The combined power use of these boards was 90 watts.

The monitor accounts for more than 50 percent of the computer's power use.

But since last year, power use has surged by nearly 5 percent.

If I turn it off power use should drop to a watt or less.

It means that you need to plan your power use carefully.

That much power use would have surely been noticed somewhere.

However, this change required much greater power use, using 5 C cell batteries.

Consumers who cut back on power use at peak times can do more than just avoid high prices.

It also has several programs to cut residential and business power use during peak times.

The record for power use, set before last year's blackout, is expected to be broken again this year.