Power Hogs: XBox 360

The Xbox 360 draws 2 watts on standby and 145 while in use.

The Xbox 360 draws 2 watts on standby and 145 while in use.

Today’s power hog is the XBox 360. It draws 2 watts while in standby, and a whopping 140-150 when powered up. That’s 17 kilowatt hours per year without even turning it on! Assuming a 2 hour duty cycle per day, it burns 105 kWh. It is capable of playing DVDs, the dead HD-DVD format, plus several electronic media formats.

Alternative devices, such as DVD and Blu-ray players, draw anywhere from 15-45w when on, and <1w when turned off. If you’re not using it often, then unplug it!

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