CBC British ColumbiaJun 3
Northern B.C. municipal officials want data centres to pay more in taxes
Municipal officials across northern B.C. are calling for provincial taxation changes to allow for data centres to be taxed at a higher rate, amid concerns over the facilities' power usage and their impact on nearby communities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/northern-bc-officials-data-centres-taxation-9.7221386?cmp=rss
Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 17

Comparing 12 VDC Air Fryers with Regular 240 VAC Ones

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/comparing-12-vdc-air-fryers-with-regular-240-vac-ones/

Comparing 12 VDC Air Fryers With Regular 240 VAC Ones

That boiling water is a contentious topic of discussion is clear, but what about hot air? When you take a 12 VDC, 280 Watt-rated air fryer and pit it against a bog-standard 240 VAC, 1400 Watt unit,…

Hackaday
13Apr 17
Comparing 12 VDC Air Fryers with Regular 240 VAC Ones https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/comparing-12-vdc-air-fryers-with-regular-240-vac-ones/
#Cookinghacks #12v #Airfryer #Powerusage
Comparing 12 VDC Air Fryers With Regular 240 VAC Ones

That boiling water is a contentious topic of discussion is clear, but what about hot air? When you take a 12 VDC, 280 Watt-rated air fryer and pit it against a bog-standard 240 VAC, 1400 Watt unit,…

Hackaday
Hackaday [Unofficial]Mar 22

How a Belkin USB Charger Pulls off a 3 Milliwatt Standby Usage

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/22/how-a-belkin-usb-charger-pulls-off-a-3-milliwatt-standby-usage/

13Mar 22
How a Belkin USB Charger Pulls off a 3 Milliwatt Standby Usage https://hackaday.com/2026/03/22/how-a-belkin-usb-charger-pulls-off-a-3-milliwatt-standby-usage/
#ReverseEngineering #Teardown #Powerusage #Standby #Usbcharger
How A Belkin USB Charger Pulls Off A 3 Milliwatt Standby Usage

A well-known property of wall warts like power bricks and USB chargers is that they always consume some amount of power even when there’s no connected device drawing power from them. This fee…

Hackaday
SmidmartFeb 18
The future of smart homes isn’t just “connected devices” — it’s connected awareness. ⚡📲
know more:https://zurl.co/18KWw
#Smidmart #EnergyMonitoring #SmartHome #Voltmeter #Ammeter #PowerUsage #HomeAutomation #EnergyEfficiency #IoT #SmartAppliances #ConnectedDevices
Hacker NewsJul 13, 2025

Does Showing Seconds in the System Tray Use More Power?

https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/07/11/does-showing-seconds-in-the-system-tray-actually-use-more-power

#HackerNews #DoesShowingSeconds #PowerUsage #SystemTray #TechInsights #EnergyEfficiency

Ralf BergsJun 14, 2025

Adding ("passing thru") the #Bluetooth radio to my #HomeAssistant VM in #Proxmox caused #powerUsage to increase by 1.0 Watts... 😱

Most likely will disable it again, as I have no use for it anyway...

#BMAX #MiniPC #B5Apro

Jan ☕🎼🎹☁️🏋️‍♂️May 20, 2025

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

#ai #powerusage

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.

MIT Technology Review
Ronald RoodMay 1, 2025
Testing the Vivaldi browser on iOS. Is it my imagination or does it really consume more power than safari?
Also: I read Qwant is supported. Is that currently only for the desktop version?
#Vivaldi #iOS #Qwant #powerusage