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Works in theory! Practice? That's something else
Thanks to an unrelated @FilterGuy post, I ended up measuring the standby power consumption on the devices plugged in 24x7.
My TV consumes 26W in standby. At 15¢/kWh, that's 26W x 15¢/kWh x kW/1000 watts x 24h/d x 365 d/y = $34 / yr.
So, what's the best solution to this?
So, if you've solved this... what did you do?
My TV consumes 26W in standby. At 15¢/kWh, that's 26W x 15¢/kWh x kW/1000 watts x 24h/d x 365 d/y = $34 / yr.
So, what's the best solution to this?
At first I was thinking something like a $12 smart strip, but the problem is that the controlled plugs turn on when current is sensed across the "sense" plug. That is typically the TV is plugged into the "sense" plug and the sound bar, DVD, Nintendo are plugged into the control ports. Since I only have the TV that doesn't help. |
Next thought was an $8 smart plug, they typically pull less than 0.4W. But, then I'd have to say, "Alexa turn on the tv's Plug, Alexa, turn on the TV". There is "Alexa Groups" to combine devices into a single command, but I'm not sure that will work since the tv would need a few seconds to wake up. |
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So, if you've solved this... what did you do?