Joulemeter

Joulemeter is a research tool from Microsoft which is able to estimate how much electricity the main parts of your computer are using at any given time. You can see separate figures for the base system, the CPU, the disk and the monitor, and really follow what is going on inside the box. With Joulemeter, you will not only be able to become more aware of your energy consumption, but the breakdown provided by it can also, in many ways, help you understand your machine's power use and fine-tune its settings to better suit your needs.

Out of the box, your Windows system is only able to offer you a generic choice of power plans that balance performance and saving energy. Quite often, you may lose performance and have to deal with a slower computer because you have selected a plan which is not optimal for your workflow and your personal daily needs. But, without a clear picture of where the power goes, it is hard to save much of your battery life or reduce your general usage of energy in any considerable way. With the readings given by Joulemeter, both as a real-time display and as statistics collected over time, you can check what is going on, and then configure Windows to make your machine serve you in the best way possible, just like you need it.

A very clear presentation, with just the essential and easy to understand information.

Features:

• Estimate the power use of your computer in watts, split into base, CPU, disk and monitor, together with the total and the average.
• Monitor the changes in real-time and see accumulated statistics since installation: time awake, time slept, estimated consumption in kWh and CO2.
• Calibrate the power model with a Watts Up power meter or, on laptops, with the battery for more accurate readings.
• Navigate through all this relevant data using a very clear interface, easy to read, with built-in instructions that explain every value.

Joulemeter can help you make your computer more efficient and help you make informed decisions about power settings. Microsoft has deprecated the public release: Joulemeter is no longer developed or offered for download by Microsoft, and similar energy estimation is now part of Visual Studio.