The Standby Consumption graph shows how much power your devices use when they’re always on. Think of devices like your modem and router, refrigerator, freezer, smart speakers, or other appliances that continuously draw power.
This helps you see whether your base consumption changes over time. For example, if a device stays on or starts using more power than usual.
How does the Standby Consumption graph work?
The graph is calculated daily based on your power consumption between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Based on this period, the graph estimates how much power your always-on devices use during the rest of the day.
The graph shows your normal power consumption in the background, with the detected standby consumption layered on top.
The Standby Consumption graph is automatically enabled as soon as you activate Energy+.
Why is insight into standby consumption useful?
With the Standby Consumption graph, you can see:
How much power you continuously use — even when you haven’t turned anything on yourself.
Whether your base consumption is higher than expected. This may indicate devices that use unnecessary or hidden energy.
How your “always-on” consumption compares to your total consumption per day, week, or month.
Whether standby consumption suddenly increases, for example due to a new device, a malfunction, or something left on.
This helps you use energy more consciously and spot opportunities to save.
What is considered high standby consumption?
Here are a few average values for comparison:
1–2 person apartment: ±50 watts continuously (about 1.2 kWh per day)
4-person household: ±100 watts continuously (about 2.5 kWh per day)
Why can my standby consumption be higher than my grid consumption?
This can happen if you have solar panels. In that case, you use power from your own production instead of from the grid. That consumption is not fully reflected in your grid consumption, but it is included in your standby consumption.
It can also happen if you had devices turned on between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. that were turned off later in the day.