Well Vampire Power is a source of power that is equal to the amount of energy (both light and heat) produced from the sparkling vampires in the popular series of books by Stephanie Meyer, Twilight. 
Haha, funny right?
ANYWAY...
Vampire Power...what is it? Well, vampire power is also called standby power or no load power. This is when something is plugged in and is drawing power when the object itself is off or in standby mode. Plasma TVs are a major problem with this, as they continue to suck in vast amounts of energy even when turned off. When a laptop is plugged in and has full power, this is no load power, and it's doing the exact same thing. Power bills are immensely higher due to this phenomenon.
As you can see, these power amounts add up FAST. This is especially true for someone in my predicament, who has a large amount of electronics. It makes up part of something called the miscellaneous electric load. This includes small appliances, security systems, small power draws, and vampire power. This is a major problem right now due to the economy as well.
This art demonstrates what is wrong and what happens.
Every penny counts, showing that we need to maybe not have everything left plugged in.
JUST UNPLUG EVERYTHING.
THAT'S THE EASIEST THING TO DO.
This picture would be better if money was leaking out.
