{"id":4426,"date":"2025-06-19T14:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:26:40","slug":"consumer-electronics-most-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/knowledge-hub\/consumer-electronics-most-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Consumer Electronic Products and Brands That Consume the Most Energy"},"content":{"rendered":" \n    <div class=\"split\" id=\"block_d8f000ff79ddc0335ef19fb41f8b71b7\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-10\">\n                    <div class=\"text\">\n                        <h1 >The Consumer Electronic Products and Brands That Consume the Most Energy<\/h1>                            <p class=\"large\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Energy bills are continuing to rise, with the April 2025 price cap hike<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-58090533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">adding \u00a3111<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the typical UK home\u2019s annual gas and electricity bill.<\/span><\/p>\n                        \n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"divider\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/themes\/BEUK\/images\/divider-1.webp\" alt=\"The Consumer Electronic Products and Brands That Consume the Most Energy\" \/>\n\n                        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Households and businesses have hurried to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/knowledge-hub\/long-term-energy-contracts-for-uk-businesses\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lock<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/knowledge-hub\/how-to-switch-your-business-energy\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">switch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their electricity tariff. But the energy crisis has also proved a timely moment to look at how we use electricity in our homes and premises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mindful steps from installing loft insulation to unplugging \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonnext.com\/blog\/125-what-are-vampire-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vampire devices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 \u2014 electric goods that suck a lot of energy when left on standby mode \u2014 can reduce bills and the toll on the environment. But no two devices have quite the same energy footprint, and there are savings to be made by choosing more energy-efficient electronic products at the shops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To illustrate the difference between comparable electronic goods,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Energy UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has calculated the annual electricity consumption of different devices (including consoles, laptops and TVs) to reveal the brands and models that cost the most to run, based on the average electricity cost in the the UK and U.S<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Findings<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Xbox Series X<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the most expensive console to run, costing <\/span><b>\u00a360.82<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (UK) or <\/span><b>$40.28<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (U.S.) per year in energy bills for three hours of use per day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> costs <\/span><b>25.12%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more to run than any other recent comparable MacBook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most expensive non-Apple work laptop to use is the <\/span><b>Dell Precision 5690<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, costing <\/span><b>\u00a358.33 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or<\/span><b> $38.62<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to use for a year (eight hours on weekdays and two hours on weekend days).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Panasonic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> TVs are more power-hungry than other brands \u2014 the average annual electricity bill for 16 hours of use per week is <\/span><b>\u00a317.02<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>$11.27<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Xbox Series X Uses 61% More Power Than Other Consoles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PlayStations use around two-fifths less electricity than the Xbox Series X, which costs \u00a360.82 (UK) or $40.28 (U.S.) for three hours of daily use for a year. The X series uses 225 kWh (kilowatt hours, or the amount of energy used per hour), also eclipsing the 132 kWh consumption of the lower-spec Xbox Series S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft, the Xbox\u2019s producer, rolled out a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2023\/01\/11\/xbox-carbon-aware-console-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January 2023 update<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to default all X and S series consoles to the Shutdown (energy saving) power option as a more eco-friendly alternative to the Sleep (Instant On) mode. However, this only affects the device\u2019s standby \u201cvampire\u201d energy consumption and not the power used during play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Games-Consoles-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Games-Consoles-scaled.png\" alt=\"A graphic showing the most expensive games consoles to run. The Xbox Series X is the most expensive to run costing \u00a360 or $40 in energy each year. \" width=\"2097\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Games-Consoles-scaled.png 2097w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Games-Consoles-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Games-Consoles-839x1024.png 839w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Games-Consoles-768x938.png 768w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Games-Consoles-1258x1536.png 1258w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Games-Consoles-1678x2048.png 1678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2097px) 100vw, 2097px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the standard Nintendo Switch and the OLED version (with a larger, brighter screen) use just 9 kWh, giving a negligible annual electricity bill of \u00a32.43 or $1.61. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nintendo has positioned the Switch as a light, portable console, and in that sense, it doesn\u2019t compete with the Xbox or PlayStation; plus, its success is connected to the low-power portability of the design. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Nintendo deserves credit for continuing to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/analysis\/509874\/nintendo-switch-2-specs-hardware-screen-size\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">refine the specs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to deliver high-efficiency running and provide more bang for your electricity buck.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-32\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-32\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Product<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Annual Cost (U.S.)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Annual Cost (UK)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Xbox Series X<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$40.28<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a360.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">PS5 Pro<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$24.97<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a337.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">PS5 &#8211; Disc Edition<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$24.08<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a336.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">PS5 &#8211; Digital Edition<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$23.90<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a336.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Xbox Series S<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$23.63<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a335.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nintendo Switch<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$1.61<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a32.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nintendo Switch &#8211; OLED<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$1.61<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a32.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-32 from cache -->\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max) is Hungriest MacBook<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What difference can a MacBook model make? In terms of energy consumption, a considerable one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple designs its Air models to be portable first, and the latest \u2014 the Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 \u2014 has an<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/uk\/macbook-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18-hour battery life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, according to Apple. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use it on the cable for eight hours on weekdays and two hours on weekend days and you\u2019ll run up a \u00a320.37 or $13.49 electricity bill over 12 months. This is 72.4% less than the bill for using the MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-MacBooks-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-MacBooks-scaled.png\" alt=\"A graphic showing the most expensive MacBooks to run. the Apple MacBook Pro is the most expensive costing \u00a373 or $48 a year. \" width=\"1546\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-MacBooks-scaled.png 1546w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-MacBooks-181x300.png 181w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-MacBooks-619x1024.png 619w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-MacBooks-768x1271.png 768w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-MacBooks-928x1536.png 928w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-MacBooks-1237x2048.png 1237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max) electricity bill comes in at \u00a373.79 or $48.87 annually. However, it is worth noting that Apple intends this machine for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24319419\/apple-macbook-pro-m4-max-pro-review-price-specs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high-performance users<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> processing images, video, sound and gaming and expecting a quick turnaround. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, this is significantly more than the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Pro) (\u00a345.10 or $29.87) \u2014 and lower energy use for this model also means you\u2019re less likely to run out of battery when working on the go.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-33\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-33\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Product<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Annual Cost (U.S.)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Annual Cost (UK)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Pro 16 (M4 Max)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$48.87<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a373.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Pro 14 (M3 Max)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$39.05<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a358.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Pro 16 (M3 Max)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$35.34<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a353.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Pro 16 (M4 Pro)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$29.87<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a345.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Pro 14 (M4 Pro)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$29.05<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a343.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Pro 16 (M3 Pro)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$23.61<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a335.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Pro 14 (M3 Pro)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$18.53<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a327.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Air 15 M3<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$14.00<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a321.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Apple Macbook Air 15 M4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$13.49<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a320.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-33 from cache -->\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dell Precision 5690 Costs Nearly \u00a360 per year in Electricity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We checked the leading work laptops for energy consumption using the same parameters as our MacBook analysis. The most power-hungry laptop is the Dell Precision 5690, with an annual power bill of \u00a358.33 or $38.62. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is 21% less than the hungriest MacBook but on par with the second hungriest, the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3 Max).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/dell-precision-5690-mobile-workstation-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tech Radar\u2019s review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> puts it, this level of energy consumption, when seen for the under-the-hood work it represents, is seen as a pro rather than a con for those working with video or games: \u201cthis heavy-duty laptop caters to professionals who need the extra power, even at the cost.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Laptops-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Laptops-scaled.png\" alt=\"A graphic showing the most expensive laptops to run. the Dell Precision 5690 is the most expensive costing \u00a358 or $38 a year. \" width=\"1573\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Laptops-scaled.png 1573w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Laptops-184x300.png 184w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Laptops-629x1024.png 629w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Laptops-768x1250.png 768w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Laptops-944x1536.png 944w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Laptops-1258x2048.png 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1573px) 100vw, 1573px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Microsoft\u2019s Surface range packs a very low power footprint, the Acer Chromebook 514 stands out as the work laptop with by far the lowest associated power bill: just \u00a36.43 or $4.26 per year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chromebook is not intended for the same heavy-duty processing work as a top MacBook or Dell but still offers reliable processing despite its gentle appetite.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/computing\/articles\/weve-tested-acer-chromebook-plus-050000621.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Bloq<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> calls it \u201ca capable browsing machine that can handle a little photo editing too,\u201d and recommends it as a low impact web-and-Word second computer for those using a MacBook to do the serious stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-34\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-34\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Product<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Annual Cost (U.S.)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Annual Cost (UK)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dell Precision 5690<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$38.62<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a358.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asus Zenbook Pro 16X<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$36.55<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a355.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$30.57<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a346.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asus ProArt P16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$30.06<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a345.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dell XPS 16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$29.91<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a345.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">MSI Prestige 16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$26.70<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a340.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Acer Swift Go 16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$23.07<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a334.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$16.54<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a324.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Microsoft Surface Pro 11<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$11.57<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a317.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Microsoft Surface Laptop 7<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$10.52<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a315.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$10.20<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a315.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Acer Chromebook 514<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$4.26<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a36.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-34 from cache -->\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alienware Gaming Laptop Eclipses Power Use of Rival Machines<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy dad is blaming me for the high electricity consumption of the house,\u201d<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLaptops\/comments\/19d8xvr\/my_dad_is_blaming_me_for_the_high_electricity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">writes an unknown gamer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on r\/GamingLaptops. While the gamer\u2019s father may be underestimating the appetite of the household electric shower, immersion heater and kettle, he\u2019s right to be concerned about the power consumption of his child\u2019s gaming laptop. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With consumption of up to 700 kWh at full pelt, this category of home electronic product is the most demanding of any in our study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/laptops\/gaming-laptops\/alienware-m18-r2-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">battlestation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d Alienware m18 R2 is 1.4 times as expensive to run as any other we looked at. It costs \u00a3189.16 or $125.27 in electricity annually, based on an eight-hour working day on weekdays and 14 hours of gaming per week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Gaming-Laptops-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Gaming-Laptops-scaled.png\" alt=\"A graphic showing the most expensive gaming laptops to run. the Alienware m18 R2 is the most expensive costing \u00a3189 or $125 a year. \" width=\"1548\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Gaming-Laptops-scaled.png 1548w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Gaming-Laptops-181x300.png 181w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Gaming-Laptops-619x1024.png 619w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Gaming-Laptops-768x1270.png 768w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Gaming-Laptops-929x1536.png 929w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04_The-Annual-Cost-to-Run-Gaming-Laptops-1238x2048.png 1238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1548px) 100vw, 1548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaming is a processing-intensive use case. And gaming-oriented laptops, though geared towards gaming, are not optimized <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exclusively<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for gaming as consoles are. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, clever techniques to run these processes more efficiently are being developed, and an<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-laptops\/boe-and-intels-ai-display-tech-reportedly-reduces-screen-power-consumption-by-up-to-65-in-lunar-lake-laptops-by-dropping-the-refresh-rate-on-parts-of-the-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intel report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suggests they can use AI to optimize screen refresh rates by refreshing unused parts of the screen at a slower rate than active areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheaper options are also available. We found three popular gaming laptops that cost under \u00a370 per year to run. The most efficient is the HP Omen Transcend 14 at \u00a360.88 or $40.32 per year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite its low power consumption, the Omen reportedly performs well in gaming at lower resolutions (&lt;1080p), though it \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/gaming-laptops\/hp-omen-transcend-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">starts to struggle at higher resolutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-35\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-35\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Product<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Annual Cost (U.S.)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Annual Cost (UK)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alienware m18 R2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$125.27<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a3189.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">MSI Raider 18 HX<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$88.17<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a3133.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX9H<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$86.40<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a3130.46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Razer Blade 16 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$81.71<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a3123.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gigabyte G6X 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$62.91<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a395.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asus TUF Gaming A17<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$47.86<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a372.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Acer Predator Triton Neo 16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$47.17<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a371.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$44.49<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a367.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$43.69<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a365.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">HP Omen Transcend 14<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$40.32<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a360.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-35 from cache -->\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panasonic is Biggest Energy Sucker of Top TV Brands\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For our analysis of TV power consumption, we calculated the average power consumption by brand on all models released since 2020. The increasing size, brightness and functionality of TV sets has pressured manufacturers to find ways to make them more efficient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The always-on backlight of the LED screen has been bettered by the development of Mini-LED, which distributes light emission locally on the screen to reduce output. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OLED screens use individually lighting pixels, which theoretically improves the power draw of the LED backlight. However,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-3417\/12\/3\/1239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OLED power consumption<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> soars with increased brightness, countering some of the efficiency improvements. QLED screens, with their added layer of \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.which.co.uk\/reviews\/televisions\/article\/tv-screen-technology-explained\/what-is-qled-tv-asQHo4o9SgcG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quantum dots<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u2019 use more power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_The-TV-Brands-that-Cost-the-Most-to-Run-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_The-TV-Brands-that-Cost-the-Most-to-Run-scaled.png\" alt=\"A graphic showing the most expensive TV brands to run. the Dell Precision 5690 is the most expensive costing \u00a317 or $11 a year. \" width=\"1727\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_The-TV-Brands-that-Cost-the-Most-to-Run-scaled.png 1727w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_The-TV-Brands-that-Cost-the-Most-to-Run-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_The-TV-Brands-that-Cost-the-Most-to-Run-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_The-TV-Brands-that-Cost-the-Most-to-Run-768x1138.png 768w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_The-TV-Brands-that-Cost-the-Most-to-Run-1036x1536.png 1036w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05_The-TV-Brands-that-Cost-the-Most-to-Run-1382x2048.png 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1727px) 100vw, 1727px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all that said, TV energy consumption is still low enough to preclude major differences between the average power use across rival brands. Panasonic TVs run up the highest bills (\u00a317.02 or $11.27 per year) but use only 6.8% more electricity than Sharp or Sony sets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roku offers the best efficiency (\u00a312.20 or $8.08). The Roku brand started with streaming sticks that viewers could use to stream internet TV onto their old-school TV. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, when moving into television manufacturing, the company\u2019s software processing was already streamlined and efficient, while the TVs\u2019 simple interface makes no big demands on the power supply.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-36\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-36\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Brand<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Annual Cost (U.S.)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Annual Cost (UK)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Panasonic<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$11.27<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a317.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sharp<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$10.56<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a315.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sony<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$10.54<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a315.92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Samsung<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$9.43<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a314.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">LG<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$9.32<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a314.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Insignia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$9.06<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a313.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Amazon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$8.93<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a313.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vizio<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$8.76<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a313.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">TCL<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$8.34<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a312.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hisense<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$8.12<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a312.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Roku<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$8.08<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\u00a312.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-36 from cache -->\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumer Power to Advocate for Efficient Devices<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org.uk\/energy-crisis\/energy-crisis-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">energy crisis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is not going away fast, and neither is the climate crisis. Thankfully, sophisticated new generations of consumers are looking at the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.paragon.world\/what-we-do\/digital-customer-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bigger picture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thinking before they buy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The savings in annual electricity costs may vary from negligible to noteworthy from device to device. But the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/multiple-benefits-of-energy-efficiency-2019\/emissions-savings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cumulative effect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is felt in the direct reduction of energy consumption and, most pointedly, the consumer&#8217;s power to convince brands to design and manufacture their goods responsibly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methodology &amp; Sources<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To discover the electricity costs of running consumer electronics, we first built a seed list of the most popular consoles, MacBooks, laptops, gaming laptops and TVs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We then sourced the power consumption for these devices and applied different usage logic to each category to calculate an estimated annual consumption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usage logic for each category:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consoles = three hours per day<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MacBooks and Laptops = eight hours on weekdays and two hours on weekend days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaming Laptops = 8-hour working day on weekdays and 14 hours gaming per week.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TVs = two hours per day on weekdays and three hours on weekend days.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the MacBooks, laptops and gaming laptops, we sourced the power consumption data from notebookcheck.net&#8217;s testing database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For consoles, we sourced it from https:\/\/efficientgaming.info\/.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the TVs, we used rtings.com&#8217;s research table and analysed all TVs released since 2020. We then calculated the average power consumption by brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, we multiplied the annual kilowatt hours for each product by the average electricity cost in each country to calculate the yearly electricity cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data is correct as of April 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4426"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4481,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4426\/revisions\/4481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}