This public service announcement promotes using a Kill-A-Watt device to measure phantom power usage from electronics when not in use. It uses a Halloween theme of homes being "haunted" by phantom power. The PSA encourages listeners to find out how much power their electronics use when not in use and to unplug them, killing the phantom power. It promotes getting a Kill-A-Watt device from the local public library to measure and reduce phantom energy usage.

1. PSA
writing
for
radio
30-­‐second
PSA
(sfx:
spooky
ghost
sound,
sounds
of
wind,
eerie
music)
YOUR
HOME
IS
HAUNTED!
HAUNTED
WITH
“PHANTOM
POWER.”
BUT
YOU
CAN
FIGHT
THESE
PHANTOMS
WITH
THE
KILL-­‐A-­‐WATT
DEVICE.
FIND
OUT
HOW
MUCH
POWER
YOUR
ELECTRONICS
ARE
USING
WHEN
NOT
IN
USE
AND
UNPLUG
THEM
WHEN
NOT
IN
USE.
KILL
THE
PHANTOMS
IN
YOUR
HOME
WITH
THE
KILL-­‐A-­‐WATT
DEVICE
AVAILABLE
FROM
THE
EUGENE
WATER
&
ELECTRIC
BOARD
FOR
CHECKOUT
AT
THE
EUGENE
PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
15-­‐second
PSA
(sfx:
spooky
ghost
shrieking
sound)
WOMAN:
(very
frightened)
OH
NO!
THERE’S
A
PHANTOM
IN
MY
HOME!
NARRATOR:
PHANTOM
POWER
IS
SUCKING
THE
LIFE
OUT
OF
HOMES
BY
COSTING
MILLIONS
OF
DOLLARS
IN
UNUSED
ELECTRICITY.
USE
THE
KILL-­‐A-­‐WATT
DEVICE
TO
KILL
THE
PHANTOMS
IN
YOUR
HOME.
WOMAN:
(Supposed
to
sound
1950s
corny.)
TAKE
THAT
PHANTOMS!
THANKS
EWEB!
(sfx:
zapping
sound,
spooky
ghost
fade
out)