# Energy use: clock radio vs. clock

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-use-clock-radio-vs-clock/104293
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 18, 2002, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-use-clock-radio-vs-clock/104293 "2002-04-18T11:52:06Z")
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### Author: ![KXL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KXL)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2002, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-use-clock-radio-vs-clock/104293/1 "2002-04-18T11:52:06Z")

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Does a clock radio use more energy when it’s on (being a radio) then when it’s off (being a clock)?

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### Author: ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2002, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-use-clock-radio-vs-clock/104293/2 "2002-04-18T11:58:49Z")

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Yes.

WAG quotient of this answer: 1%

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### Author: ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2002, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-use-clock-radio-vs-clock/104293/3 "2002-04-18T12:21:03Z")

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Yes, the clock part is switched on and starts consuming which it does not do when it is switched off. Also, the louder the volume the more it consumes.