When it comes to managed fleets, IT can poll this data from across their devices to gain excellent oversights into energy use. If you’re running a business that uses dozens, hundreds, or thousands of Macs, you’ll already know that this information can tangibly help manage costs. It’s the kind of information any graduate of the Apple-supported Clean Energy Procurement Academy needs sometimes.
What alternatives exist?
I’m sure there are other apps that deliver similar insights, but they seem hard to find. Those I did find either track use on a per-app basis (like Activity Monitor), or are tied to specific energy suppliers, which SAP’s app is not. The Home app will track electricity use across compatible HomeKit devices, but doesn’t track the cost of running your Mac or, weirdly, any other Apple device on the network.
I find it strange that, at a time of rapidly accelerating energy costs, finding an off-the-shelf solution to help manage those costs appears challenging. That should change, which is why I think Apple should Sherlock SAP’s Power Monitor app and provide this simple but useful tool within macOS.
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