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Not only at home, but also during the evening of Streaming, you can save energy and also protect the environment – thanks to simple saving tips.
NRW – In times of soaring energy prices, consumers have many opportunities to reduce their daily electricity and gas consumption. As RUHR24 reports, one of them might be of particular interest to fans of Streaming and series addicts.
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With simple tricks Streaming, reduce energy consumption and protect the environment
Because if you like to use services of Streaming well-known brands such as Netflix or Amazon Prime for a cozy TV night, you can not only reduce your electricity bill with simple life hacks, but also do something good for the environment. After all, movies and music that can be streamed are stored on huge server farms.
In order to be able to stream around the clock, these servers are all in continuous use, which consumes a lot of energy and releases a corresponding amount of Co24. As the Consumer Energy Advice Center explains, "A one-hour streaming of a movie is roughly equivalent to the emissions of a small car traveling one kilometer."
Consumers can reduce their “digital” footprint with simple tips
The so-called “digital” footprint grows with each click. Compared to other digital offers on the Internet, such as websites, e-mails or social networks, the transmission of moving images is "particularly energy-intensive", according to the consumer advice centre.
The magnitude of power consumption is greater than many series enthusiasts might believe. Quoting a study by the "Think Tank Shifts Project", the climate and energy protection agency Enzkreis Pforzheim explains that "the Streaming is responsible for at least one percent of global Co2 emissions″.
Le Streaming “responsible for at least one percent of global CO2 emissions”.
From the almost complete NDR reports that all information and communication technologies are estimated to be "responsible for around 3 to 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions". If the Internet were a country, its energy consumption would even rank sixth in an international comparison.
According to the Consumer Advisory Center, the greatest amount of electricity is consumed when videos, which account for around three quarters of all data transmitted in Germany, are streamed in high quality via mobile Internet without prior downloading. The friends of Streaming which broadcast around 3,5 hours of high-quality video every day therefore generate around 65 kilograms of CO2 every year.
Ideally, download the music once instead of re-streaming it each time
In order to limit the “digital” footprint, the consumer advice center recommends a few simple measures. Ideally, music should be downloaded once and stored locally instead of being streamed each time. The services of Streaming music should be used instead of videos to listen to music.
Keyword Videos: When streaming these formats, which consume significantly more data than audio files, the Consumer Advice Center recommends disabling the autoplay feature. This way, you can prevent more videos from playing than you originally wanted to see.
Video tips: disable autoplay, avoid HD and fall back on laptops/tablets
If you like videos Streaming, you also need to pay attention to quality. Because if you turn it down a bit instead of watching exclusively in HD, you save a lot of energy.
According to the supplier, the Streaming via the mobile network is not only expensive, it is also noisy NDR also bad for the energy balance. On the other hand, it is advantageous to use WLAN or a LAN cable for the Internet connection.
When for his Streaming, series addicts and movie buffs can save energy and protect the environment with simple tips.
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Consumers should pay attention to the energy label when buying new electronic devices
The consumer advice center also recommends using televisions, smartphones or computers for as long as possible and, in the event of a new purchase, opting for energy-efficient consumer electronics. A look at existing EU energy labels, such as the Blue Angel, can help with orientation.
The NDR also points out that the choice of end device is important when streaming. Instead of a big screen TV, you can save electricity by using the laptop or tablet.
External hard drive as an energy and ecological alternative to the cloud
The good old external hard drive is also an energy and ecological alternative to cloud services for data storage. In order to relieve the server, it is also useful to regularly delete e-mails from the mailbox.
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