> The real shocker was when I decided to measure only the Wemo mini smart plug with nothing connected was costing me $0.31/day.
I can't buy this. That's 3,100 Wh each day, or roughly 130W constant usage. That much energy being dissipated in the plastic housing would be burning hot to the touch, or melt it.
I'd wager he's off by a couple orders of magnitude. 1.3W is much more likely for a smart plug to draw.
The 55W his Echo is drawing is suspect for the same reason. That's more power than almost any idling laptop.
I can't buy this. That's 3,100 Wh each day, or roughly 130W constant usage. That much energy being dissipated in the plastic housing would be burning hot to the touch, or melt it.
I'd wager he's off by a couple orders of magnitude. 1.3W is much more likely for a smart plug to draw.
The 55W his Echo is drawing is suspect for the same reason. That's more power than almost any idling laptop.