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That isn't really accurate. An Aeotec Smart Switch 6 for example consumes <0.8W, while a single LED lamp consumes 4-20W depending on brightness. So the lights i
by m4x 9y ago
That isn't really accurate. An Aeotec Smart Switch 6 for example consumes <0.8W, while a single LED lamp consumes 4-20W depending on brightness. So the lights in a single room could reasonably be consuming 20-100W, vs. a smart switch consuming <1W.
You don't have to optimise your usage much to totally offset the power cost of using smart devices
- hinkley 9y agoMy kitchen, with all of the light sockets populated, is 45 watts of LEDs, and it's not even a modern-sized kitchen. That switch stays on fro, sun up to bedtime.