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Turning off at the wall

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  • NeilW
    NeilW Posts: 143 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Louiseuk25 wrote:
    Hmmm, has anyone got any electrical usage figures that I can throw at my boyf to persuade him that leaving his PC on 24 hours a day is not more economical than turning it on and off before bed and work.

    A PC that is on and doing something uses about the same amount of electricity as leaving a light bulb on all the time. This assumes the screen is switched off!

    NeilW
  • bunking_off
    bunking_off Posts: 1,264 Forumite
    Of course, the logical thing is to use the power management settings to force the PC into standby mode after a certain period of inactivity...
    I really must stop loafing and get back to work...
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