{"id":91549,"date":"2016-05-12T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=91549"},"modified":"2016-05-12T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T09:03:04","slug":"how-much-electricity-your-consoles-use-and-what-they-cost-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/91549-how-much-electricity-your-consoles-use-and-what-they-cost-you","title":{"rendered":"How much electricity your consoles use and what they cost you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Electricity is always a big talking point in South Africa.<\/p>\n

When we’re not experiencing load-shedding and constant fears of meeting demands, we’re quickly shutting off lights so that the bill doesn’t get too high.<\/p>\n

Gamers experience the stress of this problem ten-fold, as their hobby revolves around squeezing as much gaming time out of their platforms as possible.<\/p>\n

Below is the average wattage of each of the most popular gaming devices:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Console<\/th>\nWatts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
PS4<\/td>\n90-150 (120 average used)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox One<\/td>\n70-120 (95 average used)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii U<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3 Slim<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3 Original<\/td>\n190<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360 S<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360 Original<\/td>\n180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

With the above information, we then used an EnergyUse Calculator<\/a><\/strong> to calculate the kWh per year<\/strong> of each device, if you were to use it an average of 3 hours a day<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Console<\/th>\nkWh used a year<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
PS4<\/td>\n131.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox One<\/td>\n105.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii U<\/td>\n40.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3 Slim<\/td>\n94.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3 Original<\/td>\n208.05<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360 S<\/td>\n98.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360 Original<\/td>\n197.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii<\/td>\n43.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The final step is to translate this information to Eskom’s 2016\/17\u00a0 current Tariffs and charges<\/a>. <\/strong>As this amount differs according to transmission zone and peak periods, we took an average of R1,20 p\/kWh<\/strong> and applied it to the above data:<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Console<\/th>\nCost per year<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
PS4<\/td>\nR157,68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox One<\/td>\nR127,02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii U<\/td>\nR48,18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3 Slim<\/td>\nR113,88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3 Original<\/td>\nR249,66<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360 S<\/td>\nR118,26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360 Original<\/td>\nR236,52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii<\/td>\nR52,56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

How do the final results compare to your expectations? Are you going to start monitoring your gaming habits or maybe allow yourself a little more play time? Let us know in the comments below and in our forums.<\/strong><\/p>\n

More gaming news<\/h3>\n

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Awesome gaming and gadget deals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s premier geek festival kicks off this weekend \u2013 GeekFest 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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