Switch-mode supplies are much lighter and usually support a range of voltages typically will say "100-240V" (so they work everywhere).

[Andrew49]

GreenScene wrote:

... inspectors with power to detain
would also be a good idea. People would
reform their behavior if they thought that
an inspector could turn up at any time and
check for compliance. We need to create
new agency's and give them teeth.