Router Power Consumption

Is there anywhere that lists the power consumption of different types of router please?

Just moved back to NowTV from John Lewis as Plusnet didn't seem interested in my custom and the supplied Hub Two seems a lot bigger than the Sagecom 2704.

Edited by hk11 (Tue 06-Sep-22 08:29:12)

Look on te rating plate for the router - it will normally tell you.

Physical size does not matter.

It is a rebranded Sky Q Hub. A bit of Googling suggests it uses 8.5W at idle, probably twice what your Sagecom 2704 used.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2017/01/energy...

Rating plates are usually the worst case (startup, surge, full rated load etc.) and don’t always reflect typical / ordinary usage, which ought to be a fraction of what’s shown on the rating plate (which is more for electrical safety than anything else).

But it is teh best teh OP will get ...

In reply to a post by andynormancx:

A bit of Googling suggests it uses 8.5W at idle, probably twice what your Sagecom 2704 used.

Thanks for that.

As I suspected.

Only plate I can see is password one.

For around £20 you can get a 3-pin power meter such as the Voltcraft 4000pro. There are many to choose from. I have had mine for several years so there will certainly be others available by now.

They usually have a 3-pin plug and socket and a LCD screen. They go into the wall socket and the device goes into them.

They track power consumption to a couple of decimal places and usually can give cumulative use over time multiplied by the pre-programmed electricity unit cost.

Seconded for the plug-in power meter.

The one I have is this, although it was only £21.49 when I bought it 5 months ago. Looks like we have surge pricing for power meters now

It shows true power, as well as voltage, current, frequency, and power factor. It can also count accumulated energy use, like a utility meter, which is useful for things like fridges that turn themselves on and off.

Certainly worth having at least one device like this.

In reply to a post by DanielCoffey67:

For around £20 you can get a 3-pin power meter such as the Voltcraft 4000pro.

Thanks for the pointer.

I was just hoping there was a list somewhere, but my question has been answered above.

Basically the new router draws more current than the old one, so I have configured and installed the Sagemcom.

I am just surprised routers are not getting more efficient when power is costing so much.