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Console Energy Consumption

On June 19th, 2006 in Uncategorized -

DX Gaming Network has done some calculating and figured out how much it costs to run common video game consoles. We all know that the 360 is a large piece of hardware, but who would have known it costs a little over $20 to run it anually? I wonder how much it takes to run a Jaguar?

Console kWh Leaked
Annually
Annual
$ Leaked
kWh Played
Annually
Annual $
Played
Total Annual
Cost
Playstation 1 1.752 kWh $0.26 4.37 kWh $0.66 $0.92
Playstation 2 17.52 kWh $2.63 21.84 kWh $3.28 $5.91
Xbox 3.50 kWh $0.53 50.96 kWh $7.64 $8.17
Xbox 360 17.52 kWh $2.63 116.48 kWh $17.47 $20.10
Gamecube 3.50 kWh $0.53 15.29 kWh $2.29 $2.82
Dreamcast 3.50 kWh $0.53 16.02 kWh $2.40 $2.93

*$0.15 per kWh used for calculations. Your milage may vary.

*Gameplay time: 14 hours a week or 2 hours a day.

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