Slide Show: These 11 vampire appliances may waste $250+ a year

Even when youre not using electronics and appliances, they may still be sucking up energy and that can cost you hundreds of dollars each year.

The average American household spends between about $895 a year on electricity (in New Mexico, where it is least expensive) to $2,438 a year (in Hawaii, where it is most expensive), according to government data.

Whats more, roughly 10% of the average households energy bill is thanks to so-called vampire appliances items that suck up electricity even when families are not using them says Jeff Smith, a spokesman for utility company Pacific Gas and Electric.

That means a family who spends $2,000 on electricity each year would be wasting $200 (and sometimes far more, depending on what electronics they have in the home) simply by leaving certain items plugged in when theyre not using them. Vampire energy can cost your home hundreds of dollars each year, says Gene Wang, CEO of People Power. Adds Smith: This costs consumers more than $10 billion a year.

Here are some of the costliest and the most surprising vampire appliances that may be eating into your budget, according to PG&E.

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Slide Show: These 11 vampire appliances may waste $250+ a year