ᐅ Standby Shutdown – Useful or Pointless?

Actual consumption varies quite a bit and often differs from the manufacturer’s specifications. It’s similar to the fuel consumption figures given for cars: no one actually achieves the numbers stated in the manual during normal use… although these figures are possible under laboratory conditions.

In my specific case, assuming an average consumption of 1 watt in standby mode and shutting down for 16 hours per day, this results in an energy savings worth around 250 euros over 10 years. This comes with an additional cost of about 150 euros for the option to shut down without losing comfort.

So, mathematically, I “save” 10 euros per year.

Personally, I think that’s fine…

And if I measured it myself, I would probably get much higher numbers… just as Saruss described… manufacturer specifications are laboratory figures after all.

50 cents per month as calculated above. 5-10 euros per year.

mycraft's calculation assumes about 17 devices are switched on and drawing 1 watt of standby power each.
I don’t even have close to 17 devices drawing standby power here. More like half that number. And most of them are less than 5 to 7 years old, meaning they all comply with the EU standard of a maximum of 1 watt in standby.

Well, everyone has to make up their own mind. I tend to agree more with grym’s figures than with those of saruss and mycraft.

Instead of theorizing, why not measure your devices instead? I manage to get only 17 watts of standby power with far fewer devices than the 17 units here.

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