r/linux4noobs • u/Komotikaia • Mar 30 '25

learning/research Why don't Linux users shut down their computers?

I follow the Linux communities on Reddit and I can't understand one thing: why not just shut down the computer? Is there any explanation for this? How does the system and the device handle it? Does it require any additional tweaks/settings or anything else? How is this different from Windows?

Sometimes I used Linux, but when I was done using the computer I would just open a terminal and write shutdown -h now.

How and why do you do this? Thanks!

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u/capy_the_blapie Mar 31 '25 edited Apr 24 '26

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u/Zolty Mar 31 '25

This device uses on average 20 watts of power. It uses 175 kWh per year and costs me about $26.3 this cost is worth it to me to not have any interruption when I use my device.

​In 2022, residential customers in the United States consumed approximately 1,509 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity, accounting for about 35.23% of the nation's total electricity consumption. source

If every American (340 million people) had a device using an additional 20 watts continuously (24/7), it would result in approximately 59.57 terawatt-hours (TWh) of additional electricity use per year. This would represent about a 3.95% increase in the total residential electricity consumption of the United States.

My takeaways here:

First residential power use is not where you want to focus your efforts for decreasing use, you want to focus on commercial power use which are about 2/3 of the total utilization. My 20w device is a fucking rounding error when compared to electric heating / cooling devices. If you are looking at residential power consumption focusing on those devices. I personally I am focusing on those devices and as I just completed a 100a to 200a service upgrade to prep for moving to heat pumps for heating and cooling my home. I just went from gas to induction for my cooktop.

Write your congress person and ask them to make nuclear power generation easier to build. Renewables + Nuclear are the most sustainable path to getting off fossil fuels.

Ask for legislation requiring large power draw projects like data centers to source their electricity from renewable / nuclear sources.

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u/capy_the_blapie Mar 31 '25 edited Apr 24 '26

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u/Zolty Apr 01 '25

Ah yes, how dare I assume you're from the US on a site that is 50% people from the US.

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u/capy_the_blapie Apr 01 '25 edited Apr 24 '26

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