Electronics & Office electricity costs
Individually small, collectively significant - especially devices that never fully power down.
- Television $2.76/30.44 use days Modern LED televisions are far more efficient than plasma or older LCD sets. Screen size drives consumption more than…
- Desktop Computer $6.19/30.44 use days A general-purpose desktop draws 100 to 200 watts; a gaming machine with a high-end GPU can exceed 600 under load. Idle…
- Gaming Console $2.49/30.44 use days Current-generation consoles draw 90 to 200 watts while gaming. Rest mode is the thing to check - some configurations…
- Laptop $1.86/30.44 use days Laptops are dramatically more efficient than desktops, typically drawing 30 to 100 watts. Leaving one plugged in at…
- WiFi Router $1.33/30.44 use days Small but constant. A router running continuously all year is a genuine if modest line item, and unlike most loads…
- Computer Monitor $1.55/30.44 use days A typical 27-inch monitor draws 20 to 45 watts. Larger and higher-refresh displays draw more, and multi-monitor setups…
- Printer $0.07/30.44 use days Laser printers spike to several hundred watts during fusing but idle very low, so cost tracks pages printed rather…
- Phone Charger $0.10/30.44 use days Charging a phone costs a trivial amount - well under a dollar a year in most states. The "vampire draw" concern is…