In the UK, they recommend leaving consoles alone to lower your electricity bill.

A report from one of the major energy providers warns against consumer waste.

The electricity bill is still high in both Spain and Europe. What can we do as consumers to lower it? Energy provider from the UK British Gashave deemed it appropriate to warn users about the risks. electric vampiresdevices that are still connected to the network even when turned off, thus increasing the consumption of homes and the country.

In the document shared by Eurogamer, it is mentioned that it is necessary to be careful not to leave the devices such as the one below. televisions, laptops and consoles In order to save and thus lower the high bills incurred by the British. The British Gas report goes further and fault these user habits. creating unnecessary expenses for the planetcaused avalanche criticism on social networks.

Yet according to the energy supplier, it’s estimated that each family could save up to 147 pounds a year by implementing such recommendations, including 12.17 pounds that would be saved from consuming video game consoles in every home.

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British Gas estimates savings of £147 per yearHowever, the report has been questioned, they disclosed on Eurogamer because it appears to have used data from older devices to do the calculations. In addition, holding the consumer responsible for the high electricity bill did not sit well.

Although they are technology giants, console manufacturers are also serious about energy saving in their equipment. This is the case for Microsoft, which announced in March that it has set the power-saving mode as follows. default option On initial setup of Xbox consoles. It also checks for and downloads updates when this system is no longer in use.

If you are interested in the topic, we also leave some simple suggestions for saving energy on how much PS5 and Xbox Series consume at 3DJuegos.