{"id":24670,"date":"2023-02-15T23:18:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T23:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/xboxs-carbon-aware-energy-saving-features-now-available-to-everyone\/"},"modified":"2023-02-15T23:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T23:18:30","slug":"xboxs-carbon-aware-energy-saving-features-now-available-to-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/xboxs-carbon-aware-energy-saving-features-now-available-to-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox&#8217;s &#8220;carbon aware&#8221; energy saving features now available to everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\nXbox&#8217;s new &#8220;carbon aware&#8221; energy saving feature &#8211; which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-consoles-will-soon-be-carbon-aware\">launched for Insider testing last month<\/a> &#8211; is now available to everyone as part of the console&#8217;s February update.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEssentially, Xbox&#8217;s new energy saving feature allows a console &#8211; provided it&#8217;s connected to the internet and has access to regional carbon intensity data &#8211; to schedule game, app, and OS updates at time a higher proportion of electricity is coming from lower-carbon sources on the electric grid. Microsoft says this decreases fossil fuel dependency and CO2 emissions and could potentially saves users money.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAdditionally, Microsoft once again highlights Xbox&#8217;s Shutdown (energy saving) mode in its <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2023\/02\/15\/xbox-february-update-out-now\/\">February update blog post<\/a>, claiming it cuts power use by up to 20x compared to the Sleep power option. Shutdown mode was enabled automatically during recent Insider testing, but it&#8217;s not clear whether this is the case for general release.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xboxs-carbon-aware-energy-saving-features-now-available-to-everyone\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox&#8217;s new &#8220;carbon aware&#8221; energy saving feature &#8211; which launched for Insider testing last month &#8211; is now available to everyone as part of the console&#8217;s February update. 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