ELECTRONICS 101: How Much Extra Energy does Each Program Use?
@mythociate (21437)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
September 1, 2022 5:35am CST
I'm turning this desktop-computer on and using it most of the day.
I may want to know 'how much energy that uses compared to the lamp my roommate leaves on all day and all night,' but that's not my question.
My question is--running my computer--am I using MORE energy if I have a few browsers open (with a few tags on each), or would it "save energy" if I closed each browser and reloaded it every time I want to return to a website I was using before?
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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1 Sep 22
a lamp wouldnt be more tha 100watts though would it ? its depends on the bulb how much energy it uses
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1 Sep 22
It's kind of a nightlight---40 watts, I think.
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@GoAskAlice (5809)
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1 Sep 22
Not enough to make any type of noticeable difference, equate it to "Does my TV use more electricity if I turn the volume up".
Actually, closing/opening puts more 'strain' on the program than just leaving them open if you want to consider the billionth of a watt it might use.
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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1 Sep 22
due to living with off grid power at times I can tell you a computer doesnt actually use very much, a tv uses more and fridges and freezers use a lot more .....no idea about a lamp, also not a lot I guess
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