How To Stop Your PlayStation Or Xbox Series X/S From Jacking Up Your Energy Bill
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Even in standby mode, your gaming console could be consuming as much as 25 times the minimum energy it needs — and this could silently be inflating your energy bills. Idle power drain is less environmentally friendly, too, which is another reason to check — and fix — your console’s power consumption. Environment advocacy group Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) has said that Xbox owners in particular could be collectively paying an extra $670 million in energy bills due to its default power mode settings.