The OCU is the independent and non-profit private association that aims to inform and assist consumers in defending their interests. So, in this “marketized” world, We are always aware of your quality rankings and alerts. In this way, we have found out which famous product it recommends never to buy (and of any brand), which is the supermarket that sells the best fresh fish or that there is a potential poison in rice. However, this time we will talk about the Serious warning that has been launched for all those who have Alexa at home.
Alexa is not just Amazon’s voice-controlled virtual assistant but has become one of the reference assistants with presence in houses throughout the world. The secret to his success is his efficiency in responding to commands and questions. However, it does not seem to be as efficient in terms of electricity consumption.
In fact, although there are people who can no longer live without it, the OCU wants us to be aware of the electrical cost What does it mean to have a device like this at home?
As reported by the OCU, virtual assistants like Alexa consume electricity throughout the day, even when we have them in sleep mode, “stand by” or in ghost mode. In fact, and being more specific, they warn that They are in the second place of electricity consumption of domestic devices, reaching 26 kWh/year. Ahead of them, the wins have the gas boiler, which has an estimated cost of 27 kWh/year.
This is due to the very nature of the gadget, since the fact that Alexa must respond to what we ask at any time implies that the speaker or device in which it is integrated always plugged in and running. Even when we don’t tell them anything. With all this, the OCU has calculated that its use has a cost of some 24 euros per year.
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