On my dual GPU MBP the biggest thing I do to get battery is use gfxCardStatus to force the MBP to use the integrated GPU only. Of course I do graphics and game

On my dual GPU MBP the biggest thing I do to get battery is use gfxCardStatus to force the MBP to use the integrated GPU only. Of course I do graphics and game related stuff but for example having Unity3D open but idle will keep the MBP in discrete GPU mode using lots more energy. Similarly having a google maps tab open in Chrome will also put the GPU in discrete GPU mode. gfxCardStatus lets me force it to integrated only when I don't need the speed. Another minor thing I do is if I'm working on a game/visualization, at least in debug mode I make then pause if not the focus. Otherwise as I flip between my editor and my app/page the app/page is eating battery as it continously renders