Christmas is approaching! 🎄 Families are getting their Clark Griswold on and lining their yards with thousands of lights, inflatable Santas and illuminated candy canes. But with holiday cheer and decor comes an increase in energy usage, including phantom loads, also known as vampire loads or wasted energy. "Electronics, they still draw a little bit of energy even when they're plugged in," said Kimberly Huffman, a senior communications strategist for Detroit-based power company DTE Energy. "A timer or a power strip is going to shut that power off so that you don't have that phantom load." Click the link in our bio to learn how your holiday cheer is affecting your electric bill.