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How much energy is used to deliver and listen to radio?

• tpmx 6y ago
  So did they consider the energy cost of replacing the listeners devices, or not? Edit: After skimming the actual report (https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp-pdf-files/WHP393.pdf https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp-pdf-files/WHP393...) the answer seems to be: nope.
• allears 6y ago
  Makes a good point that all those devices on standby (and all those wallwarts that stay plugged in) consume a non-trivial amount of energy.
  • onecommentman 6y ago
    Taking coals to Newcastle, the US Department of Energy at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories has maintained a program on standby power for many years... https://standby.lbl.gov/ https://standby.lbl.gov/
• phillipseamore 6y ago
  And for TV: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2020-09-sustainability-video-energy-streaming-broadcast https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2020-09-sustainability-video-e... I also remember from a recent tech conference that a BBC engineer noted that their total VOD infrastructure consumed the same power as 7 kettles running.