RS> But; I was talking about near idle conditions. I may be wrong; but,
RS>I believe that a 5KW inverter wastes more energy than a 1KW inverter
RS>when under a very light load. If so, it would seem that using an
RS>inverter which is barely big enough, would be the most energy
RS>efficient unless used heavily most of the time.
AH>All that makes sense. I personally have not worked with a mod. sine
AH>larger than 2500w, that being the Trace U2500. Its idle current (in
AH>dynamic scan mode) is about 0.5va (1/2 watt).
 Sorry, my ignorance is showing. 
 Doesn't this mean that the .5W is only when NOTHING is on?
 Seems to me that this reinforces the idea of using as much low voltage
"stuff" as possible; and, using the inverter as little as possible.
 The .5W feature just makes it easier to use (waste .5W so that you
don't have to turn the inverter on and off). Am I missing something?
Robert
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