Eli5 Appliance power consumption and what you pay

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How does power consumption with appliances work? For things like refrigerators and coffee machines, is there a low draw of power since it’s in an “idle” mode and only ramps up when it’s cooling or being used? Same with my computer? My Graphics card is rated to 341w. Is that under the highest of loads or is that a constant draw?

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The only way to really know what an appliance is using is to measure it. Amazon will sell you a device to do this for appliances that plug in for < $20.

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