Have you ever wondered how much electric your Amazon Echo Dot generation 3 uses? We’ve got you covered with a power consumption test using a device called the kilowatt.
First, we observed the power consumption when the device was idle or on standby. The maximum we observed was 1.6 watts. When the device is called upon and listening, the power consumption increased to about 1.7 watts.
However, we found that at night when it has more time to sleep, the power consumption decreased to 1.4 watts. When Alexa communicates with the cloud to decipher our voice and send the answer back, the power consumption spikes up to 2.3 watts.
When playing music, the power consumption increases to 3 watts while processing but goes back down to about 2 watts when playing the music. Even when the device is in stop mode, the power consumption is still at 2.4 watts.
Using an external amplifier and speaker, we found that we could save a little bit of power by taking the usage out of the Echo Dot 3. However, it’s worth noting that the external amplifier and speaker also consume some power.
On average, we found that the Echo Dot 3 uses approximately 2 watts at any given time. When calculating the cost of running the device for a year based on a 10 cents per kilowatt electricity cost, it came out to about $1.80 per year.
In conclusion, the Echo Dot 3 is relatively energy efficient and costs very little to run. If you found this information useful, please share it with others who may be curious about the power consumption of their devices.