http://blogs.technet.com/steve_lamb/archive/2008/05/31/how-to-measure-the-power-consumption-of-electrical-devices.aspxFollowing my how much power do each of my household applicances use you may be wondering how to measure the power consumption of your own devices both at home and perhaps at work too. I used a device very similar to the plug-in main power and energy monitoren-GBCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/steve_lamb/archive/2008/05/31/how-to-measure-the-power-consumption-of-electrical-devices.aspx#3064792Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:01:39 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3064792Nik<P>The Wattson has been criticised for its own power usage -- something like 7W -- but it is a very nice looking device.</P> <P>There are cheaper alternatives that are less attractive, and several of the UK power companies will give you one free if you switch to one of their "greener" tariff schemes. </P> <P>See <A href="http://www.electricity-monitor.com/" target=_new rel=nofollow>http://www.electricity-monitor.com</A> for a nice summary of the various options.</P> <P>I found it most enlightening; in particular my old eMac consumed the same power (9W) on standby as it did when "switched off"!</P>http://blogs.technet.com/steve_lamb/archive/2008/05/31/how-to-measure-the-power-consumption-of-electrical-devices.aspx#3064815Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:46:44 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3064815Steve Lamb<p>Nik&gt; That's a very good point re. the power consumption of the Wattson.</p> <p>I'm using a device that's very similar to the one sold by Maplins - it uses a couple of watch batteries to power it's display and I think that's about it</p> http://blogs.technet.com/steve_lamb/archive/2008/05/31/how-to-measure-the-power-consumption-of-electrical-devices.aspx#3065232Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:15:20 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3065232Nik<P>I use one of the plugins, they're very handy for fine tuning low power PCs.</P> <P>Re the Wattson it's a tradeoff; if having such a device means you save more than it consumes (which is pretty likely), then you're in "credit" so to speak.</P>http://blogs.technet.com/steve_lamb/archive/2008/05/31/how-to-measure-the-power-consumption-of-electrical-devices.aspx#3070424Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:24:41 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3070424Mark Johnston's Blog<p>Thanks to the Imagine Cup this year, I've spent quite a lot of time talking to government agencies, NGOs</p>